Life

Alien cover-up? NASA cuts live feed from space showing horseshoe-shaped UFO
The space agency is receiving criticisms from conspiracy theorists after a live feed from the International Space Station (ISS) was cut off just as an unidentified flying object (UFO) was seen in the video.

3 practical tips to improving your apologies
Many of us can mess up when it comes to saying sorry. So what are the key ingredients to making a good apology?

Queen at 90: 3 things we can learn from Queen Elizabeth about ageing gracefully
As a monarch and Supreme Governor of the Church of England for more than 63 years, there's much that we can learn from Queen Elizabeth II about leadership, from how to encourage people in difficult times to the importance of exercising restraint. But as a Christian whose faith has been a great source of comfort and inspiration throughout her life, what can we learn from the Queen about ageing gracefully and faithfully?

Three things you think will make you happier (but don't always)
Money, success and romantic love often top the lists of things we think will make us happy. But how right are we to think that they will?

The prayer that might help your productivity: 'God, order my day'
We can live in step with God whatever we are doing and wherever we are, writes Claire Musters

Struggle with cynicism? 3 steps to help you be more positive
Cynicism is a barrier both to our unconditional, Christ-imitating love of others and and also our own growth as disciples, says Martin Saunders.

No evolution? Ancient lizards preserved in amber support Creationism, say Christian scientists
A study published last month in the journal "Science Advances" details the "extraordinary preservation" of lizard specimens enclosed in amber, believed to be dating back 99 million years ago.

How to become a great person, according to Jesus
Jesus is quite clear what true greatness is, and about how to become great. And it is radically counter-cultural.

Dinosaurs headed for extinction even before killer asteroid struck Earth millions of years ago, scientists say
Most of us tend to think that a huge asteroid that hit Earth spelled doom for dinosaurs that used to walk on our planet. Don't blame the space rock too quickly, however. A new study recently revealed that these reptiles were on their way to extinction even before the asteroid struck Earth.

Does it matter if I don't feel love for God?
Mark Woods looks at how our emotions reflect and shape our relationship with God.

Evangelicals scoff at Donald Trump for saying his favourite Bible verse is 'eye for an eye'
Members of the Evangelical community are once again shaking their heads in disapproval after Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump revealed that his favourite Bible verse is "an eye for an eye" from the Old Testament.

9 out of 10 Americans turn to prayer for healing themselves and others, new study shows
Nine out of 10 Americans have turned to God to pray for their own healing and for the healing of other people including their loved ones at some point in their lives, according to a new study.

Why we never grow out of the gospel
If you're like me and most Christians, you probably spent a majority of your life thinking that the gospel was just for non-Christians who needed to hear the message of God to be saved and not for existing Christians who already are saved.

What does the Bible have to say about taking risks?
Life is full of risks, and missing the opportunity to take some -- probably even most -- of them could lead to much regret in the end. What does God say about risk and how does He exemplify for us how to deal with and respond to risks?

Knowing what God values and how this changes our life
It was Albert Einstein who once said, "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." Values are a set of beliefs, priorities or views that we find most important in our lives, thus affecting the way we act and make decisions.

God did not call pastors or any of us to build churches
In our local churches, whose job is it to bring growth? Is it the pastor's job? Or could it be the role of the deacons? Should the congregations build the church? The answer: It's the job of none of us.