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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.

The limits of self-care

Katherine Ladd | Mon 13 Sep 2021 7:11 BST

Self-care makes helpful suggestions but hollow promises.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Young Christians are increasingly pluralistic in their worldview - study

Anugrah Kumar | Mon 23 Aug 2021 13:43 BST

Among 18- to 39-year-olds who said they were born again Christians, over 60% agreed that Muhammad, Buddha and Jesus all taught valid ways to God.
Can Bible-based Jews and Christians reclaim the vegan revolution?

Irene Lancaster | Sat 14 Aug 2021 12:04 BST

Whether we can give up meat, fish and dairy entirely is not really the question. What is the question is how we can incorporate food into our lives (having taken medical advice of course) in such a way that our diets can help towards the betterment of the world.