Living

What are the benefits of fasting?

Fuel the completion of your fast by praying, reading, worshiping, and listening to sermons on fasting. Have a prayer list available. It's a battle—a hunger strike against hell.

Who was Fanny Crosby and why is she so important to Christianity?

J John

Crosby's accessible songs revolutionised Christian music, opening the way to simpler, gentler songs and so, ultimately, to 'gospel music' and modern worship songs.
The black slave who became the first international woman evangelist

J John

The life of Amanda Smith was extraordinary: she travelled from being a black slave to becoming the first international woman evangelist.
We must take time to lament

Claire Musters

It can feel somewhat irreverent to rant and rail at God, and yet that is precisely what the psalmists did.
The crying need for self-control in our day

Jerry Newcombe

People lack self-control. The Bible talks about the traits of a godly person who draws close to Christ and develops over time what are called "the fruit of the Spirit." There is a list of these in the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. They are: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Give your fears to the Father

Max Lucado

Are you struggling with fear today? Is it the pandemic, a job, food, something else? Are you seeing the size of your worries and not the size of your Savior? I think I can point you in a direction that might help you right-size your fear.
How motherhood has impacted my relationship with God - and how I am trying to rebuild it

Charlene Nwodo

Motherhood and juggling all the responsibilities that come with it have taken a huge toll on my walk with God, and the times I have had an intimate moment with God have been few and far between since becoming a mum.
The courageous faith of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

J John

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed for his long-standing opposition to Hitler, is one of the great Christian heroes of the twentieth century.
How can Christian men and women work together effectively for the Kingdom of God?

Christian Today

The World Evangelical Alliance's Amanda Jackson and Dr Peirong Lin speak to Christian Today about how evangelical men and women can work together as Jesus intended.
The uniqueness of George Müller

J John

George Müller's unique life demonstrated to his contemporaries that God could be trusted. It says the same to us today.
Who was Elizabeth Fry and why was she important?

J John

The story of how a middle-class lady was able to reform the appalling conditions under which prisoners were treated in Britain and in many other countries, is a classic example of the way God can use unlikely people to extraordinary effect.
Heckled in a church for being a woman, but I'm determined to make it in a man's world

Becky Murray

Joel prophesied that 'in the last days, God will pour out his Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.' Those days are now. There's much to be done and we need every hand on deck - men and women.