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The power of prayer: are you ready for the real ride?
The power of prayer: are you ready for the real ride?

If we want to see God answering our prayers, that will sometimes mean accepting the way of the cross

Easter, David Cameron and \'doing God\'
Easter, David Cameron and 'doing God'

When David Cameron says his Government will "do God" but "in a limited and responsible way", it is hard to see that it means anything at all really

\'We do our arguing in public\' – Isn\'t it time to stop?
'We do our arguing in public' – Isn't it time to stop?

Christians should not be rubbishing others in the Church in front of an unbelieving world

Leading with a servant spirit
Leading with a servant spirit

Pope Francis has been given the chance to live the life of a model believer at a time when the church needs inspiration and the world needs to be shown the winsomeness and relevance of a Christ-like life.

Was Mr Osborne\'s latest Budget simply putting off the inevitable?
Was Mr Osborne's latest Budget simply putting off the inevitable?

Can anything be done to help the more needy and vulnerable?

A Primate with a plateful who needs our prayers
A Primate with a plateful who needs our prayers

I want to encourage everyone to develop a habit of praying for the Archbishop of Canterbury daily

Some poverty is just stupid
Some poverty is just stupid

There is enough food in the world for everyone but one in eight people will go to bed hungry tonight.

Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce: How revenge promises much but pays so little
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce: How revenge promises much but pays so little

It's been said, "the person who seeks revenge digs two graves".

Pray with us for Syria
Pray with us for Syria

Last week's announcement that there are now 1 million Syrian people who have registered or are in the process of registering as refugees passed many of us by

Picking a pontiff - what should we pray?
Picking a pontiff - what should we pray?

If we are Christians, then we can have a role in the selection of the next Pontiff through our prayers

Hysteria, hype and Hilary: the media, Mantel and Middleton
Hysteria, hype and Hilary: the media, Mantel and Middleton

When words are misreported in such a way that they become lies then we do not need to quote chapter and verse to know how God views such things

Guns and blades: Oscar Pistorius and the South African tragedy
Guns and blades: Oscar Pistorius and the South African tragedy

In the full glare of the world's spotlight, with a celebrity and national hero in the dock, the discerning of truth and the exercising of justice becomes much more complicated

A little bit of hardship does the church good
A little bit of hardship does the church good

British believers are having to learn to live in a culture that no longer reflects, or even tolerates traditional Christian values

You are what you eat: the horse meat in our mental diet
You are what you eat: the horse meat in our mental diet

Many of us live on mental and spiritual junk food without even being aware of it

A modest Pope
A modest Pope

The Pope's decision to pass the reins on to a more physically able leader will be an enduring legacy.

Sojourners in Babylon: living as Christians in post-Christian Britain
Sojourners in Babylon: living as Christians in post-Christian Britain

As Christians in the UK, we are increasingly back where our forebears have been in many different contexts