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Compassionate Listening: What Is It?

By Sharon Black and Brad Wilcox

Learn from examples and scripture how to be a compassionate listener.

To Die With Dignity?

By Matthew Allen

What does it mean to ‘die with dignity’? This approach will, I hope, yield more insight than another piece built on the usual arguments.

Challenged But Not Alone: Loving Our Enemies

By Sharon Black and Brad Wilcox

God asks hard things of His people in our mortality; but He will never leave us alone.

Jeremiah's Journey Through Despair to Faith in God's...

By Tom Sugimura

The Lord pours out kindnesses upon us even though we are undeserving. He covers us with his compassion. These “mercies” occur in the plural to indicate...

Reflections From an Irish Border Town

By Matthew Allen

Let us be thankful that by the grace of God and the courage of our people, the cause of peace has finally prevailed. Northern Ireland is in a different...

Tips For When Reading To Your Church

By Matthew Allen

Elevate worship through passionate public reading of Scripture in your congregation.

How AI Is Becoming Part-And-Parcel To How We Practice...

By Ken Chitwood

Debates about the best ethical approach — including whether an AI religion can save or doom us all — will intensify.

Is There Such a Thing as Christian Parenting?

By Duncan Pile

Parenting, in general, is a Christ-like duty.

Finding Hope Amidst Suffering

By Tom Sugimura

Do you ever feel like you have lost all hope—like you’re stuck at the bottom of an empty cistern? In your darkest days, are you tempted to blame the...

Shepherd for Life: Psalm 23

By Sharon Black and Brad Wilcox

Explore how Psalm 23 guides us from serene pastures to life's inevitable shadows, promising the enduring presence of the Good Shepherd.

Is Religion a Factor in Ireland's Political Drama?

By Matthew Allen

It’s a healthy thing for the Church to give its take on political issues, provided it do so generously. There has to be space within the churches, also,...

Music, Nature and Creation

By Matthew Allen

Music-making is a deep-rooted, even primordial, part of our nature: as old as man, crucial to the human experience at all times and in all places.

A Cross in the Barbed Wire: Reflections on Faith &...

By Ken Chitwood

In the months to come, and as debates intensify, it is imperative to not forget the religion angles related to the subject of migrants and immigration

Overcoming Ego - Embracing the Unvarnished Truth

By Duncan Pile

The foundation for self-acceptance is the loving nature of God. If God is judgemental and his love conditional, self-regard won’t get us very far.

The Essential Vine

By Sharon Black and Brad Wilcox

Christ assured His apostles and those who follow that, as the essential vine, he would nourish them and provide everything needed for their growth.

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