Singing 'Amazing Grace' may be good for heart health, study finds
A new study has found a possible link between singing Amazing Grace and improved heart health.
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John Lennon's inspiration for 'Strawberry Fields' bears new fruit for Salvation Army
Let me take you down to Strawberry Fields— no, not the memorial in New York's Central Park to the former Beatle John Lennon, who was slain in Manhattan in 1980, but to the place that inspired his song, where the Salvation Army is conducting an experiment in mixing tourism with faith and social action.
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The little known story of the Bible's female prophets
The Bible includes a number of female prophets. This is the story ...
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The Victorian Christian who fought for the rights of prostitutes
Josephine Butler seems in many ways to be a woman before her time, a model for today's feminists, anachronistically living in the Victorian era. Yet in many ways she was very unlike modern feminists.
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The significance of Moriah in the Bible
Moriah is a mysterious biblical place name, which has great significance in theology. This is the story ...
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From the depths of despair to the Promised Land
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the comfort that comes after affliction.
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Not so marvellous? Some Christians say new Deadpool movie is blasphemous
Deadpool & Wolverine has quickly become a movie box office sensation, but not all viewers are celebrating.
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From affliction to hope: Isaiah's message for our times
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on Isaiah Chapter 1 and the saddest period in the Jewish calendar.
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Who wrote the Epistle of James and why is he important?
The Epistle of James is often overlooked, but it was written by one of the most important people in the New Testament. This is the story ...
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The revival at Rievaulx: a walk through one of England's finest abbeys
The Yorkshire monastery where a combination of divine love and austerity drew hundreds to give their lives to the Lord in the 12th Century.
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How the Bible has influenced pop lyrics
Quotations from the Bible have often popped up in popular music through the decades. This is the story ...
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When two Mediterranean Christians transformed the English Church
In the 7th century AD, the Christian Church in England was transformed by the work of two remarkable men. Neither was born in England, or for that matter in the British Isles.
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Paris 2024: Running the race with perseverance
They demonstrate grit, determination and talent far beyond that which money could ever buy. Yet it is the stories of those overcoming the hurdles to success that really warm my heart.
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