Life

Seeking status limits the potential for spiritual breakthrough
Platform building, stature and prestige are a key part of our celebrity-obsessed culture, but missional church leader Mike Breen says that spiritual breakthrough will only come when "we turn our backs on the usual ways of gaining status".

Three surprising things God does in life's storms
Sometimes Jesus leads us into storms, says David Baker.

Ancient fish fossils showed world created by God, says Canadian discoverer
Calgary digger and driver Edgar Nernberg has always strongly believed that God created the world. This Christian's belief was bolstered even more when he unearthed five fish fossils at the a basement for his new home.

How to save a marriage after an affair
Divorce breaks the hearts of those involved â couples, children, parents, friends, church, and the heart of God. One of the greatest underlying events destroying marriages today is adultery. The following is a frank and spiritual message on how to save a marriage after an affair.

Meet the woman who prays for hundreds of strangers using a mountaintop prayer box
After feeling called by God to pray on behalf of others, Angela Tomiye set up a prayer box on top of a mountain in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Justin Welby: How to demonstrate the love of the Trinity
In his Trinity Sunday sermon in Shanghai the Archbishop of Canterbury was critical of Christians who live immoral lives and fail to seek unity.

Powered only by sunshine, plane embarks on 5-day Pacific flight from China to Hawaii
Imagine an airplane without fuel and powered only by the rays of the sun flying across the world's largest body of water. Seems unbelievable? Well better believe it, because this airplane already exists.

Germany becomes land with the lowest birthrate in the world
Germany has recorded the lowest birthrate in the world from 2008 to 2013, and this will likely have a negative impact on the country's economy.

Why community is central to God's plan for your future
We often quote the verse in Jeremiah that speaks of God's "plans to give you hope and a future" but forget the context, writes Patrick Regan.

Is admitting to loneliness the last taboo?
It doesn't matter how many friends we have, we can still feel lonely, so what's the antidote?

What to say when a friend loses their faith
Krish Kandiah on how to respond when a friend confides that they think they're losing their faith in God.

Stressed? Anxious? 10 Bible verses to remind you God's in control
Instead of telling yourself you're a bad Christian, here are verses from scripture which remind us God is in control.

Emoji? Meme? 1,700 new words find their way in Merriam-Webster dictionary
The Merriam-Webster unabridged dictionary has added 1,700 new entries, including Internet slang words such as "emoji" and "meme."

Middle East surprise: UAE making giant leap into space with 2020 Mars mission
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to make a giant leap into outer space, following its announcement of an ambitious plan to launch an orbiting probe around Mars in 2020.

Duggar family friend Rick Santorum 'sickened' by child molestation raps on Josh
Long-time Duggar family friend and presidential hopeful Rick Santorium has finally broken his silence on the latest Duggar family scandal, saying that he was "sickened" by the child molestation accusations faced by Josh.

Teen makes 'I Love Gays' protest, urges others in Oregon town to join
A 16-year-old teenager in Tillamook, Oregon, who held an "I Love Gays" sign alongside two men who were brandishing placards calling homosexuality sin, and calling on people to repent, has now gone further and called on others in her town to join her counter-protest.