Life

Cool trimmers for men to maintain their classy and sporty look
(Partner Post) Men like keeping beards and especially now that they are in fashion.

Church is not a business, says Soul Survivor's Mike Pilavachi â it's a family
What's notable about 'Lifelines' is the way itdraws on the authors' personal experience and on their immersion in the real-life stories of God's people today.

Fantastic Memes and Where to Find Them, Part 2
Shooting down a quotation doesn't necessarily prove anyone right or wrong, but the gripe is with people who victoriously parade such quotes like placards of objective truth.

Why run a half marathon just 2 months after finishing breast cancer treatment â in Bethlehem?
Just two months after she'd finished chemotherapy for breast cancer, 49-year-old Su McClellan was taking part in a half marathon.

4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel
(Partner Post) Traveling is a very enjoyable thing to do, but enjoyment is not the sole purpose of travel for many people. It can also be a very enriching experience and it can greatly help in one's personal growth. Travel helps you change in many ways and the places you visit will always contribute to who you are â no matter what your original reason for traveling is.

Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart
Still groggy from the anaesthesia, I was ushered into a small, lifeless room where I was given the news. They'd found a large tumour that was either cancer or lymphoma.

William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes
On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in a damp, London cemetery called Bunhill Fields for the unveiling of a gravestone.

It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk
God wants us to know we are not alone and he often does that through others.

St Lawrence: The Christian martyr who died telling a joke
Today is the feast day of St Lawrence (225-258), one of the earliest Christian martyrs and one of the few who died telling a joke.

Language lessons: Why is learning to speak Christian so hard?
None of us grows up speaking 'Christian' as a native. It's a language that has to be learned.

Cathedral cat immortalised in stone
A stray cat that wandered into a London cathedral a decade ago has been immortalised in the building's stone renovations, the first addition in 200 years.

What is my calling? How to discern without a burning bush
A while ago I listened to a sermon about saying 'yes' to God's call in which the pastor asked us how we would respond if we had a burning bush moment.

The ministry of wellbeing: How beauty therapy and chillout zones are changing lives
With a team of volunteers, Sarah Milligan runs two Wellbeing clinics that cater for hundreds of people who are struggling with mental health and emotional needs.

'All things work together for good' â but a ruptured appendix?
Many of my lovely and well-meaning Christian friends suggested my illness was God's way of slowing me down and causing me to rest.

How consolidation can equate to effective debt relief
(Partner Post) There are many people these days who are struggling with high levels of debt.

Finding the perfect fashion gift for a Christian loved one
(Partner Post) Buying gifts for people can be difficult at the best of times so if you are purchasing a gift for a Christian loved one, you may be struggling with regards to what you should buy.