Life
Joyce Meyer on facing the truth that matters most
God showed me what it was like to live with me...and I cried for two days. It was so hard!
Amoris Laetitia: Why can't divorced and remarried Catholics receive the Eucharist and other questions you may have about Communion after Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation
There was much speculation that Pope Francis would directly address the question of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholic couples in his apostolic exhortation today, but the reference to it was limited and open to interpretation. For many Catholics, the Pope's statement will raise more questions that it answers. And for non-Catholics, the release of the Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of Love")and the significance of the whole Communion question is likely to leave them feeling puzzled too.
Christian girl from Pakistan keeps faith in Jesus despite hellish experience under ISIS captivity
Were if not for her strong and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, this 15-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan says she would not be alive today to describe the hellish experience she underwent as a captive of the Islamic State (ISIS).
What being an actor has taught me about self-examination and living right for God
Actors spend spend hours, weeks and even months preparing to play a fictitious person, but what would it be like if we spent some small amount of time on the real life we live every day?
Like Lazarus: 'Lifeless' boy hit by truck comes back to life, injuries quickly heal in California miracle
Pastor Eric Angeles said he heard himself saying, "Llame el nombre de Jesus" over the boy â even though he didn't know how to speak Spanish
Why God didn't call the second day of creation 'good'
Looking at all the other days of creation, God ended each by calling all He had made good. But on the second day why was this declaration missing?
When spiritual gifts become a stumbling block
God has infilled us with His Spirit and enabled us with gifts to carry out His will for our lives. We receive these gifts as a means to build up others and ourselves. But did you know that spiritual gifts can be a stumbling block as well?
Should I study the Bible in original Hebrew and Greek?
Many people who move in the gifts of teaching, exhortation and knowledge love to read the Bible for all its worth and get excited about the careful study of the Bible in its original language. Should everyone follow and read the Bible the same way?
Archbishop of Canterbury discovers his real father was Sir Winston Churchill's private secretary
"This comes as a complete surprise," he said. But he also said it changed nothing. "I find who I am in Jesus Christ, not in genetics, and my identity in him never changes,"
9 Bible verses to help you when you don't feel like praising
Singing is sometimes the last thing we feel like doing but it can also be the antidote to our sorrows
From covert to overt: 16 acts of kindness you can do every day
Whether you want it to be known that you're responsible for a good deed so that it may encourage others to witness Christ's love for them or would rather remain anonymous (Matthew 6:3-4: "But when you do give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret.), these ideas will help you incorporate kindness into your everyday.
Do you speak 'Christianese'? 'Prayed up', 'love offering' and other commonly used Christian terms explained
Some of the terms that Christians use on a daily basis can prove impossible for non-Christians to understand, and can leave them feeling excluded from conversations about God and confused about Christianity. Because language shouldn't be a barrier to sharing your beliefs Acts 2:1-13, here are the meanings behind some commonly used Christian terms.
Finding it hard to say yes to God? 5 things to help you get back on track
If you want God to use you, you need to ask yourself: "Have I made space in my life for God?"
Amoris Laetitia: 10 key quotes on marriage and the family from Pope Francis
Pope Francis has produced an insightful and inspirational document that calls Christians to realise the depths of the riches possible in marriage and family life.
Signs and miracles can change lives but not if we are still indulging in these sinful behaviours
There is a school of thought going around the body of Christ today suggesting that seeing signs and wonders is a sure way of saving, converting and transforming the lives of skeptics and unbelievers. There is countless evidence, however, showing that miracles are not a surefire way to bring about change.
5 unhealthy ways we idolize our pastors
The biggest mistake when it comes to spotting idolatry is thinking that we cannot idolize good things. In fact, everything that man idolizes is something that is perceived to be good.