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Atheist surprised when God answered his prayer
Atheist surprised when God answered his prayer

Clay Lein was a former atheist who needed substantive proof and logical reasoning before he would believe anything. So for most of his life, he did not believe in God.

Ben Seewald says people often forget about something when they say \'YOLO\'
Ben Seewald says people often forget about something when they say 'YOLO'

Whenever people say "YOLO," meaning you only live once, they appear cool and carefree, but 19 Kids and Counting Star Ben Seewald said that people are forgetting something very important when they embrace that phrase.

How to find peace when life is in chaos
How to find peace when life is in chaos

Peace doesn't magically appear when everything around you is calm, writes Patrick Regan. We have to find peace within the chaos of everyday life.

New Habits: The nun who left convent life to become a mother
New Habits: The nun who left convent life to become a mother

Often referred to as the 'real-life Call the Midwife', Eleanor Stewart has led an unusual life.

The seven most overlooked women in Scripture
The seven most overlooked women in Scripture

In honour of International Women's Day, we've put together a list of seven of the best overlooked women in the Bible. Move over, Mary...

Kirk Franklin is urging Christians to fail - then rise with God
Kirk Franklin is urging Christians to fail - then rise with God

It might seem incredibly mean for Christian artist Kirk Franklin to wish people to fail, but there is a very good reason behind his apparent cruelty.

It never ends well for people who hide from God, says Victoria Osteen
It never ends well for people who hide from God, says Victoria Osteen

It is never wise for people to try and run away from God, and people who foolishly insist on doing so will only end up for the worse, according to Victoria Osteen.

The Worst Analogies For Sex Before Marriage
The Worst Analogies For Sex Before Marriage

Christians love a good analogy - but Carrie Lloyd suggests there are at least eight we should avoid.

Egypt: 1.6 million scripture leaflets distributed since ISIS beheaded 21 Christians
Egypt: 1.6 million scripture leaflets distributed since ISIS beheaded 21 Christians

More than 1.6 million Scripture leaflets are being distributed across Egypt following the murder of 21 young Egyptian Christians by Islamic State in Libya last month.

God loves even the unlovable, says Joyce Meyer
God loves even the unlovable, says Joyce Meyer

When God gives you the gift of His love, you should accept it. This is what Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer advised people who often hesitate God's warm embrace because they feel like they do not deserve it.

Study proves people who get good night\'s sleep are happier
Study proves people who get good night's sleep are happier

Planning to have a good day? Then be sure to get plenty of sleep.

What Christians should say on purpose, says Joyce Meyer
What Christians should say on purpose, says Joyce Meyer

The spoken word has the power to transform or destroy lives, and Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer is encouraging Christians to use God's gift of speech to spread love and kindness.

Why Pope Francis is calling Catholics to have a \'personal encounter with Jesus\'
Why Pope Francis is calling Catholics to have a 'personal encounter with Jesus'

The preacher to the papal household, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, has explained Pope Francis' writings on the joy of the gospel.

Francis and Lisa Chan fight for an ounce of holiness everyday
Francis and Lisa Chan fight for an ounce of holiness everyday

It is so easy to peg pastors and church leaders as the epitome of Christian goodness and purity, but they would be the first ones to tell you that they're not and that they struggle with issues and sins too just like everybody else.

Striving and repeatedly failing to cure Ebola is brutal, says a clinician
Striving and repeatedly failing to cure Ebola is brutal, says a clinician

Patients who suffered from the deadly Ebola virus experienced pain like no other, but Dr Craig Spencer said that the experience was just as difficult for people in the medical field, since "striving and repeatedly failing to cure Ebola is brutal too."

Kirk Franklin realises the blessing of a delayed flight
Kirk Franklin realises the blessing of a delayed flight

Nothing could be more of an inconvenience than a delayed flight, but Christian musician Kirk Franklin said that situations like that are actually a blessing in disguise.