Life

Luis Palau: a life well-lived
With Luis Palau's 'promotion to glory' another of a generation of pioneering preachers has left us.

Much-loved evangelist Luis Palau dies aged 86
International evangelist Luis Palau has passed away at the age of 86 after a three-year battle with lung cancer.

It's not enough to believe God exists
It's great that people believe in God but faith in Jesus is essential to our salvation.

Catholic bishops advise against taking Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
Catholic bishops in the US have raised ethical concerns about the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

Children are facing emotional health crisis - Christian charity
Christian charity Transforming Lives for Good is calling on the Government to make children's emotional wellbeing a priority in the recovery from Covid-19.

Lessons in faith from Michael Faraday, the brilliant Christian scientist who rose from poverty and obscurity
The odds were stacked against Faraday but he rose from lowly beginnings to become one of Britain's most brilliant and distinguished scientists. Despite this good fortune, he remained a committed Christian, regularly visiting the poor and sick.

Pastor Ed Young and wife are walking through pain of daughter's death 'only by God's grace'
The Fellowship Church pastor also revealed his 34-year-old daughter had died from an alcohol-induced seizure.

'God has worked through your prayers' - Tim Keller says cancer has shrunk
Tim Keller has hailed the "excellent" results of recent scans in his fight against pancreatic cancer.

Four lessons for Christians today from the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Few of us have Spurgeon's voice, his memory or his energy. We can, though, all seek his love of Christ and the Bible, and his zeal to spread the gospel.

This Valentine's Day, I'll be celebrating long-term love
This year, as I look at the rows of red or pink Valentine's Day cards on sale in the shops, I shall look out for cards that have a deeper message.

What to do when praying feels like a challenge
Instead of a shopping list of requests, let our prayers instead become a conversation with the One who is sovereign over all things.

Video conferencing is no substitute for meeting in person, say Christian event organisers
Lack of face-to-face contact is making life harder for Christian event organisers, a survey by the Christian Conference Trust has found.

Only one in 10 Brits think Covid-19 has strengthened their faith
Britons were far more likely to say that the pandemic had strengthened family bonds than their personal faith.

£20,000 raised for orphaned children of Covid victim praised for her strong faith
Over £20,000 has been raised for the two young children of a devoted Christian mother who passed away from Covid-19 after two weeks in a coma.

'Spiritual' but non-religious Gen Z are lonely and craving relationships, study shows
A major study of Gen Z has found more interest in spirituality and relationships than in religion.

Rembrandt and the Bible
Rembrandt grew up immersed in the Bible, which was to shape the art he is famous for.