The angel in the rubble on 9/11
"Transformed in a single day." The incredible story of the woman who survived when more than 90 floors of the World Trade Center collapsed on top of her - and found God during the terrifying 27-hour ordeal.
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Jesus: The original superhero story
I have drawn Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and many other superheroes, each one requiring my full dedication to portray. But the Action Bible was the most significant work of my career.
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Why might risk be the proving ground for our faith?
At its core, faith is an act of trust - a confident reliance on God that often requires stepping into the unknown. One of the most profound yet frequently overlooked aspects of faith is risk.
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What the Bible says about being religious
The Bible has some interesting, and for some people surprising, things to say about being religious. This is the story ...
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Between spooky Dracula and a saintly woman who helped found Christianity in England: contradictions and contrasts at the seaside town of Whitby
St Hilda might turn in her grave if she saw the modern Yorkshire town she helped to put on the map in the 7th Century, but there is still enough light to inspire a pilgrimage.
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Top crime author Lee Child says a Bible story inspired him
Lee Child, one of the world's biggest-selling crime novelists, has revealed that a Bible picture book had a major impact on his writing – and that his popular fictional hero Jack Reacher is based on Goliath.
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The comfort and consolation in Isaiah
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the enduring popularity of Isaiah.
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Singing 'Amazing Grace' may be good for heart health, study finds
A new study has found a possible link between singing Amazing Grace and improved heart health.
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John Lennon's inspiration for 'Strawberry Fields' bears new fruit for Salvation Army
Let me take you down to Strawberry Fields— no, not the memorial in New York's Central Park to the former Beatle John Lennon, who was slain in Manhattan in 1980, but to the place that inspired his song, where the Salvation Army is conducting an experiment in mixing tourism with faith and social action.
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The little known story of the Bible's female prophets
The Bible includes a number of female prophets. This is the story ...
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The Victorian Christian who fought for the rights of prostitutes
Josephine Butler seems in many ways to be a woman before her time, a model for today's feminists, anachronistically living in the Victorian era. Yet in many ways she was very unlike modern feminists.
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The significance of Moriah in the Bible
Moriah is a mysterious biblical place name, which has great significance in theology. This is the story ...
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From the depths of despair to the Promised Land
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the comfort that comes after affliction.
