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Four ways that God shapes our identity
Four ways that God shapes our identity

Bible scholar Paula Gooder tackled the subject of identity on Tuesday morning at Spring Harvest and gave four ways in which God shapes who we are as Christians.

Christian Today\'s election guide for the perplexed: Immigration
Christian Today's election guide for the perplexed: Immigration

Mark Woods looks at what you need to know before May 7.

Benny Hinn released from hospital: \'I have seen the hand of God at work\'.
Benny Hinn released from hospital: 'I have seen the hand of God at work'.

Televangelist Benny Hinn praised God for his swift recovery after he was admitted to hospital last week.

Light of the world—in darkness
Light of the world—in darkness

Light of the world—in darkness

Francis Chan: The importance of submission and authority
Francis Chan: The importance of submission and authority

Popular Christian speaker and author Francis Chan addressed the importance of submission and authority in a sermon entitled 'Be Subject to One Another'.

Germanwings crash: church in Andreas Lubitz\'s home town stands by his family
Germanwings crash: church in Andreas Lubitz's home town stands by his family

The pastor of the Lutheran church in Montabaur, the home town of the Andreas Lubitz, says the family belongs to the community.

Church in memory of 21 Copts killed by ISIS attacked with petrol bombs

A church being set up in memory of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by ISIS was attacked on the same day as a commemorative mass marked 40 days since their death.

Indiana governor defends religious freedom law
Indiana governor defends religious freedom law

Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Sunday defended a new state law that opponents worry may support discrimination against gay people, saying he had no plans to add extra protections but would consider new suggestions from state legislators.

UK election campaign begins
UK election campaign begins

Campaigning in Britain's closest national election in decades will start on Monday after Queen Elizabeth dissolves parliament at Prime Minister David Cameron's behest, teeing up an unusually fraught battle to govern the $2.8 trillion (1.9 trillion pound) economy.

ISIS has expanded since start of US air strikes, says Syria\'s Assad
ISIS has expanded since start of US air strikes, says Syria's Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a US television interview that Islamic State, which has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, has been gaining recruits since the start of US-led air strikes against the militant group.

Emmanuel Mbakwe: God is bigger than our problems could ever be
Emmanuel Mbakwe: God is bigger than our problems could ever be

"Many of us have lost sight of the God we serve. But God is the Lord God Almighty," said the leader of the Apostolic Church at Spring Harvest.

Anti gay or pro free speech? Thousands march to protest Indiana\'s Religious Freedom Act
Anti gay or pro free speech? Thousands march to protest Indiana's Religious Freedom Act

Thousands of people marched in Indiana's largest city on Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people.

The Devil\'s Passion: the Cross through Satan\'s eyes
The Devil's Passion: the Cross through Satan's eyes

We may think we've heard the Easter story from every angle imaginable, but Christian playwright and actor Justin Butcher has added another to the list – a new, engaging play depicting the Passion from the Devil's point of view.

Pope Francis pays tribute to \'today\'s martyrs\' on Palm Sunday
Pope Francis pays tribute to 'today's martyrs' on Palm Sunday

Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith, a reference to the victims of Islamic State militants.

Nigeria: Elections run into second day after Boko Haram drive-by shootings

Voting in Nigeria's tensest election since the end of military rule in 1999 spilled into a second day on Sunday after technical glitches hit voter ID machines and Islamist Boko Haram militants killed more than a dozen people in drive-by shootings.