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Sexual assault linked to higher rates of infertility in women
Sexual assault linked to higher rates of infertility in women

Women who have experienced sexual assault may be more likely to suffer from infertility, a new study has found.

The Word on depression: Three Bible passages
The Word on depression: Three Bible passages

One of the most commonly stated reasons people with mental health issues struggle with church is the relentlessly upbeat tone from the pulpit and the song sheet.

'And G-d saw that it was good': In a world defined by science, what does creation mean?
'And G-d saw that it was good': In a world defined by science, what does creation mean?

Whatever the counter-arguments by the world's thinkers, as a swimmer and music-maker Mandy knew that the key to life is immersion.

Why the lows are just as important as the highs
Why the lows are just as important as the highs

Without a little conflict, life would get pretty boring

What is a godly response to the pain of rejection?
What is a godly response to the pain of rejection?

I've been blessed to receive many invitations throughout my years but there have been times when I have felt rejected and left out, confused about who really are my true friends.

Preaching and mental health: Do you know who you're talking to?
Preaching and mental health: Do you know who you're talking to?

On any given Sunday, there will be people with many different stories sat in front of us.

Human sexuality: What does the science say?
Human sexuality: What does the science say?

It is important that when we think about the ethics of same-sex relationships we are thinking in a way that is informed rather than uninformed.

Petrol-head priest appointed as artist-in-residence to Aston Martin
Petrol-head priest appointed as artist-in-residence to Aston Martin

An Anglican priest, artist and classic car fan has landed a dream job combining all his enthusiasms.

'No significant change': Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford and America's lost art of listening
'No significant change': Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford and America's lost art of listening

It makes me want to scream, like an impatient four-year-old with a lot to say: 'ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!?!'

After the cross: Reconciliatory mediation, the continuing work of Christ
After the cross: Reconciliatory mediation, the continuing work of Christ

We can focus so much on what Jesus once did for us that we forget who he still is for us.

The narrow way: How phone control has become an essential spiritual discipline
The narrow way: How phone control has become an essential spiritual discipline

In many ways our whole lives are on our phones these days. We don't just make calls and send texts, we organise life on our phone.

Why supporters of marriage should welcome plans for no-fault divorce
Why supporters of marriage should welcome plans for no-fault divorce

The proposal to remove fault-based divorce meets with near universal approval from the legal profession, and also from us at Marriage Foundation.

Happy marriages linked to longer life span
Happy marriages linked to longer life span

A recent study has found that people in happy marriages have a higher chance of living longer.

We believe in miracles, Brits say
We believe in miracles, Brits say

Most UK adults believe in miracles, according to a survey for the BBC – though they are not as convinced of the reality of Jesus' miracles.

The work of the people: What the Ryder Cup is teaching me about leading a church
The work of the people: What the Ryder Cup is teaching me about leading a church

Sheer Europhilism aside, I have been struck by the way the last three days of golf have stirred my soul.

Church leaders need to move over: it's time to pass the baton to the young
Church leaders need to move over: it's time to pass the baton to the young

The more I think about it, the more I want people like my daughter in Christian leadership – and I think that they could do it now.