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Three things we can learn from Abraham about responding to the call of God
Three things we can learn from Abraham about responding to the call of God

Abraham is known as the father of faith, and is considered a friend of God simply because He believed in the Lord who called him out of the land where he was. Here are some things that we can learn from Abraham's response to the call of the Lord.

All those healthy eating tweets and Facebook posts may be exacerbating eating disorders
All those healthy eating tweets and Facebook posts may be exacerbating eating disorders

Social media can be a wealth of inspiration for those aspiring to live healthier, achieve their ideal body and enjoy life through improved wellness.

Brazil: \'Largest Christian event in the world\' sees tens of thousands march for Jesus
Brazil: 'Largest Christian event in the world' sees tens of thousands march for Jesus

Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians took to the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil, for "the largest Christian event in the world" yesterday.

Theresa May launches inquiry into abuse of Sharia courts, but hails \'benefit\' of Islamic law
Theresa May launches inquiry into abuse of Sharia courts, but hails 'benefit' of Islamic law

Britons "benefit a great deal" from Sharia law, the home secretary said as she launched an inquiry into the use of Sharia courts in the UK.

Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us

Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.

20 million out-of-school Arab kids easy targets for recruitment by ISIS, Christian TV station warns
20 million out-of-school Arab kids easy targets for recruitment by ISIS, Christian TV station warns

As many as 20 million Arab children are either out of school or are very much at risk of losing their schooling due to various reasons, according to Christian satellite television station SAT-7 which has a ministry in the Middle East and North Africa.

Christian pastor murdered in Uganda after challenging Arabic mythologies
Christian pastor murdered in Uganda after challenging Arabic mythologies

A Christian pastor has died in Uganda after being poisoned with insecticide. He had previously survived being attacked with knives.

Why Amnesty\'s position on prostitution is abhorrent
Why Amnesty's position on prostitution is abhorrent

Amnesty has come out very heavily in favour of decriminalising all aspects of adult prostitution.

The future of the West is \'at risk\' warns former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
The future of the West is 'at risk' warns former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks

The Western world is in crisis and its very future is "at risk" because of its misuse of new technologies, the former Chief Rabbi warned last night.

Egypt: President Sisi promises justice after 70-year-old Christian woman stripped and beaten
Egypt: President Sisi promises justice after 70-year-old Christian woman stripped and beaten

The President of Egypt has promised justice after Christians homes were torched and an elderly Coptic woman was stripped naked and beaten in the streets of an Egyptian village.

Youth pastors are too often \'crushed\', says Christian awards programme
Youth pastors are too often 'crushed', says Christian awards programme

A Christian-run awards programme says that those called to minister to youth are often left feeling undervalued to the point of being "crushed".

\'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers\', church tells Londoners
'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners

A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area

How to avoid being the next fallen leader
How to avoid being the next fallen leader

The news comes with depressing regularity – another shiny, charismatic, high-profile Christian leader has gone and had an affair.

Jesus and the Samaritan woman: How holy truth-telling changes lives
Jesus and the Samaritan woman: How holy truth-telling changes lives

John 4: 1-26 contains a wonderful story of an encounter with Jesus.

Why you can\'t just love Jesus but hate the Church
Why you can't just love Jesus but hate the Church

It's a familiar phrase, and one that most of us have uttered in some form or other: "I like Jesus; the problem is the Church."

To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change
To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change

To genuinely want to see the end of slavery means an up-ending of the current inequalities that have brought them about in the first place and a willingness to see and live differently.