What do the last words of the most famous Man in history tell us about Him? While Jesus of Nazareth hung on a Roman cross over two thousand years ago, He uttered seven distinct sayings that are distributed across all four New Testament gospels.

The gospels of John and Luke record three each, while Matthew and Mark share the same one. As we walk through these sayings, we’ll see what was truly on Jesus’ heart, the Saviour of the world, at the time of His death.…

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Online dating is one of those subjects that Christians enjoy debating. In one camp, there are some who believe looking for love online betrays a lack of faith in God’s provision of a spouse. The other side counters that online dating is merely a tool that God can use to bring two people together – users don’t place their faith in the matchmaking site, but in the Lord.

The arguments on both sides have merit. Like many things, online dating isn’t inherently evil or good. Sometimes things are less about what we do than about the heart we do it with. More often than not, the Bible offers general principles over specifics. We can then take these big ideas and apply them to our everyday lives and the choices we make. But, that process requires wisdom, discernment, and guidance…

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Reverends Jonathan and Jenny Clayton started Hope Prison Ministry. Jonathan first experienced prison the hard way, having been imprisoned for committing fraud, before he rehabilitated and became a church minister. Their ministry exists to bring about healing and restoration. Neva and Jen, the sweetest of grannies from the burbs, meet up with hardened criminals in prison each week and share the Gospel.

“We believe that none of the results we see are about anything we do. We just show love and watch God breaking the cycle of crime…”

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In November, the best artificial intelligence chatbot in history was released by OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company. The chatbot, called ChatGPT, garnered more than 1 million users within its first five days and has since surged in popularity for its ability to answer complex questions and produce detailed, human-like content.

In today’s world, chatbots and other artificial intelligence programmes are becoming increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, raising the question of whether they could potentially fulfil the prophecy of the image of the beast. The image of the beast, as described in the Book of Revelation, is a symbol of the end times, representing a powerful and manipulative force that deceives and controls people…

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