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Meet the man who\'s in charge of leading 85 million Christians
Meet the man who's in charge of leading 85 million Christians

The new Secretary General of the Anglican Communion speaks to Christian Today about the biggest challenges facing the church.

As Family We Go: New Rend Collective Album Review
As Family We Go: New Rend Collective Album Review

What should we expect from Rend Collective's fourth record, As Family We Go, out this summer?

Not for the squeamish: How to kill people 2 Samuel style
Not for the squeamish: How to kill people 2 Samuel style

The Bible is not for the squeamish, and particularly some of the more eventful books of the Old Testament.

GOP slams Obama for comparing critics to  Iranian foes who chant \'Death to America\'
GOP slams Obama for comparing critics to Iranian foes who chant 'Death to America'

The Republican Party has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to retract a statement comparing GOP members, who earlier vowed to reject the new Iran nuclear power deal in Congress to Iranian hardliners declaring "death to America" last week.

Reflection: Is this the stupidest promise ever?
Reflection: Is this the stupidest promise ever?

History is littered with the wreckage of foolish promises, writes David Baker. So how do we know what we can trust?

Men who become dads before 25 have  higher chances of dying early — study
Men who become dads before 25 have higher chances of dying early — study

A study conducted in Finland showed that men who enter fatherhood at age 25 have higher chances of living longer lives compared to those who become dads at a younger age.

Mideast archbishops see US discrimination against Christian refugees in grant of visas
Mideast archbishops see US discrimination against Christian refugees in grant of visas

Catholic archbishops from Iraq and Syria are speaking out in defense of displaced Christians, who are having a difficult time acquiring United States visas.

Divorced and remarried couples deserve  understanding, leniency — Pope Francis
Divorced and remarried couples deserve understanding, leniency — Pope Francis

The Catholic Pope Francis is urging the Church and Christians to exhibit more understanding and leniency towards divorced couples as well as those who decide to remarry, since it is not right to excommunicate them.

Franklin Graham: \'The blood of innocent  children will one day cry out for justice\'
Franklin Graham: 'The blood of innocent children will one day cry out for justice'

Reverend Franklin Graham became enraged when Senator Harry Reid "outrageously" declared that Republicans had "lost their moral compass" after they were unable to get the 60 votes needed to move the bill to defund abortion service provider Planned Parenthood in Congress.

Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson decide  to end their courtship, which began April 6
Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson decide to end their courtship, which began April 6

Just weeks after the Duggar family show "19 Kids and Counting" have been cancelled by The Learning Center (TLC) network, Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson have decided to end their courtship, which started on April 6 this year.

Afghanistan: Truck bomb kills at least six, wounds dozens
Afghanistan: Truck bomb kills at least six, wounds dozens

A truck bomb targeting an Afghan special forces base in an eastern province killed at least six people and wounded dozens, officials said on Thursday.

More than 200 feared dead in latest migrant sea tragedy
More than 200 feared dead in latest migrant sea tragedy

More than 200 migrants are feared to have drowned in the lates tMediterranean boat tragedy after rescuers saved over 370 people from a capsized boat thought to be carrying 600, the Italian coast guard indicated on Thursday.

Chris Tomlin lists down what he prays for ahead of \'Worship Night in America\' tour
Chris Tomlin lists down what he prays for ahead of 'Worship Night in America' tour

Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin has always dreamed about going on the "Worship Night in America" tour, and now that he is, there is no words that can describe his joy and excitement over it.

Hillsong\'s Brian Houston: \'We welcome all  people, but do not affirm all lifestyles\'
Hillsong's Brian Houston: 'We welcome all people, but do not affirm all lifestyles'

Now that the world is changing and more and more people are embracing homosexuality and same-sex marriage as the new way of life, people have been bombarding Hillsong Church's Brian Houston if this is acceptable, or whether he himself has joined the bandwagon and accepted the new norm.

MH370: Malaysia confirms debris is from missing plane
MH370: Malaysia confirms debris is from missing plane

A piece of a wing that washed up on an Indian Ocean island last week was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysia said on Thursday.

A once devout and \'violent\' Muslim finds his life transformed as he embraces Jesus
A once devout and 'violent' Muslim finds his life transformed as he embraces Jesus

Muslims in Iraq are extremely loyal to their faith and those who exhibit any signs of wavering face serious consequences, with converts being disowned by their own families and facing threats of death.