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When you have no prayers left
When you have no prayers left

When I'm silent, heaven still answers.

Let's get the saints out and into circulation

We seem increasingly to be living in 'interesting times' where our society is torn by division, instability and polarisation.

Transgender family: dad was a woman, son is transitioning
Transgender family: dad was a woman, son is transitioning

In Britain's first multigenerational transgender family, stepdad was a woman and son is becoming a daughter

#NationalComplimentDay: Why it's not as easy as it sounds
#NationalComplimentDay: Why it's not as easy as it sounds

The world is full of short-tempered people, angry at things they read or hear, or that their day hasn't gone well. What better way to spread a little sweetness and light?

What's wrong with Jordan Peterson? 12 Rules for Life, and why they aren't
What's wrong with Jordan Peterson? 12 Rules for Life, and why they aren't

Generally speaking, Peterson is loathed by liberals and loved by conservatives – including and especially Christian conservatives.

In-tension-al faith: How God is for the journey as well as the moment
In-tension-al faith: How God is for the journey as well as the moment

Living life Jesus-style is about both season and journey: the moment and the marathon. It commits to the long haul and the dramatic encounter.

UK Christian retreat centres: Where to go and recharge your spiritual batteries
UK Christian retreat centres: Where to go and recharge your spiritual batteries

As well as the many exciting Christian festivals and conferences happening in the UK during 2019 we are also blessed with some wonderful Christian retreat centres, guest houses and hotels.

I've lived with cancer: I know God can handle it when we scream at him
I've lived with cancer: I know God can handle it when we scream at him

I've learned screaming at God is never bad. He's big enough to handle it and I'm sure he'd rather I turned to him than anyone or anything else.

After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God
After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God

'He was a rectangle and I was a rectangle and we made a square, which therefore is a fortress'.

New beginnings: A sermon on Exodus 15-17
New beginnings: A sermon on Exodus 15-17

As in Isaiah, in Genesis 1 and the following verses depicting the creation, the whole mood is one of anticipation. In order to allow Israel as a body to act, G-d constantly restrains her physically.

Offerings doubled by contactless collections: Church of England digital giving scheme to go nationwide
Offerings doubled by contactless collections: Church of England digital giving scheme to go nationwide

The successful trial of contactless offerings in the Church of England has led to an extension of the scheme across England and Wales, according to the company behind it.

Blue Monday: What does the Bible say?
Blue Monday: What does the Bible say?

Today is Blue Monday, the day of the year when we're all supposed to be at our most miserable.

The Jericho road: Jesus' parable is about transformation, not charity
The Jericho road: Jesus' parable is about transformation, not charity

Jesus deliberately set his parable on the Jericho road because it was 17 miles of violence and oppression.

#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow: Churches aren't good with disability
#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow: Churches aren't good with disability

Tweets included ones like the old chestnut, 'No, praying for me won't make a difference.'

Archbishop of Canterbury: 'I pray in tongues every day'
Archbishop of Canterbury: 'I pray in tongues every day'

'In my own prayer life and as part of my daily discipline I pray in tongues every day – not as an occasional thing, but as part of daily prayer.'

How to break free from the feeling of 'if only'
How to break free from the feeling of 'if only'

The widest river in the world is not the Mississippi, Amazon, or Nile. The widest river on earth is a body of water called If Only.