Most people who have never married still have hopes of tying the knot - poll
Hopes of marriage are still common despite increasing numbers choosing not to wed, according to the results of a study by Gallup.
Hopes of marriage are still common despite increasing numbers choosing not to wed, according to the results of a study by Gallup.
I've been looking ahead to 2021 and thinking about the five top things I'd like to see in the year ahead. What would you put on your list?
Martyrdom is not something of the past. It remains the price that Christians pay for their witness in the same way Thomas Becket did 850 years ago.
Bethel worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal has thanked friends and fans for their kindness in the year since her two-year-old daughter Olive died.
It fast became a journalistic cliché – that 2020 has been the worst time since the Second World War. But has it been that bad? Perhaps we need to dig a bit deeper, because there has been good news as well.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki observed 24 mothers who sang or hummed to their baby while holding them during skin-to-skin contact in hospital.
Holiday movies are popular not simply because they are "escapes," as my research on the relation between religion and cinema argues. Rather, these films offer viewers a glimpse into the world as it could be. This is particularly true with Christmas movies.
"What Covid meant for evil, Christ meant for good," the evangelist shared.
In Britain's battered cities, many families spent Christmas Eve in air raid shelters.
There is no indication in the Bible of the date on which Christ was born, and no consensus in early Christianity.
Why we're so bad at counting the calories we eat, drink or burn.
In Mary's courageous and immediate response, we see an example to challenge us.
There's plenty of evidence to suggest that entering wholeheartedly into the spirit of the season – while keeping to 2020's limitations – will be very good for our mental health. After a tough year, this might be exactly what we need.