Life

We've all been there... eight awkward moments you can't avoid in church
Simply raising your hands in worship without accidentally smacking the person next to you on the head is sometimes a big ask.

The murder of a young cousin turned Lacey Sturm against God but later He saved her from suicide
Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm had given up on God as a young girl when her cousin was brutally murdered, but years later, on the day she decided to take her life, He intervened in a way that left her in no doubt He was good and loved her.

Mother says Christian faith is the reason she and her husband have adopted 29 children
When we think of large families we might think of five or six kids, but the Briggs have surpassed that figure several times over.

Six keys to taking dominion over your financial breakthrough
Martin Saunders gets in touch with his inner TV evangelist.

Six things I have learned about God's perfect timing
Claire Musters on learning to understand God's 'not yet'.

Volunteers unearth one of Britain's oldest churches
Volunteers have excavated the sixth-century St Piran's church.

Limbless evangelist Nick Vujicic: 'Fear can cripple you more than having no legs'
Nick Vujicic had a word of encouragement for people feeling knocked back in life: don't let fear hold you back.Â

Raise a glass for the (un)happy bride and groom
If you thought you'd had enough of the endless engagement/wedding/anniversary/more anniversary parties, then look away now, because divorce celebrations are the latest phenomenon to hit the US.

Reflection: Who or what shapes YOUR life?
David Baker asks what we are influenced by.

Barbara Brown Taylor on experiencing light in the darkness: 'The places I least want to go are the richest places'
Episcopal priest and author Barbara Brown Taylor sat down with Oprah Winfrey for Super Soul Sunday to talk about her new book, 'Learning to Walk in the Dark'.
Eric Metaxas on miracles: 'It's God speaking to us through a sign to point us back to himself'
Eric Metaxas is tackling the big question of miracles in his latest book, what they look like and whether they are compatible with science.

Sarah Abell: How to end a friendship
Sarah Abell on how to navigate the tricky terrain of friendships ending.

10 of the best (or worst) Christian bumper stickers
Carey Lodge unearths some examples of Christian theology at its most baffling.

Deepak Chopra: 'A personal God shouldn't be seen as human'
Deepak Chopra: 'God doesn't care what you do'
Are you God's friend?
Could it be that God has lots of children in the church today, but not many friends? Claire Musters reflects.

Stephen King: Believing in God 'makes things better' and gives you a 'source of strength'
He's made a career out of writing books designed to give readers a fright, but Stephen King says that while he believes in the existence of evil, he's not convinced it's an external force out to destroy us.