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Mike Pilavachi's 'day I'll never forget': Huge response to Soul Survivor rebuilding appeal
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 €6,000 for 'homophobic' comments
Christian broadcaster Revelation TV fined €6,000 for 'homophobic' comments

A British based Christian broadcaster has been fined €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
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
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
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 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
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
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?