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OpinionCan Christians swear? A guide to profanities for those with faith
Writer Rachael Cottle turns to the Bible to answer the question: “Can Christians swear?”
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ArticleFancy going on holiday for next to nothing?
As the cost of living rockets many of us simply don’t have the spare cash to book a holiday. That is where the genius of Christian House and Church Swap (CHACS) comes in. Now celebrating its 20th year, founder Vivienne Wills-Crisp tells us how it all started – and how you can reap the benefits!
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Article‘This is what home should feel like’
Interior designer Alix Wagner spoke to our editor, Tola-Doll Fisher about creating safe homes and the reality of furniture poverty
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ArticleFive things I have learned about…how to ‘travel light’
A recent house move forced Cathy Madavan to be ruthless with her belongings. Here she shares what she has learned about our tendency to hoard
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OpinionI stopped running and discovered space for my faith
Tori Wells ran so often that it became part of her identity, until an injury forced her to slow down and helped her to deepen her faith.
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OpinionShould Christian women wear bikinis on holiday or is ‘modest hottest’?
As summer holidays are just around the corner, writer Lizzie Hutchison asks if Christian women should wear bikinis.
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OpinionWith singleness often pushing women into long term renting, is a 100% mortgage the answer to buying your own home?
If you hate renting but have no deposit saved up, a 100% mortgage may sound tempting. Finance writer Rachel Pearce urges female renters to think carefully before looking for a ‘magic mortgage button’.
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OpinionCan Christians listen to secular music? Whether mainstream chart music is OK for people of faith
Musician Jules Rendell shares her experience in the music industry and answers the question, can Christians listen to secular music?
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ArticleFive things I have learned about…embracing the ordinary
Cathy Madavan encourages us to celebrate each day, and to savour the small moments as well as the big
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OpinionI was the ‘poster child’ for sin as a teenager - here’s what I said when someone asked me: ‘Is sin more fun?’
Writer Hope Bonarcher was no stranger to sin. She gave her life to Christ and turned things around, but is her life more boring now?
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OpinionWhy do we eat chocolate eggs at Easter? Does the shape represent the rock over Jesus’ tomb?
Writer Lauren Windle investigates a conundrum that she’s wrestled with since childhood – why do we associate Easter with chocolate eggs?
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OpinionI love women, but reading books written by men helped me grow and understand myself better
Christian writer Sarah Jane Souther explains the value she finds in focusing her reading on books written by men.
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OpinionI gave up on writing my novel, until God gave my friend a prophetic word that changed everything
Jemimah Wright shares the extraordinary prophetic word that encouraged her to keep going with her debut novel.
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OpinionGrowing older isn’t a time to begrudge greys and wrinkles - it’s a time to ask God: ‘What’s next?’
Tina English, director of Christian charity Embracing Age, explains why she’s fed up of our western view of ageing and why she’s turning to what the Bible says instead.
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OpinionI swapped my To-Do list for a Ta-Da list and now I see God’s presence in the everyday
Nicole Watt was feeling ground down by the drudgery of everyday life until the Holy Spirit convicted her to celebrate the wins rather than dwell on what she hadn’t gotten done.
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OpinionYou’re not throwing enough parties: We should be celebrating every spiritual milestone - big or small
Writer Shakira explains why we need to stop waiting for a “traditional milestone” to break out the Shloer and cheese straws.
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OpinionOur book club host shares her top ten books of 2022
Author and avid reader Claire Musters shares the ten books that have had her gripped this year.
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OpinionSome Christians believe being in debt is a sin but I definitely don't feel that way
Some Christians believe debt is an abomination to God. Rachel Pearce believes otherwise…
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OpinionDo you make sure your family is celebrating CHRISTmas or does your Xmas look just like everybody else’s?
Sometimes even Christians forget that the festive season is a celebration of Jesus and not the latest sales on the high street. Here, writer Shakira Peronet, asks if your plans for the big day look like Christmas or more like Xmas.
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OpinionEncouraging, blocking and taking fasts: This is what I believe @JesusOfficial would do if he had an Instagram account
Of course Jesus doesn’t have an Instgram account but if he did, it would probably be the best Instagram account on the internet. Here, writer Rebecca Hunter-Kelm imagines how @JesusOfficial would use social media.
