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Resting in God's comfort
Often our discomfort is the result of trying to find our comfort in something other than God.
Are we raising our children to know and love the Lord?
Some may not lose children, but we all have things to lose and our faith needs to be prepared for this to happen.
Six ways we're all being manipulated
Most of us use manipulative tactics in some shape or form to control relationships, and we often do this to avoid our own inadequacies. In some cases, manipulation is a learned practise and we need to snap out of it.
PETA calls for Christians to vegan in time for Easter; would you take up the challenge?
One of the world's most renowned animal rights activist groups has launched a last stitched attempt to get Christians around the globe to go vegan in the lead up to Easter.
Putting the FUN back into fundamentalism
Fundamentalism currently has a bad name. I see two reasons for this. Firstly, no one can define what the term objectively means. So you hear people call a militant Islamic group, like ISIS, fundamental.
A need-to-know guide to Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday will be here sooner than you know. Before you go searching the web for tutorials so that you can master the technique required to create the perfect palm cross (or something that, at the very least, vaguely resembles one) take a read of our handy guide to the feast day.
No spoilers: The secret genius of 10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane is as tense, twisting and surprising as you could possibly hope for, says Martin Saunders.
Pope joins Instagram: Francis is leading the Church's social media charge
Harry Farley examines different efforts by Churches around the world to engage with social media.
How to be set free from the chains of condemnation
Thoughts can be alluring and overwhelming at times. Thoughts of failure, rejection and hopelessness fill the minds of many people, even Christians. Most especially Christians.
Country walkers to be offered sleepovers in rural churches
Crumbling rural churches could be saved by being turned into overnight hostels for country walkers.
British Baptists urged not to host gay weddings
The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) has urged its member churches to refrain from conducting same sex marriages.
3 things millennials should know about God's will
Millennials are losing sight of their faith and consequently the purpose they have in Christ.
ISIS ignored cries of 'Don't kill the sisters' before murdering Yemen nuns
An eyewitness account has emerged describing the terror faced by the four nuns from Mother Teresa's order murdered by Islamic State in Yemen.
3 questions to ask ourselves before inviting others to church
Pastors and full-time church workers do a great job inviting and welcoming people to the church, but did you know that the job to fill the pews with people who need Christ is not theirs alone?
EU and Turkey strike deal to send back refugees
European Union negotiators and Turkey have reached a deal to halt illegal migration flows to Europe that would mean all refugees and migrants arriving in Europe from Sunday would be sent back across the Aegean sea.
Christianity invented human rights. Secularists need to remember that
It is an indisputable fact that the concept of human rights developed in a Christian context. While not all those debating the development of human rights would have described themselves as Christians (Spinoza, Thomas Paine...), they were working in a distinctly Christian environment. The ground had been laid by Thomas Aquinas, via Aristotle.