Life

How Compassion changes lives: we meet the graduates who prove charity sponsorship works

Jessica Lester Fri 17 Aug 2018 14:09:th BST

Bonny and Brenda, both graduates of the Compassion programme, tell their own stories in their own words.

Discipleship 101: Why it's not enough just to believe

Jack Skett Fri 17 Aug 2018 13:31:th BST

A lot of people believe in God, or a God. The difference for a Christian is that our belief leads us to live different lives.
Church is not a business, says Soul Survivor's Mike Pilavachi – it's a family

Mark Woods Thu 16 Aug 2018 14:48:th BST

What's notable about 'Lifelines' is the way itdraws on the authors' personal experience and on their immersion in the real-life stories of God's people today.
Fantastic Memes and Where to Find Them, Part 2

Drew Wilmot Thu 16 Aug 2018 11:12:th BST

Shooting down a quotation doesn't necessarily prove anyone right or wrong, but the gripe is with people who victoriously parade such quotes like placards of objective truth.
Why run a half marathon just 2 months after finishing breast cancer treatment – in Bethlehem?

Christian Today staff writer Tue 14 Aug 2018 15:56:th BST

Just two months after she'd finished chemotherapy for breast cancer, 49-year-old Su McClellan was taking part in a half marathon.
4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel

Rana Tarakji Fri 10 Aug 2018 17:41:th BST

(Partner Post) Traveling is a very enjoyable thing to do, but enjoyment is not the sole purpose of travel for many people. It can also be a very enriching experience and it can greatly help in one's personal growth. Travel helps you change in many ways and the places you visit will always contribute to who you are – no matter what your original reason for traveling is.
Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart

Niki Hardy Mon 13 Aug 2018 13:51:th BST

Still groggy from the anaesthesia, I was ushered into a small, lifeless room where I was given the news. They'd found a large tumour that was either cancer or lymphoma.
William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes

Mark Vernon Mon 13 Aug 2018 11:29:th BST

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in a damp, London cemetery called Bunhill Fields for the unveiling of a gravestone.
It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk

Dave Luck Mon 13 Aug 2018 11:08:th BST

God wants us to know we are not alone and he often does that through others.
St Lawrence: The Christian martyr who died telling a joke

Christian Today staff writer Fri 10 Aug 2018 14:52:th BST

Today is the feast day of St Lawrence (225-258), one of the earliest Christian martyrs and one of the few who died telling a joke.
Language lessons: Why is learning to speak Christian so hard?

Mark Woods Fri 10 Aug 2018 14:02:th BST

None of us grows up speaking 'Christian' as a native. It's a language that has to be learned.