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Connection and community for the lonely

Connection and community for the lonely

After seeing a poster recently about the problem of loneliness in aged people, I wondered how bad the problem actually …

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Church: Is big really beautiful?

Church: Is big really beautiful?

When it comes to church, is big really beautiful?It rather depends on what you mean by that. There are …

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Reformed theologian Paul Helm dies

Reformed theologian Paul Helm dies

Well-known Reformed theologian and philosopher Professor Paul Helm has died.An expert and writer on John Calvin, he was also …

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Editorial

Worship renewed - January editorial

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Graeme Shanks

Happy 'ordinary' new year!

Graeme Shanks
Bill James

2026: By God's grace, take it one day at a time

Bill James

Features

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Keeping evangelism on the front-burner

Keeping evangelism on the front-burner

“In my church you’d think the Great Commission instructed us to go into all the world and form committees”, joked …

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'Lord, help me...'

'Lord, help me...'

In the gospel accounts of both Matthew and Mark, Jesus’s rebuke of the Pharisees for their neglect of their hearts …

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What counts as prayer?

What counts as prayer?

Like me, you may be more intimidated than inspired by stories of figures like Martin Luther rising before dawn to …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
‘Emerging young leaders' meet in Keswick

‘Emerging young leaders' meet in Keswick

A group of 15 “emerging young leaders” gathered at the Pencil Factory in Keswick, in the heart of the Lake …

UK & Ireland
Churches gear up for Life ’26 nationwide mission

Churches gear up for Life ’26 nationwide mission

Churches across the country are preparing for a focused period of evangelism. Life ’26 is a nationwide gospel mission, starting …

UK & Ireland
Millions helped by  UK churches

Millions helped by UK churches

Around 12.5 million people in the UK have been helped by a church or a Christian organisation, while almost two …

World

World
Chinese pastor  free after 12 years

Chinese pastor free after 12 years

A Chinese pastor has been released after serving a 12-year prison sentence. Zhang Shaojie and other church leaders in Henan …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene: Trump 'has no faith'

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Trump 'has no faith'

US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she realised Donald Trump "has no faith" after Charlie Kirk's assassination.The Georgia Republican …

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One child, one prayer, one miracle

One child, one prayer, one miracle

I’ll never forget the day I met Baby JS. He had been born just two months earlier in Kurintza, a …

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Martin Dickson

Martin Dickson

Martin Dickson is Wycliffe Bible Translators’ new Director of Churches. In this role, Dickson will serve as a link between …

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Lewis Campbell

Lewis Campbell

Lewis Campbell will be the new pastor of Kirkwall Baptist Church in Orkney, Scotland. He leaves his current role as …

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Tapani Simojoki

Tapani Simojoki

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) held its 71st Annual Synod from November 14-15 in Tottenham, north London, during …

Reviews

Reviews
Remember who is God

Remember who is God

“Wanna hear a joke about a control freak? Yes, you do!” Jonny Ivey’s Control Freak: Let your restless heart …

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Whole life discipleship

Whole life discipleship

As a pastor I was very grateful to The London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC) for their emphasis on whole-life …

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Loving God with our minds!

Loving God with our minds!

This beautifully produced hardback book has been carefully crafted by Dirk Jongkind, who is the Academic Vice Principal of Tyndale …

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Letter

Recorded hymns - your views

Date posted: 26 Dec 2025

Dear Editor, This is an enquiry about whether you know of any Christian organisation who supply equipment of recorded …

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Christian nationalism - your views

Date posted: 22 Dec 2025

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to David Shepherd’s article on “Christian Nationalism and far-right exclusivism” [see the …

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Preachers with a limp - your views

Date posted: 21 Dec 2025

Dear Editor, I thank God for the life of Terry Puttick, whose promotion to glory was announced in the …

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