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3 things we can learn about prayer from Jesus
If we feel as though our prayers are lacking power, we can struggle to have faith they're "working" and even end up wondering if God can actually hear us. Throughout his life, Jesus spoke about and demonstrated the form that our prayers should take, when we should pray and why. Here we look at the some of the what, whens and hows of prayer as inspired by Jesus' teaching.
What it really means to be generous, according to the Bible
The almost constant glare that we have on one another's activities can distort what it means to be generous for us as Christians. So what does it mean to be truly generous according to the Bible?
8 Bible verses to assure you that God really is watching over you
Knowing that God was watching over him gave Jacob great confidence and in the same way being aware that God's eye is on us should give us the confidence to extraordinary things in His name. Let these Bible verses reveal to you the watchful nature of your Father in heaven.
Truth and translation: 3 questions about religious language
Religious language can be hard to understand, but is that the point?
We have a future and a hope: 10 Bible verses to encourage us
Sometimes, when we're very low, we want someone to lift us up. We need to be told we aren't as defeated as we think we are.
Christian militias help fight ISIS into retreat in Iraq
Christian militias are playing a hard-core role in the fightback against Islamic State as the Iraqi Army gears up to retake Mosul.
Iraqi Christian who fled ISIS: 'I know that God is with me'
An Iraqi Christian who fled her home under threat from ISIS now says she is grateful for what happened because it has transformed her life.
Chinese bishop arrested as tension with Vatican grows
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin has been arrested by police and removed from his diocese in a town with a thriving Christian population.
Rev Gretta Vosper doesn't believe in God, Jesus or Bible: Church panel says enough is enough
Atheist pastor Gretta Vosper should be dismissed from ministry in the United Church of Canada, a Church committee has decided.
How to live without sex: a beginner's guide to celibacy
Is it possible to live without sex?
Donald Trump to speak to conservative Christians at Family Values Summit
Donald Trump will this evening address thousands of social conservative grass-roots voters at the influential Values Voter Summit in Washington DC.
Donations to Church of England hit a record high
Christian worshippers have given record amounts of money to aid the mission of the Church of England, latest figures show.
Francois Hollande: Secularism is not a religion and there will be no burkini ban
France's President Francois Hollande has made a passionate plea for tolerance in the face of calls in some French seaside towns for "burkini bans" prohibiting women from wearing Islamic dress on the beach.
Christian father attacked by Muslim men who had kidnapped, raped and tried to force his daughter to convert to Islam
The 27-year-old daughter of this Christian father was kidnapped and raped multiple times. The Muslim assailants even tried to convert her to Islam and claim her as his wife against her will.
Loss of both his wife and son to cancer fails to shake off this TV news anchor's faith in God
A husband, his wife and their adopted sonâall three afflicted with cancer. Two succumbed to the treacherous disease, but one survived to share to the world an inspiring lesson of unyielding faith in God.
Depressed Muslim about to hang himself hears pastor preaching, leading him to Jesus and saving his life
The voice of God prevented this Muslim man from taking his own life out of sheer desperation.