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Photo-essay: Photographer captures a year in the life of a parish priest, and reconnects with his own faith
Photo-essay: Photographer captures a year in the life of a parish priest, and reconnects with his own faith

A photographer who spent a year shadowing and documenting the life of a local parish priest in South London reconnected with his own faith as a result.

Ancient documents reveal the \'incorrigible\' abbot and other pestilences of medieval Christian England
Ancient documents reveal the 'incorrigible' abbot and other pestilences of medieval Christian England

More than 10,000 individual handwritten parchment folios that belonged to the Archbishops of York between 1225 and 1650 have been digitally scanned and put online in the York Registers.

How can I let God fight for me without getting lazy?
How can I let God fight for me without getting lazy?

It's been said that we are to trust God and let Him fight our battles for us, but how do we do that but not stay complacent?

3 foolish things God did not tell us to do to our enemies
3 foolish things God did not tell us to do to our enemies

What does it mean to "love our enemies?" Does that mean we have to build relationships and ties with them? Be generous toward them?

5 practical ways to honor God with your time
5 practical ways to honor God with your time

Everyone is different in many ways, but one thing that we all people have in common is that we all have 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week and 365 days in a year.

Is God racist?
Is God racist?

One of the formal attacks made by agnostics against the Bible and God is regarding the theme of perceived racism which many anti-Christianity people think is present in the religion.

12 signs that you\'re becoming a pharisee
12 signs that you're becoming a pharisee

Every Christian at some point or another has fallen into a certain level of moralism. The moment you start thinking that you're not prone to "pharisee-ism" is probably the moment that you are starting to fall into the trap.

Three questions to ask when God seems silent
Three questions to ask when God seems silent

While we may celebrate in times of answered prayer, sooner or later we must face an opposite truth: sometimes God is silent too.

6 Bible verses on spiritual renewal for Christians
6 Bible verses on spiritual renewal for Christians

As we approach a new year, our minds tend to turn to fresh starts. But we don't have to wait for a new year, new month or even a new day to affect change, experience change in our lives and leave our old ways and bad habits behind. One of the benefits of accepting Jesus as our saviour is the promise of spiritual renewal.

Not the biggest Justin Bieber fan? Here\'s something you\'ll agree with him on
Not the biggest Justin Bieber fan? Here's something you'll agree with him on

As Justin Bieber celebrates his 22nd birthday today, we take a look back at the warning he issued to his fans in a recent interview with a UK newspaper. You might not agree with Bieber on a whole host of things but you'd be hard pressed to argue against him when he says...

Man miraculously survives direct lightning strike after wife, passersby offer prayers
Man miraculously survives direct lightning strike after wife, passersby offer prayers

A miracle happened along a road in South Africa recently when a man who went down after being directly struck by lightning "came back by the grace of God."

4 Christian movies to watch during Lent
4 Christian movies to watch during Lent

If your Christian denomination does not celebrate the Lenten season, it doesn't mean we cannot take the time to reflect on the wonderful finished work of Christ.

Noah\'s Ark: After the storm, why did God use a rainbow as a sign?
Noah's Ark: After the storm, why did God use a rainbow as a sign?

The story of Noah's Ark is one of the best-known in the Old Testament.

Does time really heal all wounds?
Does time really heal all wounds?

For those who have lost loved ones to the sting of death, people may have told you that time heals all wounds. Time is a factor in the healing process, but there is so much more to that.

When is Easter 2016? Good Friday and Easter Sunday dates for this year
When is Easter 2016? Good Friday and Easter Sunday dates for this year

Easter – the light at the end of the long-Lenten-tunnel – is fast approaching. Flo Taylor goes back to basics to examine the festival at the heart of the Christian faith.

3 values that should never be replaced by doctrinal accuracy
3 values that should never be replaced by doctrinal accuracy

Doctrine is defined as a set of beliefs held and taught by a group of people. Our doctrine is what holds us together and helps us teach, rebuke and edify one another.