Florence Taylor

Do you love your enemy? 10 Bible verses to inspire Christian compassion
Jesus' led a life filled with compassion; God is described as the Father of all compassion; And we are commanded to be compassionate. Here are ten Bible verses that teach us more about compassion.

Mighty warrior and Mother of Israel: 3 things Christians can learn from Deborah
Deborah's story is a remarkable one. She lived a life that any man in her 12th Century patriarchal society would have envied, yet she was a woman. This is not a comment of the limitations of women, rather on the sovereignty of God. No man would have chosen a woman to judge Israel, but God did.

Respected theologian and priest commits suicide following abuse accusations
A well-known and respected theologian, professor and priest accused of molesting a boy over 30 years ago committed suicide on Monday.

Is ISIS a truly Islamic State? According to Mohammed's covenants with Christians, no.
ISIS is violating the teaching of Mohammed in persecuting Christians, according to a new study on previously untranslated writings of the Prophet.

Mother Teresa's dark night of the soul: What can you learn from God's silence
For more than 50 years of her life, "Mother Teresa was wrapped in a dark, pitiless silence", according the soon-to-be-saint's biographer, David Scott.

Mass murderer Anders Breivik gives Nazi salute in court
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who claimed to be Christian, made a Nazi salute when he returned to court today to argue that his isolation breaches human rights.

Shakespeare's handwritten plea for humane treatment of refugees to go online
Shakespeare's only surviving play-script, in which he begs for the humane treatment of refugees, is to be made available online by the British Library.

Global indifference to refugees deserves 'vengeance' from God - Italian cardinal
An Italian cardinal has lamented the plight of refugees seeking to enter Europe, comparing their situation to that of Lazarus in Luke 16.

Islamic State's senior military commander confirmed dead
A man thought to be ISIS' most senior military commander has been confirmed dead, after being injured in a US air strike last week in Syria, the Pentagon confirmed yesterday.

Vicar conducts impromptu funeral service in a car for mourners stuck in traffic
A vicar conducted an impromptu funeral service in the back of a car, after getting stuck in a traffic jam en route.

Greece set to become country-wide refugee camp, Catholic relief agency warns
Greece is effectively being converted into a refugee camp by tighter border restrictions in Europe, the Catholic Church's relief and development agency has said.

Syrian pastor: 'God is waking up a sleeping Church', more people becoming Christians than ever before
More people, including Muslims, are coming to Christ in Syria than ever before, as the five year anniversary of the civil war approaches, according to a persecution charity.

2,000 Catholics pray at Planned Parenthood centre in Denver
Almost 2,000 Christians gathered to peacefully prayer walk around a Planned Parenthood centre in Denver last Saturday.

Photo of teenager praying for homeless man goes viral
A photo of a teenage boy who prayed for a sleeping homeless man on the street has gone viral.

German authorities are ignoring the abuse of Christian refugees, persecution charity says
Christians refugees are being psychologically abused, physically mistreated and denied food at Muslim-dominated camps in Germany, according to a Christian persecution organisation.

ISIS document leak: 'Good Christian boy' revealed as British jihadist
A British former "church boy" was among the 1,763 ISIS jihadists whose recruitment forms were leaked this week.