Life

Six things I have learned about God\'s perfect timing
Six things I have learned about God's perfect timing

Claire Musters on learning to understand God's 'not yet'.

Volunteers unearth one of Britain\'s oldest churches
Volunteers unearth one of Britain's oldest churches

Volunteers have excavated the sixth-century St Piran's church.

Limbless evangelist Nick Vujicic: \'Fear can cripple you more than having no legs\'
Limbless evangelist Nick Vujicic: 'Fear can cripple you more than having no legs'

Nick Vujicic had a word of encouragement for people feeling knocked back in life: don't let fear hold you back. 

Raise a glass for the (un)happy bride and groom
Raise a glass for the (un)happy bride and groom

If you thought you'd had enough of the endless engagement/wedding/anniversary/more anniversary parties, then look away now, because divorce celebrations are the latest phenomenon to hit the US.

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?