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'The Message' author Eugene Peterson backs same-sex marriage â Christian retailer plans to stop selling his books
Influential evangelical scholar Eugene Peterson, the author of The Message translation of the Bible, has said that he would officiate a gay wedding ceremony, appearing to now affirm same-sex marriage. The comments have divided progressive and traditionalist Christians, with the conservative retailer LifeWay now preparing to stop selling Peterson's books in response.
How to survive a Christian festival
Like a wheel within a wheel, Christian festivals are an idiosyncratic niche of an often already baffling subculture.
Do short sermons fail to do justice to the Bible?
Some preachers can enthral you for an hour; others bore you rigid after five minutes.
Putin would have preferred Hillary to be President, Trump tells Pat Robertson
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Donald Trump has claimed that the Russian President Vladimir Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton to have won the US presidency.
The Church of England is in 'grave spiritual danger', warns Archbishop
The leader of the Anglican church in Nigeria has slammed the General Synod of the Church of England for 'false teaching' and is warning that it is in 'grave spiritual danger'.
Under Trump, most refugees entering the US are now Christians
Under the Trump administration, Christians now make up an increasing share of refugees entering the US, reversing a trend that had seen Muslim immigration outnumber that of Christians under President Obama.
Tragic human remains found at ancient biblical city
The remains of two adults and a child were discovered in a building that had been destroyed in an Egyptian attack in the 13th century BC.
US pastor and wife whose sons were killed in 2015 car accident blessed with two baby twin boys
A US pastor and his wife whose two children were killed in a tragic car accident in 2015 have welcomed two new baby twins into the world.
Malta presses ahead with same-sex marriage despite opposition from Church groups
An alliance of evangelical churches in Malta is objecting to the proposed legalisation of same-sex marriage on the grounds that the new laws may not extend 'religious protection' to all members of religious bodies.
Missionary's wife appeals for news of her husband, taken hostage in Africa
The wife of kidnapped American missionary Jeff Woodke, missing in Africa, is appealing for the hostage takers to telephone her and to let her husband go.
President Dwayne Johnson? Could Christians put their faith in The Rock?
Is it truly possible the US might elect President Johnson? America has been led by a former actor before, and at least this one has a fair amount of self-control on social media.
The growth of UK pioneer missionaries for Jesus - and the gift of not fitting into social norms
The Church of England is seeing a consistent growth in numbers opting to be pioneer missionaries â and they have the special gift of 'not fitting in'.
Dress-down Sundays for clergy: Is it the shape of things to come?
The Church of England voted at its General Synod meeting to allow 'dress down Sundays'.
Exorcisms CAN help with mental illness, says head of Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has reportedly defended exorcisms as a helpful when it comes to healing people who suffer from various mental health problems.
The 'death spiral' of decline looms for Southern Baptist churches â can it be stopped?
Southern Baptist Churches in America are facing a crisis of growth: 65 per cent of them are plateauing or diminishing in numbers, and many risk entering a 'death spiral' of decline. Can the trend be stopped?
If kids won't go to the Bible, how can we make the Bible go to them?
The success of Scripture Union's Christian app, Guardians of Ancora, highlights the importance of digital engagement of the Bible, particularly for children and young adults who are reported as drifting from faith and from the church.