Life
The lessons in faith I learned from my baby
It is a brand new year and I have been reflecting on what I learned the past year. Interestingly, because I had been staying home to look after my little one, I had learned a lot from him.
Make time for a Soul Journey this Lent
For many Christians, Lent offers an invitation into an extended period of reflection, an opportunity to re-calibrate our lives and align ourselves more fully to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Find the most compatible person or be one?
The down side to seeking total compatibility is that in the end, no one is!
Pastor who came back to life after being dead for 15 minutes credits prayer
A pastor in the UK who miraculously came back to life after being dead for 15 minutes has credited the "power of prayer" and "divine providence" for saving him.
Golden moments among the mess
Have you ever had an idea of how something is going to go and then reality happens, and it all goes quite differently? Whilst this happens at any stage of your life, I think it is especially true when you have small children.
I'm giving you one last chance God
Outwardly I was making my way through life "okay," but the internal gears were grinding hard.
How I became the rich fool
We want to be wealthy, yet so many of us fall into the same trap of the rich fool in Jesus' Parable of the Rich Fool found in Luke chapter 12.
Cat owners are less likely to go to church - study
The furry felines that have a reputation for living on their own terms were more likely to be the pet of choice for atheists, the study of 2,000 Americans found.
Should Christians make New Year's resolutions?
We tend to think of making new year's resolutions as a secular practice and yet it pops up in some form or other throughout the church's history.
The books you should not leave off your 2020 reading list
Christian Today's contributors and advisers share their favourite reads from the last year.
All year resolutions
I don't think I would call myself a full on New Year's resolution kind of person, but I sure like to see a checklist or have some ideas of what I would like accomplished in the next year.
Decking the halls of history: the origins of Christmas decorations
The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than Christmas itself.
How to take the stress out of Christmas
Some years ago, as we approached Christmas, my husband was having chemotherapy treatment. We decided to celebrate Christmas as simply as possible.
Why it's OK for kids to believe in Santa
Many children today know Santa Claus as that jolly man in red who delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve. But the legend of Santa stretches back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
How not to overeat this Christmas â according to science
Research suggests that not only do people put on weight more quickly during the festive season but that those pounds can be tricky to shift.
Parents should encourage their kids to believe in God even if they don't, psychologist recommends
A decline in religion is a factor in the prevalence of depression and anxiety among children, believes psychoanalyst and parenting coach Erica Komisar.