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Shakespeare's musings on religion are like curious whispers â they require deep listening to be heard
Writing at a time of great religious polarization and upheaval, Shakespeare's greatest pronouncements on faith are more like curious whispers â and, like whispers, they require deep listening to be heard.

Detransitioners share their stories
A CBS "60 Minutes" segment highlighting the suffering of individuals harmed by transgender medicalization has raised the ire of LGBT activists and has others believing a shift in the debate over transgenderism is near.

Can I pray for my team to win on Saturday?
I shall be praying for Brentford's victory on Saturday, knowing that rival fans may be praying for a different outcome. And that's fine too.

People struggling with Covid grief warned against contacting the dead
"If people saw the bondage to spiritualism we have seen, they would have nothing to do with it," said Rev Jayne Irlam, of the Baptist Deliverance Study Group, who is concerned that people are turning to spiritualism in the pandemic.

What to do when you're struggling with fear
Are you struggling with fear today? Is it the pandemic, a job, food, something else? Are you seeing the size of your worries and not the size of your Savior? I think I can point you in a direction that might help you right-size your fear.

Nearly half of millennials 'don't know, don't care or don't believe' God exists
And only 16% believe they will go to Heaven after confessing their sins and accepting Jesus as their Savior.

Frank Skinner's wise words on the Christian faith
In 'A Comedian's Prayer Book', Skinner poses serious questions for both believers and atheists.

What can the Bible teach us about resilience?
There's a word used often in the Book of Revelation that can teach us something about what it means to be resilient.

Americans turned to the Bible during the pandemic - study
Over an estimated 10 million more Americans turned to the Bible in the past year than in years past, as one in four adults reported reading the Bible more frequently during the pandemic compared to last year, the American Bible Society's 2021 State of the Bible report suggests.

Mary Slessor: Changing the world one child at a time
Like the earliest Christians whose example she emulated, the actions of Mary Slessor not only saved lives but played a major role in changing the local culture.

Faith in numbers: Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?
Church closures were among the most contested measures brought in to fight Covid-19.

The Church should get back to preaching the Gospel, says author Douglas Murray
The Church is "falling into all of the latest tropes" when it should be preaching the Gospel, says British author Douglas Murray.

Ravi Zacharias played the 'wounded warrior' to manipulate people, says John Piper
John Piper has warned Christians not to live a "double life" in the wake of the Ravi Zacharias scandal.

Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids
For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there's some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your physical and mental health.

Children should be protected from transgender ideology, says detransitioner
"The way my brain works now that I'm 22 is just completely different than it did when I was 18, and I still have more growing to do," says Helena Kerschner, a young woman who once identified as male and started her medical transition before deciding to live again as female.

'We Seek Your Kingdom': the hymn with a call to the faithful
The hymn has been composed by Noel Robinson, Andy Flannagan, Lou Fellingham, and Donna Akodu, and calls on Christians to be active in every part of society.