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‘Be an optimist; I think that’s the Biblical worldview'

‘Be an optimist; I think that’s the Biblical worldview'

Jake Owen interviews Peter Baker, who is stepping down as senior pastor at Lansdowne Church and retiring from full-time ministry after 43 years.


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UK Budget: 'The prudent see danger'

UK Budget: 'The prudent see danger'

John Healey has given his first Budget speech as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer.A number of announcements have …

World
Russia: Church growth despite hostility

Russia: Church growth despite hostility

Despite ramped-up restrictions on evangelical Christianity in Russia, the church is continuing to grow in an increasingly hostile environment.Earlier …

UK & Ireland
'Even if we only had one fresher all year, we wouldn’t give up'

'Even if we only had one fresher all year, we wouldn’t give up'

From a near-empty scavenger hunt, to a beach bonfire attended by almost 100 people, Swansea University Christian Union’s welcome week …

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Sharon James

Lamenting unborn lives lost since the Abortion Act

Sharon James
Tim Dieppe

Will Western civilisation really collapse?

Tim Dieppe
Luke Randall

Manchester United and the importance of personal responsibility

Luke Randall

Features

Features
Netflix's East of Eden: asking questions about free will

Netflix's East of Eden: asking questions about free will

Adapting a classic book is a high-reward, but high-risk strategy. Devotees of the original text may well flock to see …

Features
Noah's Ark has been found? Er, no...

Noah's Ark has been found? Er, no...

Noah’s Ark has been found! At least the headlines of three major tabloids have made this claim. The key quote …

Features
Making things in a world that is passing away

Making things in a world that is passing away

There is something especially satisfying about making things, especially making something with your own hands.Last year, I built a …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
Gospel Bayfest: The origins of a Christian music festival

Gospel Bayfest: The origins of a Christian music festival

en journalist Lydia Houghton interviews Colin Elliott about the Morecambe Gospel Bayfest.LH: Give us a brief history of the …

UK & Ireland
Are there fewer overseas missionaries? New survey explores why

Are there fewer overseas missionaries? New survey explores why

A reported decline in the number of people training for overseas mission is due to issues such as finance, the …

UK & Ireland
Teachers encouraged to live for Jesus in education

Teachers encouraged to live for Jesus in education

Nearly 100 teachers and others involved in education gathered in Fulham on 9 and 10 October for a weekend of …

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Mongolia: Following Jesus to be polite?

Mongolia: Following Jesus to be polite?

Anna* still remembers the missions event in her hometown in Hungary where she won an MP3 player – and started …

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Sudan: ‘To do life amid such destruction is difficult’

Sudan: ‘To do life amid such destruction is difficult’

Christians in Sudan have called for a legitimate peace process, featuring genuine civilian representation, to bring an end to the …

World
Study: 125 million Christians lack access to a Bible

Study: 125 million Christians lack access to a Bible

Bible access is restricted for more than 500 million Christians worldwide, while millions more cannot afford or reach one, according …

People

People
Remembering David Winter

Remembering David Winter

David Winter – former head of religious broadcasting at the BBC, writer, and parish minister – has died at age …

People
Remembering Pastor Paul Cox

Remembering Pastor Paul Cox

Pastor Paul Cox, who was deeply devoted to the Lord’s work, has died.As a pastor, he was an exceptionally …

People
Andrew Davies: A personal appreciation

Andrew Davies: A personal appreciation

Andrew Davies was not only a beloved husband, father and grandfather, but also a wonderful pastor-preacher-evangelist.In succession, Andrew pastored …

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A tool to help you write

A tool to help you write

According to the developers, Your Book Pro is “a comprehensive writing platform, helping authors turn ideas into a plan and …

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A family ride through the Bible

A family ride through the Bible

Enthusiastically appraised by Christian parents, children’s workers and church leaders alike, this nine-week course, broken down into five-day, 15-minute chunks, …

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Helping you live out your faith everyday

Helping you live out your faith everyday

The strapline for The Christian Heart website is: “How everyday people live out their Christian faith”.

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Letter

Iran: Judgement on the West?

Date posted: 29 Oct 2026

Dear Editor, With regard to the July article about Franklin Graham, and the September response by Charles Gardner, I …

Letter

What about the Palestinians? What about Romans 9–11?

Date posted: 27 Oct 2026

Dear Editor, Joseph Steinberg and Paul Morris were kind enough to respond to my original article. What follows …

Letter

The answer to avoiding evangelical celebrity culture

Date posted: 27 Oct 2026

Dear Editor, How can we avoid an evangelical celebrity culture? (Faith & Life column, October en)

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