• New Year's Day: Billy Graham Shares Words of Encouragement for 2018, Answers 'Where Was God in 2017?'

  Ahead of the New Year, famed evangelist Billy Graham offered words of encouragement for those who endured a difficult 2017 and said that while God allows hard times to come, He provides eternal hope through His son.

  

• New Year's Day: Ten Best Bible Verses to Welcome 2018

  As we approach the forthcoming year, let's remember to look to God's Word for direction, instruction, and encouragement. Here are ten Bible verses to us to reflect on as we say goodbye to 2017 and welcome in 2018.

  

• Teen Sisters in Laos Beaten, Tied Up by Family for Converting to Christianity: 'We Want to Obey Jesus'

  Two teenage sisters in Laos who converted from animism to Christianity have shared how their family members, angered by their conversion, beat them, tied them up, locked them out of the house, and left them there for four days -- but their faith remains unshaken.

  

• Paula White Praises Trump for 'Putting Christ Back in Christmas; Prayer Back in White House'

  Paula White Cain, spiritual adviser to Donald Trump, has praised the president for putting "Christ back in Christmas" and "prayer back in the White House."

• Muslims Attack Coptic Christian Church in Egypt; Destroy Sacred Objects and Assault Worshippers

  Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators assaulted a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo, calling for it to be demolished, wrecking sacred objects and attacking worshippers.