More stories in life

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  Loneliness is a struggle for many pastors

  Ryan Foley | Fri 21 Jul 2023 13:35 BST

  Pastors are experiencing more loneliness and less support than in years past as fewer seek out spiritual support, according to data the Barna Group considers to be a "cause for concern."

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  Rare Einstein letter rebutting biblical creation story for sale

  Richa Karmarkar | Thu 20 Jul 2023 9:35 BST

  The letter, written on April 11, 1950, to a group of Jewish students in America, is valued at $125,000.

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  Poorest Americans most likely to have 'great deal' of confidence in Church: Gallup

  Leonardo Blair | Tue 18 Jul 2023 8:57 BST

  While confidence in the Church or organized religion remains at historic lows, the poorest Americans, those living in households earning less than $50,000 annually, are more likely to express "a great deal" of confidence in religious institutions, a new survey from Gallup suggests.

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  Religion shapes vaccine views — but how exactly?

  Christopher P. Scheitle, Bernard DiGregorio, Katie Corcoran | Tue 18 Jul 2023 8:38 BST

  Believing the Bible is the literal word of God is tied to greater vaccine skepticism.

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  Using story to teach children about loss, grief and bereavement

  Anita Laryea | Sun 16 Jul 2023 8:56 BST

  Christian Today speaks with Emma Borquaye, wife of rapper Guvna B, about their new storybook that aims to gently introduce the subject of bereavement to children.

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  Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs — despite controversies and scandal

  Bob Smietana | Thu 13 Jul 2023 11:58 BST

  A new study looked at how worship leaders pick music for services — at a time when a handful of megachurches dominate the market.

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  Researchers use AI to help translate Bible into very rare languages

  Fiona André | Mon 10 Jul 2023 11:43 BST

  Their goal is to target 'very low-resource languages that are not even in the top 500.'

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  Confusion to commission: do we accept God's plans for us?

  Matthew Skirton | Mon 10 Jul 2023 11:32 BST

  As followers of Jesus, do we need to re-embrace our calling and purpose and encourage others to do the same?

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  Praying for our leaders

  Tim Farron | Sat 8 Jul 2023 7:56 BST

  Maybe we should start with those leaders who we think deserve our prayers the least. Those who make us angry.

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  Big churches sound alike, little churches are the 'Wild West' of music, study finds

  Bob Smietana | Sat 8 Jul 2023 7:56 BST

  Worship professor Will Bishop said that focusing on the most popular worship songs can miss what churches are actually singing.

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  The Pit, the spring and the well: lessons for the nation's wellbeing from Proverbs 5

  Irene Lancaster | Fri 7 Jul 2023 7:19 BST

  Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, reflects on Proverbs 5 and what it has to say about some of our present challenges.

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  Many UK adults afraid of getting older

  Raymond Powell | Mon 3 Jul 2023 12:30 BST

  More than half (54%) of people in the 40 to 60 age group said that the later years of life were a time to be afraid. A far smaller proportion (38%) felt that they were a time to look forward to.