Life

High school athlete born with one hand: 'If you see the world as a bad place, it probably will be'

Riley Quinn is being nicknamed the Mighty Quinn because he has overcome being born with just one arm to be a footballer

Sales of Ouija boards spike, but how dangerous are they?
Sales of Ouija boards spike, but how dangerous are they?

Sales of Ouija boards have spiked on the back of a new film. Mark Woods asks whether we should worry.

Advent reflection: Are you willing to let God disrupt your life?
Advent reflection: Are you willing to let God disrupt your life?

What your answer be if God asked to interrupt your plans during this busy time of year? Claire Musters reflects on the challenge.

9 Christmas carol lyrics with profound lessons - and a few we could do with rewriting...
9 Christmas carol lyrics with profound lessons - and a few we could do with rewriting...

There are some extraordinary moments of uplifting, thought provoking and profound lyricism in Christmas carols, writes Martin Saunders.

Darlene Zschech re-dedicates herself to God after being given the cancer all-clear
Darlene Zschech re-dedicates herself to God after being given the cancer all-clear

Darlene Zschech is praising God like never before after her doctors told her she is clear of cancer. 

Irish archbishop offers beds for homeless after man dies in doorway
Irish archbishop offers beds for homeless after man dies in doorway

After a homeless man died metres away from the Irish parliament, the Archbishop of Dublin offered to use a church building as a homeless shelter this winter.

Advent reflection: If only God would make everything clear!
Advent reflection: If only God would make everything clear!

To mark the first Sunday of Advent, Ian Paul reflects on Isaiah 64.1–9; and Mark 13.24–37

Pastor selling prized possession to raise money for charity
Pastor selling prized possession to raise money for charity

A Welsh pastor waited and saved for 20 years to buy the classic car of his dreams. Now he has decided to give it away to raise funds for charity.

How to tell if you go to a hipster church
How to tell if you go to a hipster church

Hipsters are filling up the pews in churches across the UK, here's how to find out if yours is one of them.

Red faces for UKIP in Twitter gaffe mistaking cathedral for a mosque
Red faces for UKIP in Twitter gaffe mistaking cathedral for a mosque

Unwary post highlights the risk of using social media.

Reflection: The electric shock of the gospel
Reflection: The electric shock of the gospel

Do we have a problem with the word 'repentance', asks David Baker?

Ten sins that we now take less seriously
Ten sins that we now take less seriously

If we were to make a list of the things that wrong or offend God, what would go on it? Martin Saunders thinks the list has changed over the years.

Meet Santa\'s little helpers: all 1,792 of them
Meet Santa's little helpers: all 1,792 of them

Thai children break Guinness World Record for largest gathering of elves.

The power of the popular: Should Christians engage more with the media?
The power of the popular: Should Christians engage more with the media?

Sarah Lothian asks what could happen if Christians engaged more with the popular media?

Mother who had all four limbs amputated is thankful for the gift of life and her husband\'s faithful prayers
Mother who had all four limbs amputated is thankful for the gift of life and her husband's faithful prayers

What a difference a year can make. This time last year Kristan Seaford was fighting for her life and doctors had told her family to brace themselves for a final goodbye.