Life

• Fresh eyes on Jesus' parables: 'Hello, Turkey'

  Let's flip our minds upside down, shake out the old teaching, and ask the Holy Spirit to help us discover something new.

• I'm an intersex Christian – and it's time the church listened to me

  When I was born, my parents had never heard of children being born intersex and unsurprisingly they struggled to come to terms with my birth.

• There's no gospel without God's justice

  'This is the role of the church: to free people,' Dr King said.

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  New Church of England strategy to encourage more parents to pray at home with their children

  The Church of England is launching new resources to help parents nurture the faith of their children, starting with prayer.

• In-tension-al faith: Death or resurrection, which is more important?

  For most of us would-be followers of Jesus, it is so hard to give due weight to both, to live in the light of both Christ's death and his resurrection.

• God's Providence: Can we stack the odds in our favour?

  'May the odds be ever in your favour.' These words have become part of an entire generation's vocabulary.

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  Videos have taken the place of Jesus in the lives of some Christians, says John Piper

  The pastor and 'Desiring God' founder said video games had 're-throned' Jesus for some Christians

• Should Christians be #minimalist? What we can learn from Marie Kondo – and St Augustine

  This trend towards having less is a rare point of intersection between living a Christian life and being cool.

• Elijah and the prophets of Baal: A lesson in doing the right thing

  'How long will you skip between two stools'? Elijah asks. 'Make up your mind: come to a decision.'

• What's the point of men's ministry – and why do some people object to it?

  Stronger objections can range from polite but forthright protest to full-on sabotage.

• What the Sermon of the Year can do for preachers – and the church

  The Sermon of the Year event is run by Preach Magazine and London School of Theology, and it's aimed at encouraging and celebrating the art of preaching.

• What does it mean to hear God's call – and follow it?

  Imagine how profoundly different our streets, communities, schools and workplaces would be if each of us said, 'Here I am! Send me!' to God.

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  Is being rich carnal?

  Recently, I started a business. But I felt guilty about wanting to earn more money.

• 'Older sperm' produce healthier offspring

  We found that selecting the longer-lived sperm in the ejaculate of zebrafish results in offspring that live longer and have more offspring compared with their siblings sired by the shorter-lived sperm from the same ejaculate.

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  Church should not treat divorcees like 'modern-day lepers', says pastor

  Around two in five marriages in the US end in divorce and Christians are sadly not immune to relationship breakdown.