Life

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  Only a handful of British Christians believe God is female

  Ariana Grande might be sure that God is a woman, if her recent hit is anything to go by, but new research reveals most British Christians are less persuaded about that.

• Francis Chan: Don't make Christian leaders into targets

  Nowadays, people are eager to fight. Many are on edge, waiting for anyone to misspeak so they can pounce.

• 'Lightbulb moments' promised for visitors to Christian Resources Exhibition

  Visitors to the Christian Resources Exhibition next month have been promised 'lightbulb moments', with exhibitors displaying everything from computers to clergy clothing, musical instruments to motorcycle funerals.

• Priest wants 'decency tax' on brides who wear low-cut dresses

  What, nowadays, is appropriate bridal wear for weddings? One Italian priest has been scandalised by what he thinks is a trend towards plunging necklines.

• Travelling Solo: What God has taught me through bereavement and widowhood

  I was leaving both the place and the memories and setting out alone, newly widowed, on an unexpected journey in search of a new life.

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  Young son of pastor who committed suicide asked his mother why daddy didn't say goodbye

  The three sons of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, have been left 'incredibly heartbroken' by his suicide, says his widow Kayla Stoecklein.

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  The real meaning of 'On Earth as it is in Heaven'

  We're all familiar with the words of Jesus when He instructed us to pray, "Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). But what exactly did He mean?

• It's back to work after the holidays. Who is in control of my life?

  The things we think and say influence and shape things for us and around us.

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  Even churches are at risk of being too cliquey

  It's the statements going around in young adult churches lately that break my heart. 'I've tried to make friends, but these people are just so cliquey', 'I went there but I didn't feel welcomed', 'I hate it when the church service finishes because I have no one to talk to'.

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  Why God doesn't want you to quit so easily

  We owe it to the people around us to not quit. We owe it to the God who called us to make a difference in the world. We owe it to ourselves.

• Could Lewis Pugh's ancestry provide a clue to his epic swimming achievement?

  It's another awesome achievement by someone who has already dropped jaws around the world for his astonishing feats of physical prowess.

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  Wife of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein says she's 'heartbroken' after his suicide

  'Please pray for me and the boys. I don't know how I am going to face this, I am completely heartbroken, lost, and empty,' she wrote on her Instagram

• I'm not 'broken', thanks – I'm just an ordinary sinner

  'Brokenness' is a word used almost always in Christian circles, and always approvingly.

• A pastor's suicide should be a wake-up call about mental health and ministry

  There is another part of me that asks why it should be more shocking for a pastor to take his own life than anyone else.

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  How negative thinking changes our brain for the worse - and what we can do to fix it

  Only think bad things about yourself? Dr Phil explains the six simple steps we can take to fix our negative internal dialogue