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12 ways on how you can become a blessing to people in your workplace
Sometimes it can feel like your office is void of the blessing and presence of God, but you can be a light in your office.

How pride destroys marriage and why humility matters
Humility in marriage is important. Just as Jesus Christ showed the utmost humility and selflessness when He expressed His love for the church, we too as spouses should grow in the area of humility and selflessness.

Iraq's minorities 'on verge of disappearance' say rights groups
Iraq's Christian population, which before 2003 numbered as many as 1.4 million, is now under 250,000, according to a report by MRG and other rights organisations.

5 ways leaders can get spectators involved in church and other projects
People can and will get more involved in a project if given the right motivation. It falls on you as a leader to compel them into action. Here are five ways that you can get more spectators involved.

God wants you to be fruitful, not busy
Being busy puts you in a spot where you are overwhelmed and often to the point of exhaustion and anxiety. That's not God's plan for you.

7 scriptures that point to God's sanctification process in us
Here are seven scriptures that teach us about God's process of sanctifying us and progressively changing us from glory to glory.

Jesus-centred marriage: 3 things husbands can learn from Adam and Eve's differences
There are some things that husbands can learn from the first couple that God brought together.

How must you deal with a boss who wants you to do something sinful
If the ones leading the company aren't Christ-followers, the Christian worker might be ordered to do something offensive to the Lord.

5 Bible verses declaring our real independence from the slavery of sin
We are free to live for Him who died to set us free.

Why we must obey God rather than men
It's through our obedience of His Word that we ultimately show our love for Him.

Dreams and visions: 8 Bible verses on God's revelatory communication
Here are eight Bible verses which either give examples of biblical dreams, provide guidance on how to be sure of the source of this type of revelation or show God's purpose of using them.

3 ways to overcome your reluctance to ask for God's help
How far do you push yourself, or procrastinate, before you seek someone's help? It doesn't matter how independent we are, we all face problems that require another person's or God's assistance.

3 reasons why we shouldn't be ruled by our passions but guided by our purpose instead
As Christians, we all have different passions but share the same over-arching purpose. So how can we get passionate about the things we're called to do by Christ, even when the ways to fulfil these commands don't appeal to our natural or existing capabilities and interests?

'The Girl Who Beat ISIS': New book tells harrowing account of how a brave Yazidi teen escaped from the jihadists' lair
Young and innocentâwho didn't even know what "rape" was all aboutâ18-year-old Yazidi girl Farida Khalaf suddenly found herself in the hellish clutches of the Islamic State (ISIS) as a sex slave.

Centenarian best friends bare secret to long life and enduring friendship: Faith in God
On July 23 this year, Bernice Underwood will turn 100, joining her two best friendsâGladys Butler and Ruth Hammettâas centenarians. A fourth friend, Leona Barnes, would have turned 100, too, this July, but she passed away last May.

Christians in Muslim countries want Bible in hard copy, not digital â and they're risking their lives to get God's Word
Bible translators are only now finding out that believers in underground churches, mostly in Muslim-dominated countries, prefer to have the old-fashioned hard copy or paper edition of the Scripture rather than the modern digital copy.