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The lying voices of the enemy – and how to tell a different story
The lying voices of the enemy – and how to tell a different story

It's normally the middle of the night when the enemy's lies shout loudest in my ear.

The gift of silence: How to pray without words
The gift of silence: How to pray without words

The times when I have most felt the desire to pray have also been the times when words have felt too small, too hollow, too empty.

Chris Pratt says nothing fills his soul more than sharing his Christian faith with others
Chris Pratt says nothing fills his soul more than sharing his Christian faith with others

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's biggest stars but he is also a committed Christian who has used his platform to share his faith more than once, and it seems from his latest comments he has no intention of stopping.

'I do not have an enemy': An Israeli pastor's powerful testimony of forgiveness after the death of his son
'I do not have an enemy': An Israeli pastor's powerful testimony of forgiveness after the death of his son

The blow that struck a pastor and his wife from a village near Nazareth has led to the gospel being shared in a powerful way as their testimonies have gone viral.

Casting pearls: What God taught me this summer about judging by appearances
Casting pearls: What God taught me this summer about judging by appearances

We also, I am sure, all know people who we think that it is simply pointless to share our faith with.

Huge Bible slogan up for 4 Guinness World Records
Huge Bible slogan up for 4 Guinness World Records

A huge slogan painted on a bare Mexican hillside is in the running for no less than four Guinness World Records.

My love-hate relationship with praying scripture
My love-hate relationship with praying scripture

Although I admired women who could spout off scripture mid-prayer and knew praying God's word back to him was powerful, I also found them slightly pretentious.

Children who grow up in a religious household have better physical and mental health as adults
Children who grow up in a religious household have better physical and mental health as adults

A new study has found that people who have a religious upbringing grow up to have better physical and mental health than the rest of the population.

Grace: It's for suffering Christians, not super-heroes
Grace: It's for suffering Christians, not super-heroes

Last week I heard someone suggest that if they were to ever get a tattoo it would say, 'Grace given to me, for others.'

Love song to a free, church, festival
Love song to a free, church, festival

A Jesus jamboree, a faith and justice festival featuring all flavours from the length and breadth of our broadest Communion.

Parents of boy killed by alligator 'blessed' with birth of baby boy
Parents of boy killed by alligator 'blessed' with birth of baby boy

The family of a two-year-old boy killed by an alligator near a Disney resort in Florida say they have been blessed by God with another baby.

At the turn of the year, Jews return to G-d
At the turn of the year, Jews return to G-d

Last week, on Rosh Hashana (the Head or Beginning of the Year), we were inscribed in G-d's book and beginning on Tuesday evening, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, our fate will be sealed.

Aiming high: Why getting away with it isn't good enough
Aiming high: Why getting away with it isn't good enough

'We cannot measure ourselves by what we think we should also be able to get away with.'

Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's widow doesn't believe the 'myth' that people who commit suicide don't go to Heaven
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's widow doesn't believe the 'myth' that people who commit suicide don't go to Heaven

Kayla Stoecklein, widow of late Inland Hills Church Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide at his church last month, says she is confident her husband is in Heaven despite the enduring "myth" that suicide victims are condemned to Hell.

Miracle after 10-year-old son survives being impaled by meat skewer
Miracle after 10-year-old son survives being impaled by meat skewer

The family of a 10-year-old Missouri boy is now thanking God for sparing his life after he was dangerously impaled in the face by a nearly foot-long meat skewer.

Mark Wahlberg's insane daily schedule starts at 2:30am with prayer to God
Mark Wahlberg's insane daily schedule starts at 2:30am with prayer to God

Academy Award-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg wakes up at 2:30 a.m. every day and then begins his day with 30 minutes of prayer.