Life

Reflection: Why I favour full immersion â not sprinkling
In his fortnightly devotional series, David Baker on the theological significance of total immersion baptism

Are you listening? God wants your full attention
Feeling restless is a sign we need to learn to be at peace, writes Claire Musters.

Joni Eareckson Tada's plea to terminal cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard: 'Open your heart to the only One who can do something about your pain'
Joni Eareckson Tada has made a heartfelt appeal to terminal cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard who has spoken openly about her decision to end her life by physician-assisted suicide on November 1.

Krish Kandiah: Disney's Frozen has an important message about how we do family life
The pain of sibling separation is a reality for too many children, writes Krish Kandiah.

Arianna Walker: How a family trauma inspired me to tackle women's mental health issues
Claire Musters speaks to Arianna Walker, the head of Mercy Ministries.

Is church a barrier to marriage?
Marriage is celebrated, venerated and possibly even idolised by church. But, asks Heather Tomlinson, is church actually helping us to get hitched?

21 minutes of Alternative worship music from bands that might surprise you
Want some more challenging worship songs? Look no further.

No, we can't just 'get over it'. Why reporting assault is not 'making a fuss out of nothing'
Some commentators have implied that 'groping' is just part of life and reporting it is overreacting. Not true, says one woman who speaks from experience.

Dave Tomlinson: How to be a bad Christian
Rev Dave Tomlinson talks to Sarah Lothian about making Christianity more accessible to those on the fringes or who would consider themselves 'spiritual but not religious'.

Sarah Abell: How to deal with a tricky mother-in-law
Some would say they are the trickiest of all relationships to navigate. So how can we make your relationship with your mother-in-law the best it can be?

Reflection: Good news in a bad news world
In a new series, The Rough Guide to Discipleship, David Baker asks how Christians can embody the good news of Jesus.

God can heal, so why doesn't it happen all the time?
Why does God heal some people and not others? Claire Musters on keeping faith in a paradoxical world.

Heartbroken mother hopes the world will join in praying for her terminally ill 4-year-old son
A Michigan mother who received the devastating news this week that her 4-year-old son is terminally ill with brain cancer is hoping social media will bring a miracle to her family.

Terminal cancer sufferer just wants people to see God's grace in the midst of the 'hard'
Kara Tippetts doesn't know how long she has left on this Earth but she's making sure it's time she spends in love, peace and grace

14 things Christians say... and what they actually mean
We say one thing, but we mean another. Martin Saunders has a handy translation guide for the worst of Christianese.

How not to be a boring vicar (also minister, pastor, preacher, priest and Christian)
Gogglebox vicar Rev Kate Bottley on how to get rid of the 'boring' reputation.