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Police in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state have put several house churches under surveillance in order to stop worship, in violation of the country’s secular constitution, sources said.

If your kids don't want to go to church, should you force them or let them make that decision themselves? What is best for their relationship with God in the long run?

Within weeks, one of my heroes has fallen, and some of my friends in pastoral ministry have taken detours in their destiny as well. Failings among leaders are becoming an epidemic. No one is beyond the reach of Satan’s grasp.

Lysa TerKeurst founded a successful Christian nonprofit, Proverbs 31 Ministries that reaches more than 6 million women. Then, about two years ago, everything fell apart. TerKeurst announced her husband was having an affair. Months later, she was...

It’s important that Christians understand the traditions they participate in, know what the Bible has to say, and approach every holiday and cultural practice with prayer and discernment. Knowing a bit of the history of Halloween can be an...

The most consistent way God speaks is through his written word, the Bible. Consider how he has carefully crafted the Bible over the centuries. Prophecy can come alongside the word and should be in alignment with the word, but it was never meant to...

The women and men who followed Jesus closely, listening as he spoke, witnessed the working out of his kingdom message as he healed, fed, forgave, and brought conviction and hope to a world waiting for the Messiah.

My friend, when I think of all Jesus endured without one word of protest, I feel humbled. I have held grudges for so much less.

We can admit to our children that we don’t, in fact, know everything. The world will continue to spin despite this confession. And this leads the way for introducing our children to the One who does know it all.  

Is there any greater love than to seek the Father on someone else’s behalf?

Let’s make the conscious decision today, to take whatever is on our minds and bring them to God. Here are 15 psalms to read when life hits the fan.

If giving up all food for Lent is too triggering, one might consider abstaining from something other than food. Fasting is not the objective in the first place but is an instrument by which the Christian’s reliance upon God grows deeper, more...

Gratitude is the difference between being contrary and being contagious. Gratitude is the difference between whining and worshipping. Gratitude is the difference between missing God and experiencing God.

My mother used to tell me that when she was raising my siblings and me, she would pray that God would "fill in the gaps" in her parenting. I especially like this prayer because it gives God the ultimate authority over our parenting and asks Him to...

What makes her story one of victory instead of defeat is the fact that her desperation fueled her tenacity, which ignited her faith. And even though we are never told her name, she stands for all time as an example of how we too, can “stop the...

The Bible’s statement that the promises of God are yes and amen challenges us to strengthen our faith in circumstances where our prayers aren’t answered as we had hoped.

The call to “not forsake assembling together” demands that we recognize the importance of the faithful gathering. The truth is, if we wish to draw closer to the Lord, be steadfast and hope, and encourage one another, assembling with the community...

Each time I questioned why God would allow these things to happen and each time, God was there in the midst of those dark days to remind me how faith blossoms in the dark.

A season of spiritual coldness is permitted to grow and infect us. Here are six ways boldness can prevent coldness in the life of every believer: