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Billy Graham and Martin Luther King's friendship: Son Franklin said 'their heart and their goal was the same'
Evangelist Billy Graham has made a lot of friendships throughout the years, and one of the well-known figures he was able to call his friend was American Baptist minister and activist, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Megachurch pastor claims there's nothing wrong with wealthy preachers
Are Christians supposed to live wealthy and affluent lives? People's views about the wealth of pastors differ greatly, but Pastor John Gray from Lakewood Church believes there's nothing wrong with it.
Archbishop of York brands tax avoiders 'sinful'
Tax avoiders are 'sinful' and rising inequality is a national scandal that should be addressed by a voluntary top-up tax system, the Archbishop of York has said. In an interview with the Guardian, John Sentamu said today that people who are willing to pay more tax towards health, education and social care should be able to do so through voluntary, hypothecated payments.
What Elisha's strange miracles say to the church today
What unites all these stories is how they actually work
Cathedral in Kenya attacked after deadly clashes over arrest of Muslim preacher
A Catholic cathedral in northern Kenya, on the border with Ethiopia, has been sacked by Muslims during violent demonstrations in the area, in which three people were killed, over the arrest of a Muslim preacher.
Mike Pence prays at Western Wall as Palestinian Christians condemn his pro-Israel stance
Vice President Mike Pence today visited Jerusalem's Western Wall, the world's holiest prayer site for Jews, as his support for Israel and his form of 'Christian Zionism' was lambasted as a 'sick ideology' by Palestinian Christians.
Lawsuit against Paul Pressler widened to include Southern Baptist Convention
A lawsuit brought against a senior Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) figure has been widened to include the denomination itself.
UK's Christian gatherings still heavily male dominated, new study finds
The UK's Christian gatherings and festivals are still heavily biased in favour of male speakers, research released today has shown, with only a modest improvement on last year's figures.
Researchers decipher Dead Sea scroll assembled from tiny fragments
One of the last two undeciphered Dead Sea Scrolls has been read by researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel.
A million older people are isolated and hungry. It's a scandal, but the church can help
The report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hunger said some malnourished older people have entered hospital weighing five-and-a-half stone.
Let's brush up our animal theology
One big fella came last week and he was crying. The next minute my cat Luna had jumped up onto his lap and began licking his bald head.
Bolivia's president Evo Morales revokes controversial law restricting religion after protests from evangelicals
Bolivia's president Evo Morales has announced that his government is revoking a penal code, introduced on December 15, that severely restricted religious activity and equated it with terrorism and criminality.
How to know if you're being tempted? 3 signs to watch out for
There's a very thin line that separates appreciation from temptation, and that line is called "purity."
What does Genesis 2:24 look like in real life?
Many couples fail to fully grasp the intended meaning of Genesis 2:24. It's a short verse that is packed with instruction and wisdom, and disobeying it will ensure that we have a marriage with loads of problems.
Why did Paul rebuke the slave girl in Acts 16?
Acts 16 presents to us an account worth noting, an account showing Paul rebuking someone for saying that he and his companions were preachers of the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ.
When is it right for a Christian to get mad?
Christians ought to be mad for the right reasons.