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Chinese pastor  free after 12 years

Chinese pastor free after 12 years

After his release, Pastor Zhang thanked Christians around the world for their prayers, saying had it not been for the prayers of many, he “might have been ‘disappeared’”.


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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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Why Lent is more than a dead ritual observance

Why Lent is more than a dead ritual observance

Now that the new year has finally arrived, we would do well to remember that spring, and the season of …

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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
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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AI artist tops Christian charts, prompting backlash

AI artist tops Christian charts, prompting backlash

An AI artist recently topped the iTunes/Apple Music Christian charts, prompting a backlash from Christians and discussions over where to …

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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 …

People
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 …

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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