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In-tension-al faith: How God is for the journey as well as the moment
In-tension-al faith: How God is for the journey as well as the moment

Living life Jesus-style is about both season and journey: the moment and the marathon. It commits to the long haul and the dramatic encounter.

UK Christian retreat centres: Where to go and recharge your spiritual batteries
UK Christian retreat centres: Where to go and recharge your spiritual batteries

As well as the many exciting Christian festivals and conferences happening in the UK during 2019 we are also blessed with some wonderful Christian retreat centres, guest houses and hotels.

I've lived with cancer: I know God can handle it when we scream at him
I've lived with cancer: I know God can handle it when we scream at him

I've learned screaming at God is never bad. He's big enough to handle it and I'm sure he'd rather I turned to him than anyone or anything else.

After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God
After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God

'He was a rectangle and I was a rectangle and we made a square, which therefore is a fortress'.

New beginnings: A sermon on Exodus 15-17
New beginnings: A sermon on Exodus 15-17

As in Isaiah, in Genesis 1 and the following verses depicting the creation, the whole mood is one of anticipation. In order to allow Israel as a body to act, G-d constantly restrains her physically.

Offerings doubled by contactless collections: Church of England digital giving scheme to go nationwide
Offerings doubled by contactless collections: Church of England digital giving scheme to go nationwide

The successful trial of contactless offerings in the Church of England has led to an extension of the scheme across England and Wales, according to the company behind it.

Blue Monday: What does the Bible say?
Blue Monday: What does the Bible say?

Today is Blue Monday, the day of the year when we're all supposed to be at our most miserable.

The Jericho road: Jesus' parable is about transformation, not charity
The Jericho road: Jesus' parable is about transformation, not charity

Jesus deliberately set his parable on the Jericho road because it was 17 miles of violence and oppression.

#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow: Churches aren't good with disability
#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow: Churches aren't good with disability

Tweets included ones like the old chestnut, 'No, praying for me won't make a difference.'

Archbishop of Canterbury: 'I pray in tongues every day'
Archbishop of Canterbury: 'I pray in tongues every day'

'In my own prayer life and as part of my daily discipline I pray in tongues every day – not as an occasional thing, but as part of daily prayer.'

How to break free from the feeling of 'if only'
How to break free from the feeling of 'if only'

The widest river in the world is not the Mississippi, Amazon, or Nile. The widest river on earth is a body of water called If Only.

What Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz said to his 9-year-old son when he said he didn't feel like going to church
What Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz said to his 9-year-old son when he said he didn't feel like going to church

When Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz's son, Roman, honestly confronted his father about not wanting to attend church, the father-of-three used the opportunity to teach his young son a valuable life lesson.

Hectic schedules are leaving women feeling tired and overwhelmed - survey
Hectic schedules are leaving women feeling tired and overwhelmed - survey

More than half of women feel overwhelmed by the number of things on their to-do list, a new survey has found.

Emotional impact of divorce on children varies according to age
Emotional impact of divorce on children varies according to age

The emotional toll of divorce is greater on children who were in late childhood or early adolescence when their parents split up, a study has found.

Gillette's opinion-splitting 'We Believe' advert is 'hypocritical', says church minister
Gillette's opinion-splitting 'We Believe' advert is 'hypocritical', says church minister

Gillette's new advert on toxic masculinity is 'hypocritical', even if it does raise some important issues, says the former Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.

Most young Christians drop out of church in college years
Most young Christians drop out of church in college years

New research from LifeWay has revealed the challenge churches face in keeping young people in the pews as they head off to college.