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I survived the Boston marathon bombing. But life as I knew it came to an end
The blast wave hit like a freight train and I felt as if the street itself had exploded. All of a sudden I found myself thrown back, sprawled on the ground, like something out of a movie.

MPs blast social media over failure to act on extremist content
Social media were heavily criticised by a committee of MPs today for failing to do enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites, and for not preventing it appearing in the first place.

Unmarried Christian woman about to abort her baby changes her mind after an unexpected encounter
An unmarried woman who "fit the role of a perfect daughter and perfect Christian" in a very religious family in south-west Florida found herself in a major quandary when she discovered she was pregnant.

One effective way of evaluating your growth in Christ
We can think we've grown in faith just because we've been Christian for a long time. But the real way to measure our growth in the faith is this.
Mike Pence's wife Karen recalls struggle to conceive, says children came along in God's perfect timing
"If it's going to happen, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen in God's time," she said.

Christian couple credit faith in God after their 11-ounce baby girl survives birth at just 25 weeks
A couple from Texas is crediting their family's faith for the miraculous survival of their newborn baby who weighed in at 11 ounces and arrived at just 25 weeks.

3 people in the Bible to encourage you when you fear the cost of following God
Despite God's immense worth, many of us fear taking risks to serve Him, honor Him, and please Him.

3 reasons to believe God can still use you even when you've failed Him
When we fail, many of us feel like there's no more going forward. Here's why you should never get stuck in that though.

3 things new husbands should strive for
Being a husband is a wonderful thing. Not only do we husbands get the privilege to lavish our love on a God-given wife, we are also given the opportunity to know God in a very different way compared to when we were single.
Polls show Labour gaining on Tories, though still trailing
Three polls on Saturday showed a rise in support for the opposition Labour party, although the governing Conservative party maintained a commanding lead.

First CofE vicar to marry same-sex partner has resigned
Andrew Foreshew-Cain, the first Church of England vicar to enter into a same-sex marriage, is resigning as a parish priest today.

Attack at Hillsong church leaves security guard unconscious, worshippers injured
Young worshippers at a Hillsong church have been injured and a security guard knocked out after a brawl outside one of the church's Sydney campuses.

Challenge to CofE as GAFCON Anglicans appoint 'missionary bishop'
The conservative Global Anglican Futures Conference â GAFCON â is to appoint a 'missionary bishop' in the UK, bypassing Anglican Churches in England and Scotland.

Trump at 100 days rally: 'I'm just getting started'
US President Donald Trump hit the road on Saturday to celebrate his first 100 days in the White House.

One good reason to keep hoping for the best in a hopeless situation
Friends, when our faith is tested or even mocked, do we simply give up being faithful?

Bibles flown to the moon during Apollo 14 mission now at the center of contentious ownership dispute
Ten tiny Biblesâeach the size of a postage stampâare now the subject of a big ownership dispute between an author from Tulsa, Oklahoma and the state of Texas.