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'American Idol' singer Willie Spence dies at 23, hours after posting worship song on Instagram
'American Idol' singer Willie Spence dies at 23, hours after posting worship song on Instagram

Willie Spence, who gained national fame on "American Idol" last year, where he shared his faith and powerful voice and eventually became runner-up in the singing competition, tragically died in a car accident on Tuesday.

Poll: More Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches
Poll: More Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches

The survey also found that most pastors say congregational giving is in line with the previous year.

A letter to my unborn child
A letter to my unborn child

If you keep these instructions, you will be like a tree planted by the riverside.

Mr T preaches sermon on 'Doubting Thomas'
Mr T preaches sermon on 'Doubting Thomas'

"The A-Team" actor Mr T preached a sermon about doubt at his home church in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, describing the experience as "a great honour" and "responsibility."

Emmanuel: God with us
Emmanuel: God with us

With the help of Holy Spirit, we can experience Emmanuel: God with us in today's modern society.

What's in a name?
What's in a name?

What name of God is speaking to you?

Male loneliness: The new epidemic
Male loneliness: The new epidemic

The research is overwhelming. Men are having an increasingly difficult time creating and maintaining close friendships.

God is our banner
God is our banner

David ends the Psalm restored, stating that "the help of men is worthless" in comparison to what he received from God.

Growing deeper to grow taller
Growing deeper to grow taller

I don't have many answers. But I do know that the quiet, gentle work of living with integrity through the non-spectacular parts of life will gradually result in greater strength from a deeper place.

\'Elvis wanted to be like Jesus' and 'read his Bible every day', says stepbrother
'Elvis wanted to be like Jesus' and 'read his Bible every day', says stepbrother

The stepbrother of music icon Elvis Presley has pulled back the veil on a different side of "The King of Rock' n' Roll".

We say we believe Jesus is coming back soon, but our actions say otherwise
We say we believe Jesus is coming back soon, but our actions say otherwise

The degraded moral state of Western Christianity is indisputable evidence that we are not prophetically discerning the essential reality of the Second Coming as "near".

Life, death and legacy
Life, death and legacy

Most of us don't want to talk about death, even though it's one of the three things that are guaranteed to all of us in life, the other two being taxes and change.

When prayer is both hard and easy
When prayer is both hard and easy

My wife survived her first bout with cancer and now has to go through a procedure every 3-6 months to remove pre-cancerous lesions from her body. I have two options open to me where my prayers for her are concerned.

What makes God proud of us?
What makes God proud of us?

While the world struggles to find itself right-side-up again after all the upheaval of the past couple of years, Jesus wants us to shine our lights bright like a lighthouse for those who are trying to find land.

Dwelling on the beauty of the Lord
Dwelling on the beauty of the Lord

Remembering the beauty of the Lord can ready us for worship, can melt away the sense of duty, and can drive us further in our faith journey.

Dangerous idea: the goodness of suffering
Dangerous idea: the goodness of suffering

Life will be tough, and it will be easy to look down upon yourself or look up enviously at those appearing at surface level to be more well off, but rather than living in lamentation or jealously, in setting our minds to God above, we find rest and a goal that nothing in this world can ever compare to.