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God finds pleasure in providing for you

In knowing God as our provider, we are exposed to this great balancing act of seeing the blessing we now have in Christ but also seeing His lordship over areas of our lives.

Should I really do all things for God?

How about when I do things that I could fail terribly at? Or how about when I eat or drink food that will just make me fat or sick?

Online shaming: a new way of justice or judgment?

It seems today that the online world has created a new way to serve justice to the unjust: online shaming.

Do I owe the church my service?

This might sound like a shock to you, but if you've been volunteering at your church because you feel like you owe your pastor or your church a big deal of thanks, then you've probably been volunteering for the wrong reasons.

The unspeakable joy of knowing Christ

God doesn't call us into a life filled with sorrow and grief, but one filled with joy.

How 'intentional' are you - with yourself and with God?

Taking time out to assess who you want to be can help you process what God is asking of you

Pope Francis: The world is at war but not a religious one

The world is at war but not a religious one, Pope Francis said as he travelled to Poland for a five-day trip in celebration of World Youth Day.

Twitter chorus of approval greets Archbishop of Canterbury's new peace advisor

Women bishops, homosexuality, divisions between the West and the developing world - these are just some of the issues the Archbishop of Canterbury's new reconciliation chief Sarah Snyder must master.

How God's gift of a horse helped a Christian woman through the hardest year of her life

"There comes a crisis point where everything changes. To recover, my father had to go into care. It was a fork in the road."

Hillary Clinton victory heralds a new day for women, says Tony Campolo

He prayed God would "Imbue our religious leaders with your love so that they will teach us how to transcend our differences and become one people."

3 ways that God prepares us for what's to come

We're not always aware of when God's doing something with the purpose of preparing us for what's to come so we can become frustrated, confused and even disheartened at the time. Identifying some of the ways that He prepare us can help us to be more alert to and appreciative about instances when He's at work in our lives.

Finding Dory review: Beautiful and hilarious but too dangerous for my 10-year-old and 93,468 other children

If you have adopted children who are still vulnerable, this film may not be for you

Think positive: 5 Bible verses to help you say no to negative thoughts

We're used to maintaining a focus on the dangers posed from external harmful influences but we shouldn't neglect that we can poison our own minds with negative thoughts about ourselves. We can act as our own worst enemies by telling ourselves that we're not good enough, not wise enough, not loveable. These five Bible verses can help you to assert your power over pessimistic thinking.