Tortured for Christ: How Richard Wurmbrand faced down expert Communist interrogators
Firing squads were simulated in the courtyard outside the prisoners' cells. Tape-recorded screams and random shouts were played throughout the night.
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'Just Love': Jayne Ozanne's journey to self-acceptance
Jayne Ozanne has consistently sought to move the dial further and further in the direction of the full acceptance of gay and lesbian people in the life of the Church, and has suffered for it.
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Tortured for Christ: The cost of discipleship for Richard Wurmbrand
On February 29, 1948, Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand was arrested on his way to a church service.
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Spiritual wisdom from my garden: 6 lessons to encourage growth
Spending time in the garden and reflecting on my faith have helped me realise a few ways where gardening and growing in the Christian faith marry up.
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Jack Phillips' bakery sees increase in customers after Supreme Court decision
The number of customers at Jack Phillips' Masterpiece Cakeshop has reportedly increased three-fold after US Supreme Court justices ruled in his favor in a lawsuit over his refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding.
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How could this blind Iraqi refugee memorise 87 chapters of the Bible?
A blind Iraqi refugee has memorised an astonishing 87 chapters of the Bible using a solar-powered audio Bible.
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Richard Dawkins claims abortion is a means to end human suffering
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has claimed that abortion is a means to end human suffering in response to recent comments by Pope Francis likening abortion to the eugenics programme implemented by the Nazis.
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French priest announces retirement after being filmed slapping crying baby during baptism
A French Catholic priest has been forced to retire after being filmed slapping a crying two-year-old baby during a baptism ceremony.
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Evangelicals say Christian refugees are being shut out of the US
A group of evangelical Christians are concerned that only a handful of Christians from the Middle East have been admitted to the US so far this year.
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Sermon of the Year: Let Christ break your chains
Captivity takes many forms. It can be illness, it can be people, it can be possessions or addictions – it can even be our own thoughts.
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Sermon of the Year: Fear, faith and Jesus
Fear has the potential to hold us captive and stop us living in the fullness of life that Christ called us to.
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How could this blind Iraqi refugee memorise 87 chapters of the Bible?
