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A moving new single from Michael W. Smith is out now, with proceeds going towards aid for Ukraine.

The Grammy Award-winning smith released "Cry For Hope" earlier this month with not one, but two different versions.

The song is an instrumental piece with one version being a simple piano and violin duet. Smith also teamed up with the Nashville Recording Orchestra for a full orchestra version.

Each year, thousands of Iranians visit Turkey for the Persian New Year. They can celebrate more freely in Turkey than they can in Iran, where the government closely monitors behaviour.

Bibles for the World takes this opportunity to have conversations with the revellers about Jesus. John Pudaite says, “This year, as we geared up for it, we decided to go in for two consecutive weeks with two different teams and provide scriptures.”

The first thing most people notice when they meet Kechi Okwuchi is her scars.

Okwuchi is just one of two survivors of the devastating Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 plane crash on December 10, 2005, that killed more than one hundred people. Kechi was just sixteen years old when the crash happened.

Afghanistan is entering a critical period. At least four countries — including China and Russia — have established diplomatic ties with the Taliban, even though all refuse to “officially” recognize the 8-month-old government.

According to one security expert, “this is a slow back-door way for nations who don’t care about human rights or seek to exploit Afghan resources to confer more power on the Taliban.”

After being cancelled for two years, Chris Tomlin is thrilled to be praising God with thousands of people, including a special Easter message from Max Lucado on Good Friday. 

Previously called Good Friday Nashville, Tomlin and Lucado are running praise and worship with a sermon at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, calling this one Good Friday Worldwide. This is because, while the two will be performing live in person, the event will also be live streamed over Facebook for anyone around the world to take in. 

Well-known evangelist Franklin Graham is headed to Ukraine to give an Easter message this weekend, encouraging believers to pray.

"I'll be going back to Ukraine to preach an Easter message that will air on @FoxNews Easter Sunday, April 17, at 12 PM ET," says Graham on Twitter. 

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), since Russia invaded Ukraine roughly two months ago nearly 1,800 civilian deaths and left more than 2,400 were injured from bombs and fighting.

In 2009, Adam Davis raised his right hand and swore an oath to serve his community as a law enforcement officer.

He started as a night shift patrol and worked his way to day patrol. From there he worked in homicide, criminal investigations and hostage negotiations. 

After seeing a crisis in the making, Dr. Robert Petterson knew something needed to be done.

Recognizing that a large amount of Millennials, Gen Z’s and younger are disconnected from a growing Christian faith, Dr. Robert Petterson has founded a new ministry to help grandparents of faith, most of whom are not technology savvy, reach their digital native grandchildren with the Gospel message and biblical values.

Lighting up the CCM scene back in the early 2000s, Rachael Lampa is releasing music once more and collaborating with Christian legend Tobymac. 

Lampa's new single 'Perfectly Loved' features harmonies with her longtime friend, Tobymac. It was released on April 8.

"Proud to be a guest on this with my longtime friend @rachaellampa ," says Tobymac on Instagram. "She’s a LEGIT vocalist/artist but more importantly an absolutely LEGIT person. The song is so special. Thanks for having me, it’s truly an honor!"

A Hollywood star says he had the divine inspiration to turn the real-life redemption story of a priest into a film. 

Father Stu is being released on Wednesday, April 13. Trying to stay true to the real-life character of Father Stuart Long, Mark Wahlberg, who plays the lead, kept in the gritty aspects of the boxer turned priest's life, including profanity. This gives the movie an R rating. 

This was a passion project for Wahlberg and when the funds to finish it wasn't there, he used his own money to help.