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The State Department's new international religious freedom report focuses on the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

Following reports in May of churches closing and a Christian being issued a five-year prison sentence for blasphemy, there is finally some positive news coming out of Algeria.

Spiritual abuse is a term that seems to be gaining a little bit of traction with whole blogs dedicated to it. It describes a clear reality—that where there is spiritual authority in a sinful world, there will at times be abuse of that authority. However...

Many of you regularly pray and support this wonderful ministry, so I wanted to alert you to some staffing reductions here at Focus on the Family.

Traditionalist Catholics in the state of Puebla recently threatened to “lynch and crucify” about 70 evangelical Protestants.

More than 70% of teenagers with suicidal thoughts don't obtain mental health services, a new study shows.

U.S. teens and young adults are increasingly being sent to hospitals with cases of strokes, according to a new study.

It’s time someone wrote a book for the church titled 'Whatever Became of Evangelism?'

Interior Minister Claude Guéant warned that police would use force if those of any religion disobeyed the new rule to keep Paris' public spaces secular.

India's Himachal Pradesh state takes note of a heavy-handed clause in a disputed law.

The ethics of using someone else's sermons

This is the moment the preacher has had on his mind and heart all week long. Now, he has done this for years, and by now you would think he's got it down to a science and he can do this blindfolded--lead worship, read scripture, offer prayers, preach the Word, inspire the congregation--but not so. This is not like anything else anyone on the planet does.

This story is my answer to Pat Robertson.

Here I address more claims by historical document collector David Barton

There is no doubt Edward Bulwer-Lytton was right when he coined the phrase for his 1839 play The Conspiracy, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Ideas take root in the minds of people and bear real consequences

Ok, get ready to do some real thinking here. What follows is heavy theological lifting. I asked my friend Jono Linebaugh to weigh in on the recent discussion about Law and Gospel. His thinking is solid. His nuances are crucial. He adds serious depth to this ongoing conversation. Much food for thought here.

Years ago, Toby Keith asked Willie Nelson if he’d record a song with him. When he heard that the song would be called “Beer for My Horses,” Nelson—to my understanding—was sold on the spot.

"Courage [in Jesus] is where we are enabled to begin and finish a great work of God in our lives."