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• Franklin Graham slams judge who freed suspects in New Mexico child abuse case

  Evangelist and Samaritan's Purse founder Franklin Graham has added his voice to criticisms of the judge who released five suspects accused of child abuse in a rural New Mexico compound.

• Fantastic Memes and Where to Find Them, Part 1

  'An appeal to authority' involves quoting someone more famous or more intelligent than yourself as though that proves the point you're trying to make.

• Turkish court rejects Andrew Brunson's plea for release from house arrest

  Evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson is standing trial in Turkey over terrorism charges.

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  Justin Bieber reading Christian marriage book as he prepares to wed Hailey Baldwin

  TMZ released a video of the popstar leaving Baldwin's apartment in New York City on Wednesday night with 'The Meaning of Marriage' by Tim Keller

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  How to help the rescue services locate you in the wilderness?

  (Partner Post) Sometimes harmless camping trips and hikes can turn into rescue missions

• Rick Warren's Saddleback Church celebrates 50,000 baptisms

  In an email to the congregation before the service, Warren said reaching the milestone 'brought tears to my eyes'.

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  Pastor Tony Evans says he still believes in the goodness of God after sudden death of niece, Wynter Pitts

  Tony Evans opened up about the final moments with his niece, Wynter Pitts, saying he still believes in the goodness of God despite his great loss.

• Language lessons: Why is learning to speak Christian so hard?

  None of us grows up speaking 'Christian' as a native. It's a language that has to be learned.

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  Hillsong's Carl Lentz defends pastor John Gray after heavily criticized meeting with Donald Trump

  Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz has come to the defense of his friend, John Gray, who was highly criticized for being among about 20 black pastors and Christian leaders who met with President Donald Trump at the White House last Wednesday.

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  US church offering teenagers Hummer car as a prize for attending mid-week services and bringing newcomers

  An evangelical church in Florida will give one lucky teenager a free Hummer at the end of August as part of a giveaway designed to boost youth ministry attendance.

• Now Willow Creek's entire board resigns following more Bill Hybels allegations

  Missy Rasmussen, one of nine elders, told a church meeting last night: 'These painful and troubling events have scarred these women, their families, and tarnished our church.'

• What is my calling? How to discern without a burning bush

  A while ago I listened to a sermon about saying 'yes' to God's call in which the pastor asked us how we would respond if we had a burning bush moment.

• The ministry of wellbeing: How beauty therapy and chillout zones are changing lives

  With a team of volunteers, Sarah Milligan runs two Wellbeing clinics that cater for hundreds of people who are struggling with mental health and emotional needs.

• 'Apostasy' review: What happens when real life intrudes on a closed religious community?

  he hard-hitting drama Apostasy from former Jehovah's Witness Daniel Kokotajlo lifts the lid on what happens when real life situations fall outside those prescribed as 'acceptable' by their religion.

• Do pastors prefer preaching because they just don't like people very much?

  A Barna survey may say something rather worrying about the kind of people who wind up in ministry.