All Faith articles – Page 8
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A prayer for Christmas
Maxine Hallett reflects on Christmas, and gives us a prayer for the season.
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Opinion
This thanksgiving there's only one way our gratitude should be directed - when we stop thanking God we become miserable
Hannah Butler knows she has a lot to be grateful for as, in her teenage years she was homeless for a while. Here, she explains the role gratitude to God has in helping our mental and spiritual health and encourages all of us to say thank you to the Lord this Thanksgiving.
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Opinion
We're Millennials and Gen Zers, and God is reaching our generations - it's not as bleak as everyone always says
Writer Heather Tomlinson speaks to YouTuber Mikhaila Peterson and Instagrammer Jon McCray about getting the Christian message to younger people. And they are hopeful about the next generations.
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Opinion
'It is safe to grow old': A prayer for letting go of your younger self
For all of us, the idea of getting older, looking older and having your youngest years behind you is daunting. Here, Elizabeth Moore and Audrey Elledge, authors of Liturgies for Hope, share their prayer for letting go of your younger self.
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Opinion
We wrote a book of liturgy and this is our prayer for paying the bills when there’s not enough money
Many of us are struggling to make ends meet at the moment. Here, Elizabeth Moore and Audrey Elledge, authors of Liturgies for Hope, share their prayer for when there’s not enough money to pay the bills.
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Opinion
An American charity just launched a $100million advertising campaign to promote Jesus - and here’s what a Christian ad executive thinks of it
A Christian foundation in Kansas launched a $100million campaign called “He Gets Us”, to promote Jesus to the masses. Here, advertising copywriter Lizzie Hutchison shares her expert opinion on the pricey project.
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Will the average Christian woman please stand up?
Veronica Zundel has been a columnist for this magazine since 1982. Now, in what she calls her ‘autumn years’, she considers what has changed – or not - for Christian women
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Opinion
If your life is a mess there’s good news for you… God isn’t finished with you yet and he’s not giving up
Author Catherine Campbell explains how the Bible demonstrates God’s devotion to us and reassures us that, if it all feels like a mess, he’s not finished.
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Opinion
In memory of the Queen at St Paul's Cathedral: ‘this nation’s unerring heartbeat’
At a special Service of Prayer and Reflection at St Paul’s Cathedral, London this evening, The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London, spoke of the Queen’s life of service, as well as our need to grieve. We share her sermon here.
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Opinion
How to pray for the Royal Family and give thanks for the Queen’s life, for those who are lost for words at this time
At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed and unsure how to respond to the sad news of the Queen’s death, spiritual director and the author of 7 Ways to Pray Amy Boucher Pye, shares some prayers that may bring us and her family some comfort.
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The ten virgins: The importance of being prepared
Elaine Storkey explains who the ‘foolish virgins’ were and why their story is still so relevant to us today
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Can you be an intellectual and believe in God at the same time?
Speaker, author, neuroscientist and apologist Sharon Dirckx shares her own journey to faith and explains why she believes we are more than just our brains
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God is still speaking to us today
With a PhD in the theology and practice of hearing God’s voice, author Tania Harris asserts that he is still speaking to us in the same way he did to those in the New Testament
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‘God gave me a prophetic word that I would be salt and light in the dark place of the media’
TV presenter, Tearfund ambassador and now author Gemma Hunt talks to our editor Doll Fisher, about how her career has developed
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A lesson from sunflowers
Walking through a field on a warm August evening, my eye caught sight of a glimmer of colour. There, standing tall but alone in the middle of the field, was the glorious bright yellow head of a sunflower. It seemed confident and not at all out of place among the dreary brown vegetation. Its bright, sun-filled face beamed at the world beyond
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‘When I am kind to people, I feel better’
Veronica Zundel confesses to having moments when she feels like lashing out – and suspects she is not alone
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Martha and Mary: learning to simplify
Elaine Storkey unpacks the story of the two sisters, and shows us that the traditional interpretation doesn’t give us the full picture