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A million signatures  sought for Africa

A million signatures sought for Africa

Open Doors is seeking a million signatures on a petition requesting the United Nations, African Union, EU, and governments around …

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Egyptian ‘hung in crucifixion position’

Egyptian ‘hung in crucifixion position’

An Egyptian Christian who converted from Islam has been subjected to persecution as he awaits the result of a trial …

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Prime Maelstrom

Prime Maelstrom

Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer… Leadership, it seems, is getting increasingly difficult in the …

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Andrew Drury

What can we learn from death doulas?

Andrew Drury
John Dunnett

The most significant Synod motion in forty years?

John Dunnett
Luke Randall

Here's what I think football can teach us about the Christian journey

Luke Randall

Features

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Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Spiritual leaders face many tricky circumstances, setbacks and tragedies, but the biggest threat that we leaders ever face is the …

Features
I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

There was a buzz of excited conversation in the air as over 170 people jammed into a barn in the …

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Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion that comes from living at one end of a tension that was never …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
Quinta: ‘Largest project’  in 40 year history

Quinta: ‘Largest project’ in 40 year history

The Quinta Christian Centre, Shropshire, has received planning permission to build an “Activity Barn” – the “largest development project in …

UK & Ireland
Grace Baptist  event is a first

Grace Baptist event is a first

Twenty-three leaders from eight different Grace Baptist charities have met together for the first time at an overnight gathering in …

UK & Ireland
Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Hazel Gordon and Linnet Smith left their Cheshire girls' school in 1965. They hadn’t seen each other for over 60 …

World

World
New Christian initiative will block 'harmful' content

New Christian initiative will block 'harmful' content

Radiant Mobile, self-described as “the first-ever Christian mobile carrier,” launched in the US this month, pioneering a new type of …

World
Islamists convicted  in Nigeria

Islamists convicted in Nigeria

Almost 400 Islamic militants in Nigeria have been convicted for terror-related offences following a mass trial at the Federal High …

World
Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

The church in Lebanon is “under pressure, but is still standing”, with ongoing conflict across the Middle East bringing difficulties …

People

People
Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods has been appointed as the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches’ (FIEC’s) Director for the North East. Woods joins …

People
Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Basil Howlett, former President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), has died.Howlett served as FIEC President from …

People
Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

During a service of thanksgiving at Moulton Parish Church, Northampton, evangelist Vijay Menon – who died recently (see online obituary …

Reviews

Reviews
Stranger things!

Stranger things!

This book is a revised and updated version of his 2017 book of the same title. What has changed in …

Reviews
Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

2026 is the 500th anniversary of the publication of William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament into English, a major …

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Fearing God

Date posted: 18 May 2026

Dear Editor, Thank you for Ian Hamilton’s article on ‘Fearing God’ [read said article here]. Perhaps we could …

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Baby Boomers to Gen Z

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Dear Editor, As a lady of a certain age (65 to be precise), I am really pleased to see …

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Debating politics well

Date posted: 13 May 2026

Dear Editor, Christians can and do speak on controversial subjects, from abortion to Zionism, and sometimes disagree. This cannot …

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