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Why a Bible teacher once threatened to shoot me
Why a Bible teacher once threatened to shoot me
10 Bible verses on setting yourself apart from the crowd
If you're feeling tempted to conform and pursue a path that cannot be compatible with the one that God wants you to take, these 10 Bible verses can help bring you back on track.
Hurt people hurt people: A lesson on forgiveness
We've all faced relational dysfunction in one way or another - offence, rebellion, abandonment, deceit and bitterness. Rest assured, you must know that God does not desire for you to be yoked in relational dysfunction here on earth. He wants to free you and He does so through the fullness that is in Jesus Christ.
Is Jesus in charge of your marriage?
Until both man and woman in a marriage find that there can be no other person in control of the relationship except Christ, they won't find the fullness of God's plan for the relationship.
3 ways to help a friend with depression
When a friend, colleague or family member wrestles with their mental health, they don't want us to become therapists or miracle workers. What they really need from us is within our reach to give.
World Recycling Day: Six eco-friendly gift ideas
As Christians, our duty to love our neighbour extends beyond borders. And if we're serious about this, then it means we have to re-evaluate some of consumption habits. One easy way to do this is to change how we shop. To mark World Recycling Day, here are six sustainable gift ideas that will help you to shop in a more sustainable way.
The taking of human lives â legally and with doctors' consent â has been made much easier in this European country
The justification for legally and medically taking a person's life has been lowered to yet another alarming level in The Netherlands.
Celebrity Worship: three dangers of looking to celebrities instead of Jesus as our role models
If we look to celebrities to teach us how to react to certain situations, how to communicate with others and what to value, we put Jesus' teaching on the sidelines. Beyonce might sing about how she 'wakes up flawless' but the reality is none of us do, nor will we ever.
Wounded from within: How shame can make us ill
Left unarticulated, shame is fertile ground for all of the major neurotic mental health issues.
What the Bible has to say about life after death in 11 verses
Even though death is something that we will all face one day, many of us are still practically, and more significantly, spiritually unprepared for it. Reminding ourselves that death actually leads to life and better comprehending what this actually means is a revelatory aspect of our journey in faith.
Pets and four other things we often love more than our neighbours
At first glance it might sound ludicrous that we would prioritise the needs of animals over those of people, but many of us do every day. And there are many other things we can unconsciously be loving while ignoring the people right next to us. Here are 5 things that we often show more love for than our neighbours.
Learning from St Jude, the apostle everyone struggles to remember
In the Roman Catholic Church Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, which seems very appropriate.
Say no to sin: Are you letting unnecessary compromises ruin your spiritual life?
To treat the message of Christ as simply pardon from transgressions and nothing more is limiting the true power that lies behind His death and resurrection.
5 signs of a dysfunctional ministry
The way Jesus defines the church is amazing. He says in Matthew 16:18 that the church is to be a community so strong that "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." But to say that all churches today are that vibrant would be an overstatement.
Why you should stop listening to toxic thoughts
God has ordained a certain power over words. It was through the Father's words that the world came into being, and it was by the Word -- Jesus Christ -- who was the spoken promise fulfilled that man was saved from sin.
Spiritual maturity is a journey, not a destination
One of the central messages of God's Word is the lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives. Jesus is referred to as Lord 99 times in the book of Acts and 616 in the whole New Testament.