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How to Respond to Criticism If You\'re a Christian
How to Respond to Criticism If You're a Christian

Criticism is normal in our lives. Everybody receives criticism from almost any source: family, friends, people in authority, colleagues, and even strangers. We ought to know how to respond to it, given that we can't run away from it.

3 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage This Christmas
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage This Christmas

If we view Christmas as a time to spend with family and friends, we must also see it as a time to spend developing a growing and blossoming relationship with our spouse.

Does God Really Hold Back Blessing When We Don\'t Obey Him?
Does God Really Hold Back Blessing When We Don't Obey Him?

Is God the kind of God who refuses to bless people when they don't do as He says?

5 Ways Disappointment Can Actually Be Good for Us
5 Ways Disappointment Can Actually Be Good for Us

Here are five ways that disappointment can actually be good for us when seen it in the right light.

Why Popularity and Influence Aren\'t the Same Thing
Why Popularity and Influence Aren't the Same Thing

Sometimes we confuse popularity with influence. While the two overlap in many areas, they are two completely different things, and to pursue popularity does not fulfil the mandated pursuit for Christian influence.

4 Things Parents Rely on Too Much When Raising Kids
4 Things Parents Rely on Too Much When Raising Kids

Here are four things we often rely on too much when we should be relying on God to raise our children.

Why You Aren\'t an Accident Even If Your Parents Didn\'t Plan You
Why You Aren't an Accident Even If Your Parents Didn't Plan You

God never makes mistakes and He made you.

Why Christian Leaders Should Use \'Intentional Language\'
Why Christian Leaders Should Use 'Intentional Language'

True Christian leaders need to be mindful of their language, and be sure to speak the truth at all times with love, dignity and compassion.

Animated TV Show Mocks Nativity Scene, Shows Baby Jesus Getting Kicked
Animated TV Show Mocks Nativity Scene, Shows Baby Jesus Getting Kicked

The animated Fox TV series "Family Guy" took its mockery of the Christian faith to a whole new level last Sunday after it aired its Christmas episode called "How the Griffin Stole Christmas."

Jordin Sparks Shares Her Love for the Bible: \'These Are So Much More Than Words\'
Jordin Sparks Shares Her Love for the Bible: 'These Are So Much More Than Words'

Singer Jordin Sparks, who shot to fame after winning the sixth season of "American Idol," is the kind of girl who loves and cherishes her Bible.

Pastor on Brink of Divorce Kills Daughter, Himself and Accuses Wife of Being a \'Vow Breaker\'
Pastor on Brink of Divorce Kills Daughter, Himself and Accuses Wife of Being a 'Vow Breaker'

In a development that shocked members of a church in the U.S., a pastor armed with a shotgun barged into the home of his estranged wife and fatally shot his daughter multiple times before killing himself.

Wesley Snipes Talks About New Book \'Talon of God\', Says It Tackles Spiritual Warfare
Wesley Snipes Talks About New Book 'Talon of God', Says It Tackles Spiritual Warfare

Action star Wesley Snipes, known for movies such as "Blade" and "Demolition Job," is promoting his new book "Talon of God," which is co-authored by Ray Norman.

Pastor Greg Laurie on Forgiveness: \'To Forgive Means...Surrendering My Right to Get Even\'
Pastor Greg Laurie on Forgiveness: 'To Forgive Means...Surrendering My Right to Get Even'

Pastor Greg Laurie from Harvest Christian Fellowship preached about forgiveness last Sunday, and he said that the only way people can discover God's master plan for their lives is if they open the door of forgiveness.

How to Beat Loneliness This Christmas? Billy Graham Answers
How to Beat Loneliness This Christmas? Billy Graham Answers

For anyone who ever lost a loved one and now dreads the idea of spending Christmas alone, evangelist Billy Graham can understand their pain. Even though his late wife Ruth passed away several years ago, Graham said the pain of her absence still feels acute.

How Missionaries Are Reaching India\'s Tribes and Sharing God\'s Word
How Missionaries Are Reaching India's Tribes and Sharing God's Word

Missionaries are stopping at nothing to reach the far-flung areas in India and spread God's love to indigenous tribes. Priests and nuns are even braving the wild, including tiger attacks and elephant stampedes, just to get to "unreached areas" where the Word of God has never been spoken or heard before.

Female Genital Mutilation Has Victimised Over 8,000 Women in U.K., National Health Service Reveals
Female Genital Mutilation Has Victimised Over 8,000 Women in U.K., National Health Service Reveals

These "parties" are bloody and are not pleasant at all to the women joining them. These are the female genital mutilation (FGM) "parties" that a British charity has said are going on across England that have so far victimised at least 8,000 women, the BBC reported.