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Why is it hard for Christians to pray? Five tips to help you focus

Even the disciples found prayer hard. So how do we keep focused when the tendency is to fall asleep when praying

How to improve your spiritual fitness

Spring is coming! As our attention is drawn to physical fitness, Harry Farley calls us back to spiritual fitness with the discipline of service.

Play depicting Jesus as transgender woman shown in Manchester church

Jesus was cast as a transgender woman in a performance in an Anglican church yesterday.

Ash Wednesday: How liturgy breathes life into worship

Harry Farley explores the bizarre, stark but powerful nature of the Anglican imposition of ashes service.

5 Bible verses to help you think about fasting as Lent begins

The Bible has some pretty clear guidance about our attitude in entering into the prehistoric spiritual discipline of fasting.

Oxfam and inequality: The profound unfairness of the gospel

Oxfam have released a report focusing more on inequality than poverty. What would Jesus say?

What does the Bible say about wealth? 10 verses on money

Many Christians often wonder whether the National Lottery is a good or bad thing. Here are ten Bible verses to help you think about money

Why Cameron curbing the Lords is dangerous and arrogant

What is the significance of reducing the power of the House of Lords, and is it a good idea?

How Christian MPs are exposing Cameron's failure on family policy

Cameron's half-hearted commitment to families is being exposed by a group of Christian MPs today as an "impact on families bill" receives its second reading.

Millions of Christians face extinction... and their fate lies in our hands

Climate change threatens the existence of millions of the world's poorest Christians, says Harry Farley.

What is intimacy with God?

How can we best understand intimacy in light of God's incarnation? Harry Farley reflects

How much should you be earning before you start tithing?

Tithing is coming back into fashion. But how much should you be earning before you start giving? Harry Farley says that is the wrong question.

The false God of democracy: why we need an unelected House of Lords

The tax credits debate highlights the enduring weaknesses with democracy, says Harry Farley.

7 Bible Verses for US Veterans and Soldiers

10 Bible verses to help you grow in wisdom and stature

How do we attain wisdom? How do we adopt more of the wisdom of Christ into our own lives?

How can you be a Christian and think that!? Loving your enemy in politics

Christian Today went to the Christian in Politics Show Up weekend and discovered the power of the gospel in uniting political divides