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Can Going to Church Make Me Live Longer?

Humans have wanted to live forever for as long as we’ve lived at all. It’s an obsession that stretches back so far that it feels like it’s somehow hard-coded into our DNA. Over the years, immortality (to a greater or lesser extent) has been promised by everyone from cults to the cosmetics industry, big tech companies, and questionable food blogs. However, can going to Church make me live longer?

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Charities Benefit from the Royal Wedding

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have asked people who want to send them presents to make donations to one of seven chosen charities instead

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Is Your Alarm Clock Killing You?

Show of hands if you’ve ever stayed up way too late texting with friends, catching up on TV shows, or scrolling aimlessly through Pinterest or Reddit. Yep, plenty of us are guilty as charged — and as a result, we end up feeling exhausted in the morning.

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6 Ways Laughter is Good for You

Much evidence exists that God meant for us to laugh, to have fun, and to find ways to enjoy our lives. When God created our bodies, he made them in such a way that laughter is actually physically beneficial to us.

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Should I Do Yoga if I am a Christian?

As a Christian, should I do yoga? Am I allowed? Will Jesus love me less?

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Can Rock Star Alice Cooper Really Be A Christian?

The shock-rock star was brought up as a pastor’s kid. But his later stage shows, which featured electric chairs, fake blood and snakes were designed to shock. In the 1970s Cooper became addicted to drugs and alcohol.

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The Daniel Diet — What’s the Deal?

So a call for Christians to create healthier eating habits may be a good choice. On the other hand, John the Baptist ate locusts and I don’t see people developing new diet plans following in his footsteps?

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How to Avoid News Anxiety and Still Be “In-the-Know”

Today’s world feels like a constant barrage of unpleasantness. And if you’re like me, the frustration of not being able to “fix” it can become taxing. We can get so consumed with the anger, heartbreak, grief, pity, outrage, petulance of bad news that it’s difficult to find joy in our everyday lives.

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Is Russell Brand A Christian?

On the heels of a denouncement by Pope Francis that journalists are peddling fake news, I was recently reading a feature article by a popular Christian magazine, intimating that Russell Brand had become a Christian. The language was subtle but the message seemed clear. Brand believes that Christ’s teaching is “more relevant now than they’ve ever been”.

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7 Secular Movies with Important Biblical Themes

Hidden themes that ring true with Christianity can be found everywhere in life. Since the bible is the greatest story ever, it’s no surprise that the world imitates certain themes that began with God.

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8 Powerful Healing Plants from the Bible

Before the advent of synthetic compounds, injections, and expensive medications, the human body was accustomed to natural herbs and spices. Our planet Earth has thousands of healing plants that grew during biblical times.

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Feeling Anxious? Beat Anxiety with 3 Biblical Steps

Anxiety, worry and tension are some of the most destructive forces we can face. They sap our strength and slowly undermine our faith, keeping us from maturing in the Lord (Luke 8:14).  

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7 Ways Meditative Prayer Can Benefit Your Health

All meditation is not the same. These seven examples show how Biblical meditation can benefit your health.