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What does the Bible say about slavery? If you read the "Slave Bible," it only has affirming things to say about it.

After a sudden and brief illness, progressive author Rachel Held Evans died. She leaves behind a husband and two small children, plus countless people who have been touched by her work. 

Thanks to a new rule from the Health and Human Services department, health care workers now have the right to refuse certain kinds of care to patients if the care such as abortions and gender reassignment surgery, if such care goes against their religious beliefs.

Teenagers Tyler Smith and Heather Brown, who attend Christ’s Church Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, were swimming at Vilano Beach when they got pulled out to sea by a riptide. The stranded teens grew increasingly weaker when they prayed to God and a boat named the “Amen” came to their rescue.

Many call Warren Wiersbe the "pastor's pastor," but his grandson, Dan Jacobson, likes to think of him as a bridge builder. During his lifetime, Wiersbe served the evangelical church in so many different capacities, he was a real servant of the Kingdom of God.

Pentecostal churches in Uganda are preparing to fight a proposed government policy that would require pastors to have a theological degree.

Baldwin Wallace University and Ohio Wesleyan University are among the UMC entities that are not happy with the Traditional Plan, which requires churches to adhere to a traditional view of marriage between a man and woman. The schools are threatening to cut ties with the UMC.

The reconciliation needed in the wake of the Bill Hybels accusations has not yet taken place, says First Baptist Church of Athens, Texas. The church, which has been a member of the Willow Creek Association for 23 years, has written a public apology and has called on “everyone” to sign it.