More stories in life

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  Over a third of UK adults believe prayer is good for mental health - poll

  Staff writer | Mon 13 Sep 2021 9:06 BST

  A significant minority of Brits believe in the power of prayer when it comes to looking after their mental health.

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  Older Christians may sometimes be physically frail, but they are prayer warriors

  Vicki Miller | Mon 13 Sep 2021 8:26 BST

  The assumption that working with older, frailer people means you have more impact on them as a carer than they have on you, could not be further from the truth.

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  The limits of self-care

  Katherine Ladd | Mon 13 Sep 2021 7:11 BST

  Self-care makes helpful suggestions but hollow promises.

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  Who was Fanny Crosby and why is she so important to Christianity?

  J John | Fri 10 Sep 2021 12:53 BST

  Crosby's accessible songs revolutionised Christian music, opening the way to simpler, gentler songs and so, ultimately, to 'gospel music' and modern worship songs.

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  More college-educated women having babies out of wedlock - study

  Leonardo Blair | Thu 9 Sep 2021 12:21 BST

  Facing diminishing returns from their education and overall economic insecurity, women with college degrees are now six times more likely to give birth to their first child out of wedlock than their counterparts just 25 years ago, a new study from Johns Hopkins University shows.

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  Max Lucado asks for prayer after suffering aneurysm

  Staff writer | Thu 9 Sep 2021 12:02 BST

  Pastor and writer Max Lucado has said he is trusting in God after suffering an aneurysm.

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  Tim Keller says he's looking to God for healing in cancer battle

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 7 Sep 2021 10:47 BST

  Tim Keller is asking people to pray that his cancer treatment will be effective and that he and his wife Kathy will stay the course.

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  After Covid-19, most parents want to work from home

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 6 Sep 2021 11:06 BST

  Millions are slowly returning to the office after the pandemic, but new research suggests many parents want to continue working from home.

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  The black slave who became the first international woman evangelist

  J John | Thu 2 Sep 2021 5:54 BST

  Amanda was a woman who suffered. She lost four of her five children, lived a life of poverty and was frequently considered a second-class citizen. Yet hers was a life of remarkable graciousness.

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  For Gen Z teens, letting their actions speak louder than words is an important part of evangelism

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 26 Aug 2021 12:01 BST

  Half of Gen Z teens in the US feel that "letting your actions speak rather than using words to explain your faith" is an act of evangelism, according to research by Barna.

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  Americans increasingly open to evolution

  Leonardo Blair | Wed 25 Aug 2021 13:44 BST

  With increased exposure to college-level education and declining levels of religious belief, a majority of Americans now believe in evolution after nearly two decades of being nearly evenly split on the issue, according to a new study.

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  We must take time to lament

  Claire Musters | Wed 25 Aug 2021 9:23 BST

  It can feel somewhat irreverent to rant and rail at God, and yet that is precisely what the psalmists did.