Young boy claims he visited heaven, saw Jesus prior to making miraculous recovery as doctors prepared to declare him brain-dead

A 13-year-old Alabama boy who miraculously recovered after doctors declared him brain-dead and were set to harvest his organs to donate to five other children, said he was in Heaven walking with Jesus and a sibling who died before he was born."I saw a dark male figure with a...

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We really are family: The power of Christian connectedness

Sister Sledge clearly knew they were on to a good thing. Connecting with family – past and present is a big and booming business all over the world. In the USA, genealogy is the second most popular hobby after gardening. Here in the UK, connecting with family, past and present...

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ThyKingdomCome: Why should we do evangelism?

Today sees the beginning of Thy Kingdom Come, the third annual prayer event launched as an initiative of the archbishops of Canterbury and York. It's been astonishingly successful as a way of uniting Christians from all denominations and traditions in prayer. But prayer, after...

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Ecclesiastes 9: 4 (Four) biblical rules for enjoying life (and glorifying God)

'Enjoy all the days of this meaningless life'   Rule 1: Enjoy what God has approvedSolomon counsels that we should be content with our situation, take our opportunities, work hard and be grateful to God for what he has given us in life. The believer in God gives herself...

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Why giving is good: 3 ways to find joy in financial sacrifice

The collection. A time of offering. Your tithe. The contemporary church has euphemisms aplenty for the awkward necessity otherwise known as financial giving. And perhaps they betray just that: an odd ambivalence about our money and what we're meant to do with it. No minister...

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Birds of the Bible: How they teach spiritual truth

On National Bird Day, it's lovely to think of our feathered friends and perhaps put some extra peanuts in the garden feeder. We aren't inclined to read very much into their habits, though the sight of two swans making that heart shape with their necks always gets photographers...

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Second coming of Christ nearer after Trump's decision on Jerusalem, claims US pastor

A pastor in America is claiming the end of the world is nearer after Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.While US allies, other world leaders and religious leaders lined up to condemn to move almost unanimously, Trump had support from his most...

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