Life
What to do when you feel like letting go of God's promise
Have you ever desired something so intensely, but God never let it come to pass? Maybe it was healing for a loved one who passed away anyways or provision for a loan payment and it never came so you lost your business.
Encouraging Scriptures for when you feel discontented with your job
Employees, businessmen, executives and creatives all have one thing in common -- they have all felt a certain level of discontentment in their lives. It doesn't matter how "enjoyable" a job may seem to someone. We all get tired of doing the same thing over and over again.
5 things pastors' kids struggle with
Being a pastor can be tough for many reasons. One of the more pressing causes of this difficulty would be the pressure that being in ministry brings to a minister's family -- more specifically to his or her kids.
Pastor, wife live out Easter message by forgiving truck driver responsible for death of 2 sons
A pastor and his wife are living out the meaning of Christ's resurrection by forgiving the truck driver responsible for the death of their two children.
'Jesus set me free': Lawyer shares how her new Christian faith vanquished the demons that tormented her for years
Demons are real and they could torment people no end. A woman from Uganda who is now a successful lawyer in the United States attested to this, saying her acceptance of Jesus Christ in her life finally vanquished the demons that haunted her for years.
Mother Angelica endured excruciating pain for days, refusing pain relievers, before she died on Easter, priest reveals
Mother Angelica was crying in excruciating pain because of her fractured bones but refused to take pain relievers, enduring the pain for days before passing away on Easter Sunday.
Faith after Easter: How to meet Jesus in the everyday
The disciples of Jesus are always portrayed as touchingly human. They share the same bewilderment, frustration and irritation we can imagine for ourselves in their situations.
Why is seven such an important biblical number?
The number seven keeps on cropping up in the Bible.
6 keys to maintaining true, lasting friendships
True friendships take work. Here are six things you can do to make sure yours last.
Growing in rebuke: How to accept correction
Rebuke, reproof and correction are beautiful gifts from God that He dishes out to us through mentors, brothers, disciples and leaders.
Why does ministry have to be so hard?
Vocational ministry is filled with long working hours, messy relationships, financial burdens, spiritual warfare, leadership pressures, social pressures and so much more. The question that many vocational ministers have found themselves asking God is, "Lord, why must it be so hard to serve you?"
Vision isn't enough; here are other things you need to get where you want to go
The King James Version of Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Any company, organization or ministry would know just how important a vision is to growth and development.
Can someone's life ever be ordinary?
Almost anyone would know that to live life to the fullest, we must live in a way that pursues the extraordinary. The greatest dread for many is to live an ordinary, dull, boring and unfulfilling life.
How we get God's power in the wrong way and what we can do about it
Acts 1:8 promises us, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
3 questions to ask yourself before you complain about something
Brits are notorious for complaining - a lot. In winter it's too cold and when the rare heatwave occurs in summer, it's too hot, and the rain? Don't get us started on the rain. Moaning may be an unofficial British pastime but it isn't one that's confined to the island's shores, it's become a common habit worldwide.
How do I decide whether to leave my church?
For most Christians, it's a huge issue. Where should I go to church?