Life
Churches called to mark Adoption Sunday
The campaign comes at a time when there is a need for a further 8,100 foster carers to meet the need in the UK. In England.
Heckling Jeff Sessions: Lessons about patience from a pastor's protest
We've recently had to start a new list in our house. It's not my son's letter to Santa, that started back in March. This is a list of 'banned words'.
£10,000 prize for Tonbridge church in Ecclesiastical volunteering competition
Ecclesiastical, the UK's leading church insurer, ran the competition to celebrate the role of church volunteers who devote their time and energy to support their local communities and church.
Seafarers in crisis: How a Christian ministry is dealing with the fallout from piracy and abandonment
Sailors' Society's Crisis Response Network (CRN) provided support to its 100th case this week, with piracy, death at sea and abandonment accounting for almost two-thirds (59 per cent) of those supported.
Churches and Christians urged to pray for the media
The initiative is being promoted by Christians in Media, a UK network and community that supports, encourages and inspires Christians who work in, and with, media.
'Practise hospitality': The gospel witness of a home where people can be real
I've found myself caring a little bit less about the state of my house and a little bit more about the state of my heart.
Bring on the ghouls and zombies: Why I'm embracing Halloween this year
As Maya Angelou said: 'If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.'
Brexit, sex and science: can we challenge the fake news?
Two sides, two views, and who is working to reconcile them and to listen to the other? Who will include the excluded, on either side? And what really is the truth?
Light Parties: Is the church's alternative to Halloween really a good idea?
There is a wisdom in resisting the church's move to seize All Hallows Eve for evangelistic purposes.
The messy business of loving people: Why Bob Goff told me to get a puppy
Two years ago my life was interrupted by an experience of Love I still struggle to explain.
What being pulled over by the police taught me about sin
A few weeks ago, I was pulled over by a police officer. I had my kids in the car and we were late for school. I was in a hurry and there was a car next to me, so I was not able to move over into the car pool lane.
Lead LGBT people to Jesus, not heterosexuality, says ex-lesbian tells Christians
A popular poet and writer who left her lesbian life behind after becoming a Christian is offering some words of advice about how Christians can effectively engage with the LGBT community.
People who abstained from sex until tying the knot have happier marriages, research finds
New research reveals that marriages are quantifiably happier if the couple had fewer sexual partners prior to their wedding day.
What Eugene Peterson taught me about preaching
'Everybody sounded the same in her lectures, all presented as neatly labeled specimens, butterflies on a mounting board on which a decade of dust had settled.'
Angry with God? 3 simple steps to deal with your rage
My anger wasn't red hot and raging. More of a smouldering slow burn, built up over time, corroding my heart and soul, straining our relationship.
Noah and Abraham: Keeping the faith and breaking the rules
Why does the Bible say (Genesis 6:9): 'Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. With G-d walked Noah'?