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Mike Pilavachi's 'day I'll never forget': Huge response to Soul Survivor rebuilding appeal
The church in Watford has a thriving ministry and is looking to expand its facilities with a total rebuild of one of the two adjacent warehouses where it meets.

Opposition mounts to Trump administration's 'cruel', 'un-American' border policy
Democrats and Republicans rallied against the US government's policy of separating parents and children at the Mexican border yesterday.

Who is my neighbour? Lessons from the edges in community
He wears a black woollen cap pulled down over his hair. I once saw him take it off and glimpsed the plaits beneath; but perhaps he feels his hair is too matted or knotted by the rain.

The face of God: What a university study reveals about some Christian misconceptions
What if God was one of us? Just a soft-featured, Caucasian male like one of us?

Boat caught in Europe's migration spat brings hundreds to Spain
The plight of the Aquarius highlighted the European Union's struggle to manage an influx of people fleeing poverty and conflict.

Alice Johnson says she did a 'full-fledged Pentecostal holy dance' after being freed from prison with the help of Kim Kardashian West
The great-grandmother said Kardashian West was 'anointed' and that she prays for her every day after her appeal to Donald Trump on Johnson's behalf led to a pardon after 22 years in prison

Pastor Rob Bell accuses American evangelicals of putting guns before God and the Bible
Controversial former megachurch pastor Rob Bell has admitted in a new interview that he never felt comfortable in an evangelical environment, and accused evangelicals of showing their real values by largely supporting President Donald Trump.

Geof Morin joining Biblica as its new CEO after more than a decade at the American Bible Society
Biblica, which holds the rights to the New International Version Bible, has named Geof Morin its new CEO.

Fox News' Harris Faulkner says her faith and military upbringing have shaped her values
Harris Faulkner, co-host of Fox's popular talk show "Outnumbered," believes that much of her success is a result of her military upbringing, but it is her faith in God that gives her a purpose in life.

Christian broadcaster Revelation TV fined â¬6,000 for 'homophobic' comments
A British based Christian broadcaster has been fined â¬6,000 for homophobic remarks made on a breakfast show last year.

Christian calligraphers cannot turn down orders for same-sex wedding invitations, Arizona court rules
The Arizona Court of Appeals has upheld a city ordinance that requires two Christian business owners to provide services for same-sex weddings despite their religious objections.

Former American Idol finalist shares how he found strength in God in the face of life-threatening illness
Scott MacIntyre, who became the first blind finalist in American Idol in 2009, has shared how his faith in God has helped him while he was battling kidney failure that began in his late teens.

Traditional view of atonement 'cheapens God's forgiveness' says Steve Chalke
Oasis founder Rev Steve Chalke has launched an attack on the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) in his latest 'Chalke Talk' video.

Churches call for halt to Universal Credit rollout after damning report
Churches have responded to a damning report on the government's flagship Universal Credit benefits system with a call for its implementation to be halted pending an independent review.

World Cup: Russia's churches use football to escape strict anti-evangelism laws
Hundreds of churches in Russia are using the football World Cup to avoid the country's hostile evangelism laws.

Why The Handmaid's Tale is more Christian than you think
What is it exactly that draws readers back each week? And particularly, why do young women, including Christian ones, find it so captivating?