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Lucy Berry: Making things happen, one poem at a time
She's a subtle observer of life and Christian life, able in a few lines of verse to reveal the pressure point where faith meets hypocrisy, or to nail a profound truth with a single striking image.

Only a handful of British Christians believe God is female
Ariana Grande might be sure that God is a woman, if her recent hit is anything to go by, but new research reveals most British Christians are less persuaded about that.

Francis Chan: Don't make Christian leaders into targets
Nowadays, people are eager to fight. Many are on edge, waiting for anyone to misspeak so they can pounce.

Getty music conference to be beamed live around the world
UK audiences will have the opportunity to hear celebrated speakers including the Gettys, Alistair Begg, John Piper, Ravi Zacharias, John MacArthur, Tim Keller and more than 50 other speakers and seminar leaders.

As refugee camps close, Nigerian Christians fear being left to the mercy of Boko Haram
Displaced Christians in north east Nigeria have expressed fears about being told to go home to vote despite the continuing crisis caused by the operation of Islamist militia Boko Haram.

'Lightbulb moments' promised for visitors to Christian Resources Exhibition
Visitors to the Christian Resources Exhibition next month have been promised 'lightbulb moments', with exhibitors displaying everything from computers to clergy clothing, musical instruments to motorcycle funerals.

Priest wants 'decency tax' on brides who wear low-cut dresses
What, nowadays, is appropriate bridal wear for weddings? One Italian priest has been scandalised by what he thinks is a trend towards plunging necklines.
'TREASON?': Trump lashes out at claims of White House resistance movement
Many senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of his agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses.

Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen over 'Who is America?' sting
Roy Moore, the former US Senate candidate from Alabama, on Wednesday filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen.

When is an apology not an apology? What Bishop Charles Ellis should have said to Ariana Grande
Elton John said it as well as anyone can when he wrote the timeless lyric, 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word.'

National peace in South Sudan has to be achieved locally, says Tearfund partner
South Sudan's problems go much deeper than the civil war that has wrecked the country and traumatised its people since 2013, according to a Christian lawyer who works in conflict resolution there.

Ethiopia's mass displacement is one of the 'worst humanitarian crises in decades'
Like many other displaced people, Zenebech and her children arrived at Kochere with virtually nothing but the clothes they wore.

South Sudan church mourns murdered youth coordinator
The Episcopal Church of South Sudan's national youth cooordinator has been killed by gunmen who targeted his vehicle.
Bob Woodward book depicts White House 'nervous breakdown' under Trump
Excerpts from the book, Fear: Trump in the White House, written by famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, were published by the Washington Post on Tuesday.
Britain's changed its mind on Brexit, new poll shows
British voters would vote 59-41 to stay in the European Union if given the option after a six-point swing away from Brexit.

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for tax rises: 'I do not believe we can continue with an economy that works so badly for so many'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a reshaping of Britain's tax system to raise more money for public services and reduce 'damaging wealth inequality'.