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The Remission Flow\'s Darren Mulligan on grace, truth and why he \'can\'t do the happy clappy thing\'
The Remission Flow's Darren Mulligan on grace, truth and why he 'can't do the happy clappy thing'

Darren Mulligan is very honest about where his lyrics come from: "This is dark but I don't think humanity and being alive is all that great at times."

You Make Me Brave - new music from Bethel
You Make Me Brave - new music from Bethel

"I really hope that people feel that the highlight is what the Lord is saying through the whole album versus who sang what, who did what, whose name is on what," says Bethel's Jenn Johnson

Creed lead singer Scott Stapp on tour in Europe: \'Victimhood did me in for years\'
Creed lead singer Scott Stapp on tour in Europe: 'Victimhood did me in for years'

Grammy-award winning US musician Scott Stapp began his European tour in London last night at the Electric Ballroom in London.

Alternative Noah surpasses one million YouTube views
Alternative Noah surpasses one million YouTube views

New Zealand-born author and evangelist Ray Comfort's thirty minute 'documovie' which looks at the story of Noah and the reality of the flood has been watched over one million times on YouTube.

Heaven is for Real debut success at $21.5 million; beats Johnny Depp\'s Transcendence film
Heaven is for Real debut success at $21.5 million; beats Johnny Depp's Transcendence film

Inspirational Christian film "Heaven is for Real" raked in a massive $21.5 million this weekend, beating Johnny Depp's "Transcendence."

Mars Hill Church\'s Citizens celebrate the resurrection in \'You Brought Me Back to Life\'
Mars Hill Church's Citizens celebrate the resurrection in 'You Brought Me Back to Life'

The folks in Citizens - the music arm of Mars Hill Church - hope their song "You Brought Me Back to Life" will resonate with the desire of God's people to celebrate - and even boast in - the resurrection.  

Hallmark Channel mutes \'God\' in re-run of Nicolas Cage flick \'It Could Happen to You\'
Hallmark Channel mutes 'God' in re-run of Nicolas Cage flick 'It Could Happen to You'

The Hallmark Channel left viewers upset recently when it muted out the word "God" in a re-run of Nicolas Cage's 1994 romantic comedy, It Could Happen to You. 

Sherlock Season 4 spoilers: Family secret to be revealed - Is Moriarty really dead? [SPOILERS]
Sherlock Season 4 spoilers: Family secret to be revealed - Is Moriarty really dead? [SPOILERS]

The third season of BBC's "Sherlock" left fans wondering if Moriarty had faked his death, and whether Janine will return to Sherlock's side. Early reports reveal that these intuitions were correct, and there are more surprises coming "Sherlock" season four.

David Suchet: Recording the NIV Bible is my legacy
David Suchet: Recording the NIV Bible is my legacy

David Suchet says it has been "lovely" to record the whole Bible. "Whenever I go up to the sky, I've left that behind," he says

Heaven is For Real will not be releasing in UK theatres
Heaven is For Real will not be releasing in UK theatres

Heaven is For Real is the third big Bible-related film to hit US theatres in recent weeks, after Noah and God's Not Dead, and has been greeted positively by cinemagoers. But British Christians hoping to see the film will have to wait to see it

Heaven is for Real opens in US cinemas; Todd Burpo hopes film makes God speak to viewers\' hearts
Heaven is for Real opens in US cinemas; Todd Burpo hopes film makes God speak to viewers' hearts

A movie about 4-year-old Colton Burpo's vision of Heaven opens in theatres across the US today.

\'Scandal\' season 3 finale spoilers: Who will be the victim in explosive last episode? [ABC Preview video]
'Scandal' season 3 finale spoilers: Who will be the victim in explosive last episode? [ABC Preview video]

The ABC hit series, Scandal will air its season 3 finale this week, and as always, fans can't wait to see where the story will turn to next.

God\'s Not Dead affirms the hunger for quality Christian movies – but can it be satisfied?
God's Not Dead affirms the hunger for quality Christian movies – but can it be satisfied?

For all its clichés, God's Not Dead is one of the best Christian films to hit theatres in years and if you only had the money for one cinema ticket this month, it would not be wasted in going to see this movie

Hollywood can make Bible-based films but they shouldn\'t tinker with the story
Hollywood can make Bible-based films but they shouldn't tinker with the story

BibleGateway poll finds broad support for Hollywood adaptations - but with certain conditions

Game of Thrones: great or gratuitous? \'The best way for Christians to engage is critically\'
Game of Thrones: great or gratuitous? 'The best way for Christians to engage is critically'

Making a Christian version of something like the Game of Thrones would be a big mistake, believes Christian science fiction author Simon Morden. A much better way would be to engage critically and then go away and make our own stories, he says.