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5 positive outcomes of confessing your sins
5 positive outcomes of confessing your sins

The answer to reducing the agonising aspects of confessing sin is not to give it a miss, but rather to give sin a wide birth. If you don't think you're up to acknowledging you were wrong and saying you're sorry, here are five things to motivate you.

No alcohol necessary: 4 fun date ideas for teetotal couples
No alcohol necessary: 4 fun date ideas for teetotal couples

Whether you and your partner decide to drink responsibly or not at all, it's great to organise a date night where drinking isn't an essential component. If you're stuck for how to spice things up while sober, here are four ideas that you can try.

Summer doesn\'t have to be a season of spiritual slacking: 4 things to progress with in the holidays
Summer doesn't have to be a season of spiritual slacking: 4 things to progress with in the holidays

When it comes to summer, we tend to press pause on a lot of things, and that can include our commitment to practising our faith. But summer doesn't have to be a season of spiritual slacking.

4 reasons why God\'s perfect love makes it OK that you\'re not perfect
4 reasons why God's perfect love makes it OK that you're not perfect

Even though God tells us that He loves us just as we are and demonstrates it in so many ways, we can still become convinced that we're not good enough in some way or another and therefore are unloveable and unimportant. Here are four reasons why it's OK that you're not perfect.

4 things that might be destroying your joy in the Lord and why they shouldn\'t
4 things that might be destroying your joy in the Lord and why they shouldn't

Without realising it, you may have been the only obstacle standing in your way of experiencing the joy that's readily available to you.

Sinned again and worrying about what God thinks? Here are 5 Bible verses to reassure you that you are not cast away
Sinned again and worrying about what God thinks? Here are 5 Bible verses to reassure you that you are not cast away

The Bible is the best place for us to develop a more informed realisation of what God's love is, what it means to be loved by Him and how we should respond to it. Here are 5 Bible verses to help you start to do just that.

3 important invitations from Jesus to His followers and how you should respond
3 important invitations from Jesus to His followers and how you should respond

Below are just three of the invitations that Jesus extends to those who wish to know him. As Christians we say yes to each one but it's always worth recapping over them and making sure that we're doing more than simply paying lip service to his instructions.

3 things that God has in His heart for His flock
3 things that God has in His heart for His flock

God, who is very loving, has nothing but good things in His heart for His people.

Looking for a motivation to share the gospel? Here\'s a good one for you
Looking for a motivation to share the gospel? Here's a good one for you

He goes with us, but won't preach the gospel for us.

Self-examination: Why the Bible tells us to \'ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent\'
Self-examination: Why the Bible tells us to 'ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent'

Christ's death and resurrection is a one-time thing, but growing into the character of Christ is something that we should commit to for the rest of our lives.

Christians: Always verify if facts you see online are true
Christians: Always verify if facts you see online are true

While there are also many non-believers, atheists and even people from differnt religions falling for faux news, what should really catch our attention is how many Christians fail to heed biblical warnings by falling for such information.

Are you receiving God\'s grace but ignoring the call to holiness?
Are you receiving God's grace but ignoring the call to holiness?

Since the beginning of the early church, licentiousness has plagued church communities often leading many people astray.

Why a Christian\'s character is very important in evangelism
Why a Christian's character is very important in evangelism

Our words, no matter how perfectly chosen, will always be broken and disproved by even just a little hypocrisy revealed by a flawed character.

3 truths that will comfort those who have been abused
3 truths that will comfort those who have been abused

No matter what kind of abuse we have gone through and how long we've suffered it, God is able to heal our hearts and mend our brokenness with His love.

Three ways churches can get money wrong
Three ways churches can get money wrong

Money is often a sore subject for churches. We're often not sure how to talk about it in an honourable way, so we don't talk about it at all.