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    Unconventional - Sharon Dickens

    2023-06-05T13:45:00Z

    When Sharon Dickens was asked to set up a women’s ministry in her church in Glasgow, she looked for resources to help her. She found many that outlined good theological foundations, but nothing practical. After a decade of trial, error, growth and setbacks, she wrote the resource ...

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    Forgive - Timothy Keller

    2023-06-05T13:39:00Z

    The latest book from prolific teacher and pastor Timothy Keller, Forgive is as good a book on the topic of forgiveness as you could hope to find. Full of cultural references and solid biblical exposition, Keller deftly explains why the need to forgive is so essential ...

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    A stunning sight

    2023-06-05T13:28:00Z

    It was one of those: Is this God speaking to me? moments. Seemingly from nowhere a thought surfaced, and the persistent luminosity of it made me wonder if the Holy Spirit was broadcasting on my personal wavelength. Some believers insist that their lives are punctuated with ...

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    From a life of crime to street evangelism

    2023-06-05T12:57:00Z

    Nigel Williams was put into care as a child and has been in 18 different prisons. But meeting Christ set him free from his addictions and self-harm, and now he loves to share the good news with everyone he meets

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    Interviews

    Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh: ‘Church is the place where you can be a hot mess; you don’t have to be fine’

    2023-06-05T10:42:00Z

    The actor and activist on growing up in the Cotswolds, coming home to the Church and what it means to take every opportunity God gives you

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    The cancer specialist: 'My faith compels me to seek solutions'

    2023-06-05T10:30:00Z

    The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet their ordinary tales of God at work rarely get told. In this series, we bring you stories of faith on the frontline

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    3 biblical principles on freedom of speech

    2023-06-01T09:02:00Z

    Transgender rights protesters were unsuccessful in their campaign to prevent Kathleen Stock from speaking at the Oxford Union this week. The Bible doesn’t specifically address the topic of freedom of speech, but it does provide Christians with these helpful principles, explains CARE’s Peter Ladd 

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    5 ways ordinary Christians can show extraordinary hospitality

    2023-05-25T14:39:00Z

    Hospitality is not about our cooking or entertaining skills, but learning to welcome the people God has put in our lives, says Carolyn Lacey. Here’s her top five tips for not letting the call to care for others overwhelm or intimate us

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    Wayne Drain: ‘God has given me a song! And it sends people to sleep…’

    2023-05-18T07:03:00Z

    Christian musician Wayne Drain says his ‘Lullaby for Adults’ has helped tens of thousands find untroubled sleep.

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    This article won’t change your mind

    2023-05-17T11:06:00Z

    Your mind is tricking you, making you blind to truth, explains Chris Goswami. But it is possible to think more clearly about God, theology and the Bible. Here's how

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    Writing about Julian of Norwich helped me through cancer

    2023-05-16T16:09:00Z

    It is 650 years since Revelations of Divine Love, the first book to be written in English by a woman, was published. As Claire Gilbert reflects on losing her mother as a child, battling cancer and living through the Covid-19 pandemic, she finds Julian’s writings are as relevant today as they were six centuries ago

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    How should Christians respond to the culture wars?

    2023-05-11T10:22:00Z

    Ben Chang’s new book Christ and the Culture Wars aims to help Christians speak for Jesus in an increasingly divisive world. Heather Tomlinson says that although the ideas aren’t new, they may prove useful for those who are new to the subject of identity politics

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    The pressure to impress

    2023-05-02T11:19:00Z

    I was eagerly looking forward to my annual school reunion. Inevitably, we’d pass the hours reminiscing about the classes we’d loved and loathed, the girls we’d fancied, the pranks we’d played. Our gaggle of teachers had included a few rather odd characters. There was the chemistry ...

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    Broken by love - Val Jeal MBE

    2023-05-02T11:04:00Z

    Val Jeal was 50 when her work with homeless men in Bristol began. Over the next 20 years, her reach extended to sex workers, drug users and their families. Starting from a place of vulnerability and inexperience, Val makes herself available to God who shapes her into ...

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    Real Life

    The Invictus athlete: ‘I carry a Bible wherever I go and pray before training’

    2023-04-21T15:19:00Z

    The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet their ordinary tales of God at work rarely get told. In this series, we bring you stories of faith on the frontline

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    Opinion

    The Bible doesn’t gloss over grief, and neither should we

    2023-04-12T09:44:00Z

    When Amanda Held Opelt suffered a season of loss - including three miscarriages and the death of her sister, Rachel Held Evans - she was confronted with sorrow she didn’t know to how face. Why do so many Christians insist on an immediate, redemptive story arc when they experience suffering?

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    Cancelled for being Christian and disciplined for saying ‘God bless’? No wonder we’re hiding our faith at work

    2023-04-05T12:42:00Z

    Nearly half of Catholics do not feel able to talk about their faith in the workplace, according to a new survey. Caroline Farrow believes employers must do more to ensure Christians are comfortable expressing their beliefs in public

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    Lent is finishing, but your new habits can endure. Here are 5 prayers to help

    2023-04-03T12:11:00Z

    Lent may only be for 40 days, but as the season of fasting draws to a close, Nigel Thonger asks: what if your Lenten habits could transform your relationship with God permanently?

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    Our church has banned cheesy Christian signs. There's a better way...

    2023-03-27T12:45:00Z

    Source: Flickr / au_tiger01 Recently we decided to add a digital notice board to the outside of our church building. Some might feel this is an extravagance, and many churches would not have the resources (or desire) to spend money on signage, but a road study revealed ...

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    Enough - Dr Kathrine McAleese

    2023-03-27T12:33:00Z

    Dr Kathrine McAleese’s book is a word in season for those of us who are suspicious of the latest self-help guru, but nonetheless want to hit the pause button and take stock of where we’re at in life, with a view to making some big changes. While ...