Life
Hannah: How the prophet Samuel's mother is a model for parents today
The task of parenting our children well can seem overwhelming at times.
What the hill climbs of the Tour de France tell us about discipleship
The Tour is a race for the fit and the fierce. People have died going up and coming down, injuries are frequent and at the end, the prize is a place in sporting history.
Lessons from Peter: How to make young people into disciples
Simply saying 'yes' to Jesus does not then lead, naturally, in to discipleship just happening.
Cutting costs and easing the financial strain
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Reading around: 4 Bible verses Christians take out of context
'A text without a context is a pretext.' It's good advice, but it's surprising how often Christians ignore it.
Thomas à Kempis: 11 quotes from a great spiritual writer
Today is the feast day of Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471) in the Episcopal Church's calendar.
Risky with love: Rethinking the parable of the talents
The parable seems to imply that what God values above all is striving and will reward those who maximise what they have been given for the simple reason that more is better.
Good news in the news: 3 stories with a gospel message
There are good things happening across the world and they should be talked about and celebrated.
11-year-old genius who's already finished college says he wants to use science to prove God exists
An 11-year-old boy genius, who on Saturday graduated from St. Petersburg College in Florida just two years after finishing high school, said he wants to become an astrophysicist and prove that God exists.
Can the Google Ghost predict the Second Coming?
During the few years of its existence, the world has grown used to using Google to find out the answer to almost everything.
Modern marriage: Is it Mission Impossible?
We glowered at each other, frustrated. The silence hung awkwardly. We were stuck and didn't know how to move forward.
Godly complaining: What the Bible teaches about how to find fault
Someone muted me on Facebook a while ago. Apparently I was 'complaining' too much.
Why is Generation Z more open to faith? They don't have the church baggage
Young people in the UK are more open to faith because they don't have the preconceptions about church that their elders do.
From Adam to Apocalypse: How making the Bible shorter might encourage more people to read it
The Bible is full of dramatic stories that have made it the world's bestselling book. But whoever has time to read it all from cover to cover?
Christians and the cult of busyness: Why we need to learn to do less
The busier a Christian is, the closer to God they are. But is this true?
True holiness: Why it's not about keeping the rules
Talk of holiness can easily make us feel inadequate, a measure of how far we've fallen short, a reminder of how much further we have to go.