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Why Christians will always have enemies
Why Christians will always have enemies

Jesus doesn't shy away from speaking about enemies. In the midst of the Sermon on the Mount, he says, "You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

The Mayflower sailed today in 1620: 10 facts about the Pilgrim Fathers
The Mayflower sailed today in 1620: 10 facts about the Pilgrim Fathers

On this day in 1620, a voyage began that was to become a key story in the founding of modern America.

Nigeria: Families of missing Chibok schoolgirls to receive trauma counselling
Nigeria: Families of missing Chibok schoolgirls to receive trauma counselling

Victims of Boko Haram's reign of terror in northern Nigeria will be supported by a new trauma centre opened by persecution charity Open Doors.

Please don\'t leave, Middle East church leaders beg Christians
Please don't leave, Middle East church leaders beg Christians

Christians living in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere in the Middle East will this week be urged not to flee from the region as persecution intensifies.

Assyrian forces liberate Christian village controlled by ISIS for two years
Assyrian forces liberate Christian village controlled by ISIS for two years

The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) claimed on Saturday that ISIS militants had been driven out of Badaneh, a "traditionally Christian vilage" south of Mosul on September 1.

Israeli Trump supporters open campaign office in West Bank
Israeli Trump supporters open campaign office in West Bank

Israeli supporters of US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have opened a campaign office in the occupied West Bank.

Police charge man with murder of Christian father who tried to retrieve daughter from forced marriage
Police charge man with murder of Christian father who tried to retrieve daughter from forced marriage

A man in Pakistan has been charged with the murder of the father of a 14-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped, raped and forced into Islamic marriage.

Money left by bishop after death will be used to support child abuse victims
Money left by bishop after death will be used to support child abuse victims

Ronald Mulkearns, who was the Bishop of Ballarat until 1997, died in April, leaving an estate of over two million dollars.

Trump, Clinton court Ohio as White House race enters final two months
Trump, Clinton court Ohio as White House race enters final two months

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton opened a final two-month sprint to the November 8 election on Monday

Why knowing the Bible inside out may still not bring you closer to God
Why knowing the Bible inside out may still not bring you closer to God

James 1:22-23 tells us, "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror."

Why it\'s so easy to lie and how to be free from chronic lying
Why it's so easy to lie and how to be free from chronic lying

How can we become free from the trap of chronic lying?

Not seeing any spiritual growth in your life?  These are some of the things that may be blocking it
Not seeing any spiritual growth in your life? These are some of the things that may be blocking it

In many seasons the work of Christ also calls us to work and grow in faith. Not that we are to force or manipulate growth into our being, but that as we rely on Jesus more, He will bring growth.

Why you should not let the sun go down on your anger
Why you should not let the sun go down on your anger

Unresolved anger becomes dangerous to us as a foothold for the devil.

Why you should \'catch the little foxes\' according to Solomon
Why you should 'catch the little foxes' according to Solomon

Take good care of your relationship with God and your marriage – get rid of those foxes.

4 tips for staying in control of your temper when speaking with someone you strongly disagree with
4 tips for staying in control of your temper when speaking with someone you strongly disagree with

Here are three tips for tackling the temptation to throw charity out the window when you're locked in discussion with someone over something you passionately disagree about.

Facing a tough decision? Here are 6 Bible verses to reassure you of God\'s guiding
Facing a tough decision? Here are 6 Bible verses to reassure you of God's guiding

There might not be a story or scripture that resembles your specific dilemma in an immediately obvious way, but there will be words which will help you to find an answer which reflect how God wants you to approach your particular circumstances.