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7 Bible verses to comfort, uplift and inspire you as you face a challenge
The Bible is full of verses to comfort, inspire and uplift you as you face both everyday and out of the ordinary challenges but if you're not sure where to turn, these passages can set you in the right direction.
Forgiveness 2.0: what John 21 teaches us about giving and receiving second chances
Second chances can feel like forgiveness 2.0. Not only do we have to put aside feelings of resentment, judgement and retribution, we also have to welcome the person who hurt us in the past back into our lives and give them the opportunity to do right, knowing they could hurt us again.
No man is an island so why do we find it so hard to ask for help?
Last week, three men were rescued from a desert island after a navy plane spotted their distress signal, a sign spelling out "help" made from leaves. But when it comes to everyday situations, it's not always as easy to see that someone needs our help.
When ministry turns toxic: How pastors can care too much for their congregations
The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep. If he has a hundred of them and one goes missing, he'll search until he finds it.
Do your words bring life or death?
What if we avoided criticism, gossip and hurtful comments and instead spoke words that encourage others, build them up and speak to their potential?
God has an answer for spiritual and physical fatigue
Have you ever felt so tired from all the pressures of life and work and that no matter how many times you take a day off or go on a vacation, the passion just never comes back? A lot of professionals have succumbed to the lack of passion for what they do even though it was once there.
3 lessons parents can learn from Noah
God's Word provides many instructions and principles that teach us about God's heart as a Father and how we can catch His heart as well.
Marriage advice: 4 things you can say to uplift your spouse
Marriage can seem like a lot of work because even the little things that we do can have the biggest effects. The seemingly insignificant mistakes, events and even words can have the biggest impacts.
Can I ever be too inferior for God to use me?
You may be surprised to know that God doesn't always use the seemingly "heroic" men and women to perform feats and miracles.
Bringers of doom? NASA's space probe finds 8 new potentially hazardous asteroids near Earth
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s probe of the Earth's surrounding areas revealed that there are hundreds of other objects near our planet, including eight potentially hazardous asteroids that pose a serious threat to our safety.
Lawmakers move to extend abortion waiting period up to 72 hours in Louisiana
Louisiana's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would extend waiting period for women planning to have an abortion from 24 to 72 hours
Hillary Clinton to release papers on possible base for extraterrestrial research if she wins White House, campaign head says
This mystery surrounding Area 51 finally has the chance of being unravelled, if former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will be elected to the White House.
Joyce Meyer on facing the truth that matters most
God showed me what it was like to live with me...and I cried for two days. It was so hard!
Amoris Laetitia: Why can't divorced and remarried Catholics receive the Eucharist and other questions you may have about Communion after Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation
There was much speculation that Pope Francis would directly address the question of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholic couples in his apostolic exhortation today, but the reference to it was limited and open to interpretation. For many Catholics, the Pope's statement will raise more questions that it answers. And for non-Catholics, the release of the Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of Love")and the significance of the whole Communion question is likely to leave them feeling puzzled too.
Christian girl from Pakistan keeps faith in Jesus despite hellish experience under ISIS captivity
Were if not for her strong and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, this 15-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan says she would not be alive today to describe the hellish experience she underwent as a captive of the Islamic State (ISIS).
What being an actor has taught me about self-examination and living right for God
Actors spend spend hours, weeks and even months preparing to play a fictitious person, but what would it be like if we spent some small amount of time on the real life we live every day?