In light of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s hit back at UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s announced asylum seeker plan, we’re left asking: do faith and politics mix, or should they be kept separate?

When our favourite singers, politicians, entrepreneurs fall off the pedestal society puts them on, who should get the blame?

God has given us many means to communicate with Him and learn from Him. Spending time with God gets us ready for the rest of our time.

We all know what it is like to walk through uncharted territories. We have all experienced unexpected disappointments. Trusting God at times like these can be very difficult but should be our primary hope.

We have to be intentional if we want to grow in our faith. Below are 5 practical ways to help strengthen and develop our faith.

To have courage is to have strength in the midst of fear, pain or grief. It can truly be the most difficult thing to develop. Read these verses and be encouraged - you don’t have to ‘be brave’ by yourself, courage comes from God.

God does everything with intention. He has created us all with a purpose, and no life is insignificant. We are not meant to float through life without cause. We do ourselves and God a disservice when we think in this way. However, it can be difficult to identify our purpose.

We live in a very fast-paced world. Everything is instant and we seem to have everything at our fingertips. This has affected the way we live and can also affect the way we relate with God and our expectations of Him. When we pray and don’t see results, we can get frustrated and become tempted to lose hope. Below are some verses to remind us to hold onto our faith and wait on God in spite of our problems.