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Hurricane Maria path, track update: Category 5 storm makes landfall at St. Croix; expected to hit Puerto Rico in matter of hours
The hurricane is currently hitting St. Croix and is expected to move away after several hours.
How a key that could have saved the Titanic is still funding a Christian charity's work at sea
Proceeds from the sale a decade ago of a small iron key that is believed to have secured the binoculars for the Titanic's crow's nest are still helping to fund the education programme for the international Christian maritime charity Sailors' Society.
Standing at the threshold: Facing the future with prayer, righteousness and repentance
Moses is now 120 years old, knows he is approaching death and that he will not be entering the Promised Land.
'Reaching the unreached' â and other phrases guaranteed to alienate your community
A newly-refurbished church near where I live has just had new signage done, in an effort to engage and draw in passers-by.
Evangelist and best-selling author Nabeel Qureshi dies of cancer at the age of just 34
Nabeel Qureshi, the best-selling author and Christian apologist, was diagnosed a year ago when he was given a very low chance of survival. His faith remained steadfast throughout the ordeal that followed.
Learning from lizards about church growth
Churches are very impressed by size â over-impressed, really. We like reading stories of dramatic growth.
After the fire: In praise of slow reading
Back when I was a student, I was jolted by a throwaway comment by a senior and much-admired lecturer.
Building on solid ground: 9 Bible verses about construction â and faith
After the deadly destruction of the hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the reconstruction begins. Natural disasters are not new â they appear in the Bible, with Luke referring to Jesus' parable about the man who built his house on solid ground, on a 'rock' so that the floods could not tear it down. But what else does the Bible say about rebuilding, or specifically building?
Rooks at Dusk: Why I use fiction to spread the gospel beyond the Christian sub-culture
I've had a deepening conviction that I need to play my small part in bringing matters of faith out of the narrow confines of the Christian sub-culture and into the wider arena of public life and discourse, says Chick Yuill.
Christian perspectives on dying in the 21st century: Launching a digital resource
To die well is to die a Christian death, according to the medieval writings of the Ars Moriendi (the Art of Dying). But what does it mean to die well today, in the 21st century?
Being abused, dog sitting, bashing doors down with sledgehammers â all in the name of being a priest
Why did this parish priest take a sledgehammer to smash down the door of his churchwarden?
Arise Shine, for your Light has come
Why God's blessings are contingent on the ongoing behaviour of the Jewish people, and not theirs by right alone.
Hurricane Harvey news: Sandra Bullock and other Hollywood stars donate millions to help victims
Several Hollywood celebrities are flexing their star power to aid relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?
Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now Zoë has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.
Why Alzheimer's isn't the end of everything: Requiem for my friend Pat
There is a tendency when someone has dementia to mourn the person they were. That is natural. But how can we celebrate who they are with dementia?
Can it be right to pray for someone to die? Yes, say the Psalms
Chris Webb's book 'God-Soaked Life' tells of an encounter with a betrayed woman.