Life

Reflection: Who or what shapes YOUR life?
Reflection: Who or what shapes YOUR life?

David Baker asks what we are influenced by.

Barbara Brown Taylor on experiencing light in the darkness: \'The places I least want to go are the richest places\'
Barbara Brown Taylor on experiencing light in the darkness: 'The places I least want to go are the richest places'

Episcopal priest and author Barbara Brown Taylor sat down with Oprah Winfrey for Super Soul Sunday to talk about her new book, 'Learning to Walk in the Dark'.

Eric Metaxas on miracles: 'It's God speaking to us through a sign to point us back to himself'

Eric Metaxas is tackling the big question of miracles in his latest book, what they look like and whether they are compatible with science.

Sarah Abell: How to end a friendship
Sarah Abell: How to end a friendship

Sarah Abell on how to navigate the tricky terrain of friendships ending.

10 of the best (or worst) Christian bumper stickers
10 of the best (or worst) Christian bumper stickers

Carey Lodge unearths some examples of Christian theology at its most baffling.

Deepak Chopra: \'A personal God shouldn\'t be seen as human\'
Deepak Chopra: 'A personal God shouldn't be seen as human'

Deepak Chopra: 'God doesn't care what you do'

Are you God's friend?

Could it be that God has lots of children in the church today, but not many friends? Claire Musters reflects.

Stephen King: Believing in God \'makes things better\' and gives you a \'source of strength\'
Stephen King: Believing in God 'makes things better' and gives you a 'source of strength'

He's made a career out of writing books designed to give readers a fright, but Stephen King says that while he believes in the existence of evil, he's not convinced it's an external force out to destroy us.

Rob Bell wants people to see \'the more that is going on around you all the time\' in new e-course collaboration with Oprah Winfrey
Rob Bell wants people to see 'the more that is going on around you all the time' in new e-course collaboration with Oprah Winfrey

Rob Bell's new on-demand e-course on joy launches on the Oprah Winfrey website on November 2.

Reflection: An \'A to Z\' (via XXX) of temptation
Reflection: An 'A to Z' (via XXX) of temptation

Temptation comes to us all, writes David Baker. Do we take it seriously enough?

How to be a great boss (if you are one)
How to be a great boss (if you are one)

Integrity and authenticity are the key, writes Sarah Abell.

Five reasons to trust the Gospels
Five reasons to trust the Gospels

How do we know to believe the Gospel accounts? How do we know they weren't made up, or altered centuries after the events they record?

Krish Kandiah: Why I\'ve changed my mind about Halloween
Krish Kandiah: Why I've changed my mind about Halloween

In the past, Krish Kandiah has always abstained from Halloween. He explains why this year he plans to do things differently.

Krish Kandiah: The power of remembrance
Krish Kandiah: The power of remembrance

Music and memory are intimately connected, writes Krish Kandiah. Can music help us honour the dead?

Power in the Name. 10 great 90s worship songs we must bring back
Power in the Name. 10 great 90s worship songs we must bring back

Ever feel nostalgic for Christian culture of the 90s? Join Martin Saunders on a trip down memory lane.

Mother who lost her parents and 3 children in fire keeps in faith: 'God would never, ever hurt children'

Madonna Badger suffered the unthinkable when a fire tore through her home in the early hours of Christmas morning 2011.