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Deuteronomy 15 God's justice

God's justice is not just about what is right and fair but is also about overwhelming generosity.

The signs of God's love are found in ordinary places

It is important we do not get distracted, looking in the wrong place for signs of the risen Jesus.

Be a good egg

People often use proverbs as words of wisdom without realising that these are Holy Spirit-inspired words from God.

The Bible: Love it! Live it?

Bible Society's Michael Pfundner thinks through the implications of a church that loves the Bible - but can't apply it.

How to share your faith using Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab'

Self-harming behaviours reflect hurting individuals' desperate efforts to fill the God-shaped hole every human has deep in the soul

Rick Warren: Three tools Saddleback uses to help people grow

All living things grow. Growth is evidence of life. If a child doesn't grow up, that's a tragedy. If a believer never grows to spiritual maturity, that's a tragedy.

Extreme dreams

Becoming the people who have hope in hopeless situations.

The cannabis saga - should it be reclassified again?

Why cannabis should be returned to its 'B' classification.

Fight Club for Christians

Seven sentences that should start a "fight" when Christians utter them

Bishop of Oxford - A response to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Sharia comments

The Archbishop's comments are part of his longer term project to make sure religion is kept in the public square, says the Bishop of Oxford the Rt Rev John Pritchard.

'Entrust' - a word to re-learn?

Peter Hain, the Kenya crisis; have we forgotten the things God gave us 'in trust'?

I sometimes wonder if God is a Tetris fan? What I mean is - maybe He's looking down at all the folks in church who just come and sit, and He'd love to rearrange them so they could fit together and accomplish something.

Rick Warren: How to handle opposition

You can't have opportunity without opposition. One of the great tests of leadership is how you handle opposition.

Baptist Union of Great Britain's Jonathan Edwards - Seeing with new eyes

A message for the new year from the General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Jonathan Edwards.

Bishop of Wolverhampton: God's Earth is heading for 'catastrophe'

The Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Rt Rev Clive Gregory, warns of the impending danger to the Earth threatened by climate change.

New Year message from Moderator of Church of Scotland General Assembly

In her New Year message for 2008, the Rt Rev Sheilagh Kesting, Moderator of the Church of Scotland General Assembly, has called on people to be guided by peace, respect and love in 2008.