Life

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  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

  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

  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

  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.

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  Former lesbian says she's worried about Christian view of sexuality being called 'hate speech'

  A former lesbian who's now a pastor's wife says the pastor who helped change her worldview would be accused of "hate speech" today.

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  How the early Christians were cured of boasting

  It is a sad condition of our fallen hearts that when we see God's goodness to others, so often instead of rejoicing with them and praising God, we become envious, antagonistic to their happiness, and discontent with our own situation.

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  You are what you worship

  The word Worship is derived from the Old English 'weorþscipe', meaning worship, honour shown to an object, which has been etymologised as "worthiness or worth-ship"—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.

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  How does your faith compare to your expectations?

  Does the voice in your head sound something like: "I expect God to answer me right away"; "I expect God to tell me what I am supposed to do right now"; "I expect to know all the answers"; "I expect to be better at this"?

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  Christian parents told they couldn't get pregnant say miracle baby was answered prayers

  A Christian couple who were told they would not be able to have children are crediting prayers for their miracle baby.

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  Eating a Mediterranean diet can lower risk of depression, say researchers

  Eating a Mediterranean diet could significantly improve mental health, researchers at University College, London have found.

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  Teenager lost at sea for 49 days read his Bible and prayed as he struggled to survive

  A teenager who spent 49 days adrift at sea was at the point of suicide when he decided instead to turn to his Bible and pray.

• What a 19th-century moral failure tells us about the future of missions

  The Bristol Baptist College building in the mid-80s, when I trained for ministry there, had a rather remarkable feature.

• Is silence the most natural response to God?

  As a parish priest I find the whole structure of our worship service tends to back up the talking model.

• 4 steps to forgiving others

  All of us find ourselves needing to forgive from time to time, but how do we carry out Christ's command to let go of that anger and forgive from our hearts?

• 6 steps to hear God when life is busy

  Growing up in a big family means the noise of laughter and playing don't bother me. What does bother me is the noise of a busy life.