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5 things that will stop your prayers from being answered
5 things that will stop your prayers from being answered

Yes, there are times your prayers will not be answered, not because God is not listening or doesn't care, but because there is something on your side that is hindering them.

3 things we can learn about repentance from evil King Herod
3 things we can learn about repentance from evil King Herod

The word "repent" actually appeared more than a hundred times in the King James Version.

The secret to a close relationship with God
The secret to a close relationship with God

I was very active in church and yet, I missed Him. How? Well, the answer is pretty simple, really.

Cancer survivor who had mastectomy now tours churches to show her bare chest: 'I would never be ashamed of my scars'
Cancer survivor who had mastectomy now tours churches to show her bare chest: 'I would never be ashamed of my scars'

Cancer survivor Mariana Milward, 33, has bared her chest in over 200 churches already, even though she was told by several people that the scars of her double mastectomy are improper and unsightly.

Christian actor Kevin Sorbo says he was sexually harassed by Gianni Versace
Christian actor Kevin Sorbo says he was sexually harassed by Gianni Versace

After the Harvey Weinstein sexual allegations news broke, several celebrities have come forward and shared their own harrassment stories. This time, it is "Hercules" and "God's Not Dead" star Kevin Sorbo who claims he had a troubling encounter with the late Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace.

Justin Bieber's pastor says the pop star knows what it's like to be lonely and disappointed
Justin Bieber's pastor says the pop star knows what it's like to be lonely and disappointed

Hillsong pastor said that although Justin Bieber had riches and fame, when it comes to needing Jesus he's just like everyone else.

Spain fires Catalan police chief as Madrid tightens grip
Spain fires Catalan police chief as Madrid tightens grip

Spain has sacked the chief of Catalonia's regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero, as the government in Madrid takes control of the autonomous region to block its push for independence.

China's conservatives welcome Xi's new era, but say he is not the new Mao
China's conservatives welcome Xi's new era, but say he is not the new Mao

A fringe group of hard-line conservatives who long for the way things were under communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, have welcomed President Xi Jinping's 'new era' of socialism and its renewed emphasis on equality.

Why 'Onward Christian Soldiers' may not be sung at this church for Remembrance Sunday
Why 'Onward Christian Soldiers' may not be sung at this church for Remembrance Sunday

The hymn Onward, Christian Soldiers has been dropped from one English church's Remembrance Sunday service over concerns that it will offend non-Christians.

Opposition party leaders sign MPs' letter urging ban on prayer vigils outside abortion clinics
Opposition party leaders sign MPs' letter urging ban on prayer vigils outside abortion clinics

A total of 113 MPs, including the opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, have signed a letter urging the Home Secretary Amber Rudd to ban prayer vigils outside abortion clinics.

Head of Martin Luther's monastic order calls the reformer 'obstinate, intolerant, abusive and rude'
Head of Martin Luther's monastic order calls the reformer 'obstinate, intolerant, abusive and rude'

The head of the Catholic Order of St Augustine – of which Martin Luther was once a part – has offered a stinging rebuke of the famed Protestant reformer, describing him as 'obstinate, intolerant, abusive and rude'.

Russell Moore joins evangelical leaders to blast 'white lives matter' rally as 'work of the devil'
Russell Moore joins evangelical leaders to blast 'white lives matter' rally as 'work of the devil'

Leading conservative evangelicals are condemning a 'white lives matter' protest due on Saturday in Tennessee as 'a work of the devil' and 'an assault against the word of God'.

Orthodox Patriarch: Russian Revolution was 'catastrophic' for Church
Orthodox Patriarch: Russian Revolution was 'catastrophic' for Church

The October Revolution that heralded the triumph of communism in Russia had 'catastrophic consequences' for religious communities, according to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church

Spain in crisis: Catalonia parliament votes to declare independence
Spain in crisis: Catalonia parliament votes to declare independence

Catalonia's regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain as the central government looks set to impose direct rule.

Abortion at 50: Hundreds of Christians flood Westminster to mourn #8MillionTooMany
Abortion at 50: Hundreds of Christians flood Westminster to mourn #8MillionTooMany

Hundreds of Christians gathered in Westminster on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act.