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Ecclesiastes 8: Real understanding, true contentment
You would think that having tried to understand the difficult question of how to live in a corrupt society Solomon would have had enough.
Who is 'the fool' in Proverbs? 7 types of modern day folly
There's no character trait the Bible condemns more than folly. The fool â particularly a target in the book of Proverbs â is a pitiful creature, who deserves no respect and should he shunned for the harm he does.
Depression cure news 2018: Daily exercise can reduce risk of depression at all ages, according to study
New research has suggested that exercising regularly can lower the risk of developing depression by as much as 16 percent regardless of age or location.
Do we need to fear hell before we can love God?
There was another evangelical furore on Twitter yesterday about eternal damnation. Does God need hell to show how much he loves you?
Finding the line: When does a prayer request become gossip?
Christians aren't generally fuzzy on the concept of gossip. We know it's wrong; Paul talks about 'no corrupting talk' coming out of our mouths.
GOP Rep. Steve Scalise says he's alive because of God's miracle one year after Virginia shooting
The congressman was shot on the hip during the attack and is still undergoing surgeries and treatments a year later.
Drinking coffee during pregnancy could make babies obese, experts say
Study authors found that babies who have been exposed to high levels of caffeine in the womb have a 66 percent of becoming obese as they grow up.
Pakistani chief justice takes up Asia Bibi's blasphemy appeal
The Chief Justice of Pakistan has announced that he will preside over the case of blasphemy convict Asia Bibi, a year after the hearing was postponed when one of three judges recused himself.
What would you do if you won £121 million?
Somewhere in the UK, however, someone has bought a lottery ticket and â perhaps â had their prayers answered.
The spiritual gift of friendship: How to be 100% 'for' someone else
The British comedian Jason Manford once observed the difference between UK and US approaches to friendship, and particularly that between males.
How do you actually 'speak the truth in love'?
We struggle to 'speak the truth in love' for a whole range of reasons from busyness to blundering, but most of the time we fail to deliver helpful feedback to each other because we just don't think about it in advance.
CBS pulls 'Living Biblically' off the air after just eight episodes
"Living Biblically," a comedy about a man who decides to live by the words of the Bible, has been pulled off the air only after eight episodes.
Having fun after work helps people sleep better at night, study says
People who unwind after work before heading home have a better chance of getting a good night's sleep compared to those who go straight home, new research has claimed.
What does CS Lewis have to say about obesity?
Today, there's a whole industry devoted to this kind of 'gluttony of delicacy'.
This pastor lost 240 pounds after struggling for years with obesity: 'God had really been convicting me'
Weight loss struggles and over consumption of food is quite common among pastors than most people think, according to a study.
Prayers and a pint: Scottish highlands pub expands its remit after blessing by church
The Crask Inn in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, is now providing prayers, spiritual retreats and clergy training as well as drink, food and beds.