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One in seven Christians face severe persecution

One in seven Christians face severe persecution

One in seven Christians globally face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, an increase of 15 million since last year, MPs were told at the parliamentary launch of the Open Doors World Watch List 2025 on 15 January.


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Turning to griefbots or grieving with hope?

Turning to griefbots or grieving with hope?

Two of the most atypical Marvel/Disney+ series of the past couple of years have been two of the most interesting. …

People
Don Carson ends speaking engagements due to ill health

Don Carson ends speaking engagements due to ill health

Don Carson has stepped back from his involvement in ministry, due to limitations arising from his Parkinson’s disease.In a …

World
What is the deadliest country for Christians?

What is the deadliest country for Christians?

More than 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2023, representing 90% of the overall worldwide total killed because of …

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Editorial

Leaving by X-ample?

Editorial
David Shepherd

The dangers of over or underdosing the gospel

David Shepherd
Graham Nicholls

Worship, mortality, and hope in Springsteen’s ‘Road Diary’

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Features

Features
Sharing Jesus with Muslims: The key is relationship

Sharing Jesus with Muslims: The key is relationship

Have you ever had the opportunity to share your testimony or explain the gospel to a Muslim? If so, you …

Features
Trump 2.0: Understanding why people support him

Trump 2.0: Understanding why people support him

Many British Christians are terrified of any association with Trump-supporting American Evangelicals.I remember reading an article recently which mentioned …

Features
Trump 2.0: A concerned evangelical view

Trump 2.0: A concerned evangelical view

The return of Donald Trump to the White House should be a matter of concern; not panic, but concern.It …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
Christian school worker loses unfair dismissal claim

Christian school worker loses unfair dismissal claim

A Christian school pastoral worker has lost her claim for unfair dismissal after losing her job at a London Catholic …

UK & Ireland
Barnabas Aid: Police involved; regulatory scope widens

Barnabas Aid: Police involved; regulatory scope widens

A man and a woman are under police investigation for suspected fraud, alongside the regulatory investigation into Barnabas Aid (formerly …

UK & Ireland
Is the UK church ready for Trump 2.0?

Is the UK church ready for Trump 2.0?

Today sees the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.Over on this side of …

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Algeria: Authorities close 58 churches

Algeria: Authorities close 58 churches

Christians are being persecuted by authorities in Algeria, with 58 churches having been closed down by the government since 2018, …

World
When should Christians fight to protect?

When should Christians fight to protect?

A former marine, Daniel Penny, was recently acquitted of all charges - despite putting a black homeless man, Jordan Neely, …

World
California wildfires: ‘God at work in disaster’

California wildfires: ‘God at work in disaster’

As wildfires continue to blaze across Southern California, razing homes, schools and churches to the ground, local churches have been …

People

People
Ivor MacDonald’s new rural role

Ivor MacDonald’s new rural role

Ivor MacDonald has moved to the Isle of Skye to take up his new role as the director of the …

People
A life remembered: Tony Campolo

A life remembered: Tony Campolo

The outspoken American preacher and ‘Red Letter Christian,’ Tony Campolo died last month aged 89.The evangelical speaker and author …

People
New Tory leader’s evangelical faith

New Tory leader’s evangelical faith

The new leader of the Welsh Conservatives is an unashamed Bible-believing Christian.Darren Millar was elected unopposed as the new …

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Seeing the King of Glory

Seeing the King of Glory

Our God Reigns by Sam Storms is, self-confessedly, ‘An Amillennial Commentary on Revelation’, unusually, perhaps, coming as it does from …

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Need help starting faith conversations?

Need help starting faith conversations?

GodTools say they exist to help you have conversations about Jesus with the people you care about.

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Another Bible version option

Another Bible version option

The Christian Standard Bible (CSB), a significant revision of the former Holman Bible, was published in the US in 2017. …

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Letter

Working out transparency

Date posted: 25 Jan 2025

Dear Editor, Paul Blackham’s article on Transparency (January en) is timely and thoughtful, but opens a juicy can of …

Letter

Tarred by the same brush?

Date posted: 23 Jan 2025

Dear Editor, We shouldn’t let the failings of those high up in the Church of England affect our view of …

Letter

Cultural Christianity

Date posted: 26 Dec 2024

Dear Editor, There is a well-trodden and modish political trend which imagines that one can separate the religious content of …

Letter

A ‘Presley-type croon’

Date posted: 23 Dec 2024

Dear Editor, Having great respect for Julia Cameron, I tried not to read her too quickly before I commented (‘ …