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Quarterback makes good on promise to take friend with down syndrome to the prom
Quarterback makes good on promise to take friend with down syndrome to the prom

Ben Moser made Mary Lapkowicz a promise when they were kids that he would take her to prom.

Church: God\'s design for caring community
Church: God's design for caring community

The more varied a church is, the more it is a wonderful picture of God's grace and design says Claire Musters.

Bully apologises to schoolmate 20 years later; finally makes peace via Facebook message
Bully apologises to schoolmate 20 years later; finally makes peace via Facebook message

A man who was bullied in junior high recently made peace with his bully after the latter reached out to him through Facebook to apologise for his misdeeds some 20 years ago.

80-year-old artist publishes hand-illustrated Bible
80-year-old artist publishes hand-illustrated Bible

An 80-year-old artist has painstakingly completed a handwritten and hand-illustrated Bible after a decade of devoting himself to the work.

Seven things you say about yourself you wouldn\'t dream of saying about anyone else
Seven things you say about yourself you wouldn't dream of saying about anyone else

We all tell ourselves things that we wouldn't even think about others, says Lucinda Borkett-Jones.

\'Many women in Church have had an abortion but it\'s the last place they can talk about it\'
'Many women in Church have had an abortion but it's the last place they can talk about it'

Just because we don't talk about it, doesn't mean that abortion isn't something that affects Christian women.

What not to do when someone you know is thinking of leaving the Church
What not to do when someone you know is thinking of leaving the Church

If the statistics to be believed, then people are leaving the Church in their droves.

Teen claims to have met Jesus after losing heartbeat
Teen claims to have met Jesus after losing heartbeat

A US teenager claims that he met Jesus after collapsing and losing consciousness on his 17th birthday.

The curse of false guilt and how to break it
The curse of false guilt and how to break it

We need to accept God's grace and forgiveness in order to let go of our guilt, Patrick Regen writes.

How to cope when life doesn\'t work out as you planned
How to cope when life doesn't work out as you planned

Your faith doesn't have to go pear-shaped when life hands you lemons.

Seven pastors who have officiated celebrity weddings
Seven pastors who have officiated celebrity weddings

With news that HTB's Nicky Gumbel will be presiding over ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's wedding today, we've put together a list of pastors who have officiated celebrity weddings of days gone by.

7 Bible verses for grief and mourning that will comfort you
7 Bible verses for grief and mourning that will comfort you

The Bible says that there is a time and seasons for everything - a time to be born and a time to die... a time to weep and a time to life... a time to mourn and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3)

What kills intimacy in marriage? Smartphones, romance novels and not wearing your wedding ring, suggests one expert
What kills intimacy in marriage? Smartphones, romance novels and not wearing your wedding ring, suggests one expert

XXX Church, a website dedicated to helping people deal with their porn and sex addiction has just shared its list of "intimacy killers" in marriage, and urged people to do their best to avoid these or get rid of them.

King James \'She Bible\' worth £50k found in village church
King James 'She Bible' worth £50k found in village church

A King James "She Bible" dating from 1611 and worth £50,000 has been discovered in a village church in Lancashire.

Why doesn\'t the Holy Spirit do anything to me?
Why doesn't the Holy Spirit do anything to me?

When everyone else is slain in the spirit and you're standing there with your hands in your pockets...

Deserts are getting bigger, which means people are going hungrier
Deserts are getting bigger, which means people are going hungrier

The climate is changing, which means deserts are growing, which means food supplies are shrinking, which means people are going hungry. It's simple really, says Lucinda Borkett-Jones.