Life
Seven ways to broach a hard conversation with a friend
So there's something you've noticed in a friend's life â whether it's an unhelpful attitude, unchecked habit or unhealthy fixation â and you think it's time you talked it over with them. How do you go about it without causing unnecessary offence?
Muslim woman who converted to Christianity says: The love of God overwhelmed me
Rifqa Bary made the news back in 2009 when she ran away from her Muslim family, saying that her family had threatened to kill her for converting to Christianity. Now, the Ohio woman is sharing her inspiring story in the new book called "Hiding in the Light," in which she says that God's love touched her "in such a way where I had to give myself and I couldn't hold back and I had to leave."
Can you learn to see yourself as God sees you?
Imagine if your self-esteem wasn't dependent on what others thought, but on the knowledge of your identity in Christ.
'He carried me when I was unable to walk' â Minister shares moving testimony as she tells church she is HIV positive
A church minister from Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, chose to tell her congregation that she is HIV positive in a moving video using cardboard signs.
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
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
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
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
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'
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
If the statistics to be believed, then people are leaving the Church in their droves.
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
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
Your faith doesn't have to go pear-shaped when life hands you lemons.
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
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)