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Pakistan: Drunk Muslims beat up Christians in their own homes
Pakistan: Drunk Muslims beat up Christians in their own homes

Seven Christians were injured and five hospitalised in Pakistan after they were attacked in their own homes with metal bars by a mob of angry Muslims.

Justin Bieber covers Delirious? worship song in Paris concert
Justin Bieber covers Delirious? worship song in Paris concert

The committed Christian performed an acoustic version of I Could Sing of Your Love Forever on a sofa during the Paris leg of his Purpose Tour.

Christians in Egypt urge Coptic Church to stay out of politics
Christians in Egypt urge Coptic Church to stay out of politics

800 Christians have signed an online letter which protests against the Church's increasingly prominent political stance.

Christians fear state control of religion in Zambia
Christians fear state control of religion in Zambia

Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu Lungu appointed Rev Godfridah Sumail as head of the new ministry of religious affairs last week.

State of emergency declared amid protests in Charlotte, North Carolina
State of emergency declared amid protests in Charlotte, North Carolina

One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Girl With All The Gifts review: Zombie kids and a new kind of hope
The Girl With All The Gifts review: Zombie kids and a new kind of hope

Martin Saunders reviews The Girl With All The Gifts, the latest zombie-thriller to hit cinemas.

After centuries of separation, evangelicals and Catholics look to shared future
After centuries of separation, evangelicals and Catholics look to shared future

The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation is an opportunity for a "healing of memories", the leaders of the Catholic and evangelical churches in Germany have announced.

Evangelicals in Italy back school head who bans Catholic mass
Evangelicals in Italy back school head who bans Catholic mass

The Italian Evangelical Alliance (AEI) has expressed its "complete solidarity" with a state school head teacher who refused to give permission for Catholic Mass to be celebrated in school hours.

Magistrates can refuse to marry gay couples in North Carolina, judge rules
Magistrates can refuse to marry gay couples in North Carolina, judge rules

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a challenge to a North Carolina law that allows government officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they cite religious objections.

The problem behind bringing people to church
The problem behind bringing people to church

Somewhere along the line we have forgotten that the service, the place, the preaching is not the church. The people are the church and we don't necessarily have to bring people to the church. We can bring the church to them.

Faith in the hard times: What it means to be \'struck down, but not destroyed\'
Faith in the hard times: What it means to be 'struck down, but not destroyed'

Have you ever felt like such a failure that any direction you'd turn you'd still feel trapped? Guess what? It's not as bad as it looks.

A lesson on Lazarus and why we need to let God \'kill\' some things in our life today
A lesson on Lazarus and why we need to let God 'kill' some things in our life today

We all have a dream or ambition that has died a natural death maybe due to neglect or old age. From one story in the ministry of Christ, we can learn a thing or two about dead dreams and what Jesus intends to do with them.

Feel stuck in a meaningless 9-5? Here\'s why our work is always first and foremost God\'s work
Feel stuck in a meaningless 9-5? Here's why our work is always first and foremost God's work

God is the author of your work and your profession. This brings about three revelations on work for all of us that will change our perspective of work.

Positive confession: The power of speaking God\'s Word unto ourselves
Positive confession: The power of speaking God's Word unto ourselves

It is wrong to believe in the power of positivity if it is not based on the truth of God's Word.

3 biblically righteous ways ministers can earn money without depending on the ministry
3 biblically righteous ways ministers can earn money without depending on the ministry

Are you a minister who wants to earn enough to meet your family's needs without depending on your ministry? Here are a few ways to get provision, according to the Bible.

One powerful reason why we can hold on to God\'s promises
One powerful reason why we can hold on to God's promises

The Bible tells us that from the beginning of time until eternity, God's Word will never ever fail nor fall to the ground.