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Chile March for Jesus stoned by 'anarchists'
Chile March for Jesus stoned by 'anarchists'

A March for Jesus in Chile has been broken up by protesters throwing stones, according to Evangelical Focus.

US missionary shot dead in Cameroon
US missionary shot dead in Cameroon

A Christian missionary from Indiana was killed in Cameroon on Tuesday when he was shot while traveling in a region where the military and separatists have been fighting.

Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi: Islamists call for judges' death
Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi: Islamists call for judges' death

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and ordered her freed.

World evangelicals urge prayer for kidnapped Leah Sharibu
World evangelicals urge prayer for kidnapped Leah Sharibu

Leah was one of 112 female students abducted from a high school in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19.

After Jair Bolsonaro's outrageous statements, why was he so popular with evangelicals?
After Jair Bolsonaro's outrageous statements, why was he so popular with evangelicals?

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro swept to power in part because of the support of Brazil's powerful evangelical movement.

JS Bach: Was the composer of the world's greatest Christian music a believer?
JS Bach: Was the composer of the world's greatest Christian music a believer?

Like so many other questions about Bach, a definitive answer remains tantalisingly out of reach.

Churches and Christians urged to pray for the media
Churches and Christians urged to pray for the media

The initiative is being promoted by Christians in Media, a UK network and community that supports, encourages and inspires Christians who work in, and with, media.

'Practise hospitality': The gospel witness of a home where people can be real
'Practise hospitality': The gospel witness of a home where people can be real

I've found myself caring a little bit less about the state of my house and a little bit more about the state of my heart.

Bring on the ghouls and zombies: Why I'm embracing Halloween this year
Bring on the ghouls and zombies: Why I'm embracing Halloween this year

As Maya Angelou said: 'If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.'

A century on from WW1, 100 years of work remains to clear munitions
A century on from WW1, 100 years of work remains to clear munitions

Bomb disposal experts are still digging up munitions sunk in the killing fields of eastern France – and it could be another 100 years before they are done.

Brexit, sex and science: can we challenge the fake news?

Two sides, two views, and who is working to reconcile them and to listen to the other? Who will include the excluded, on either side? And what really is the truth?

Brazilians elect right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro in major shift
Brazilians elect right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro in major shift

Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right firebrand former Army captain, won Brazil's presidential election in convincing fashion.

Churches spokesman says Universal Credit isn't even asking the right questions
Churches spokesman says Universal Credit isn't even asking the right questions

The government's flagship Universal Credit benefits reform is failing to ask basic questions about whether it is actually working, according to a senior churches social policy adviser.

For the sake of the poor, is it time for the Church of England to get out of the marriage business?
For the sake of the poor, is it time for the Church of England to get out of the marriage business?

I want to argue that if we were really interested in being biblical we would get out of the legalities.

Light Parties: Is the church's alternative to Halloween really a good idea?
Light Parties: Is the church's alternative to Halloween really a good idea?

There is a wisdom in resisting the church's move to seize All Hallows Eve for evangelistic purposes.

The messy business of loving people: Why Bob Goff told me to get a puppy
The messy business of loving people: Why Bob Goff told me to get a puppy

Two years ago my life was interrupted by an experience of Love I still struggle to explain.