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Bible Journey imagines following in footsteps of Jesus

A new website has been launched to coincide with The Bible miniseries set to air on Channel 5 this winter. The Bible Journey website imagines following in the footsteps of Jesus, Paul, Peter, John and other key figures of the New Testament.

Atheist ‘mega-churches’ take root across US, world

THE founders, British duo Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, are currently on a tongue-in-cheek "40 Dates, 40 Nights" tour around the U.S. and Australia to drum up donations and help launch new Sunday Assemblies.
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Iranian Christian released from prison

IRANIAN Christian Mostafa Bordbar was released from prison on November 3, following a successful appeal against the 10-year prison sentence he received on July 31 2013.

World Vision mounts ‘massive’ response to Typhoon Haiyan

WORLD Vision is mounting a large-scale response to help some 1.2 million people affected by one of the strongest storms on record. As the Red...

Retired American cop held for sharing Gospel at mall

DAVID Wells is a former corporal with the Long Branch Police Department, and over the past year, he has spent time sharing his faith at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. Wells says that he likes to distribute materials from Ray Comfort’s Living Waters Publications to shoppers in hopes that it will cause them to ponder matters of eternity.

Philippine super typhoon kills at least 10,000, official says

ONE of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region.

81 cases filed against Baba Ramdev in Uttarakhand

Prosecution had also been initiated in 52 cases of undervaluation of the stamp duty that caused a loss of Rs 10 crores to the State exchequer.

Child mothers in Africa set to double by 2030, says UN

THE number of girls who become mothers before they are 15 years old is set nearly to double in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, according to a new United Nations report.

I knew nothing about Jesus Christ earlier: Daisy Irani Shukla

At that time God introduced Himself to me. A friend of mine who used to smoke and had given up smoking told me how she had kicked the habit. She told me that she had become a Christian. She was a Hindu earlier. At that time, I didn’t want to become a Christian as I had been on and off in many religions, says Daisy Irani Shulka in an interview.

What does it mean to deny one’s self?

THE problem with self-righteousness is that it puts oneself on a pedestal while looking down upon others. And no one who puts himself on a pedestal can expect his prayers to be heard, because he himself becomes an idol – sort of.
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No foul play in Mandissa’s death, police say

While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.

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