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What we can learn from Luke 23 and Romans 10 about who can actually be saved

"...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

Am I really blessed when someone persecutes me as I obey Christ?

We Christians like to believe that blessings always feel good.

3 ways married couples shouldn't talk to each other

Communication is a key ingredient to a growing, happy, and healthy marriage. Married couples need to learn how to communicate in ways that foster growth, encourage openness, and cultivate love. When husbands and wives communicate the right way, great things happen.

5 Bible verses for when loneliness creeps in

As God's people, we're always told that God will never leave us nor forsake us. God actually promised that, but the truth is that until we arrive at a level of faith and intimacy with Him, we will experience loneliness.

Are Anglicans and Methodists really about to unite after 200 years of schism?

It's crunch time for the Church of England and the Methodist Church. They are facing a crucial decision this year â the CofE in February and the Methodist Church, assuming all goes well at the General Synod meeting, in July.

Nuclear weapons are a 'sin' says head of World Council of Churches ahead of Davos summit

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has spoken out strongly against nuclear weapons ahead of a trip tomorrow to Davos, Switzerland for a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

One of Trump's evangelical advisers: Plans to deport 'Dreamers' are 'morally reprehensible'

One of Donald Trump's evangelical advisers who prayed at his inauguration has broken rank over Republican plans to deport so-called Dreamers - undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children.

'Dangerous' or a 'great friend': What do persecuted Christians think of Donald Trump?

What worries many Christian leaders in the region is that Trump's overt support of persecuted Christians may cause them to be attacked even more, such is the hatred for him among Muslim fanatics.

Archbishop of Canterbury stands by statement saying there is a 'significant cloud' over Bishop George Bell's name

Justin Welby has declined to rescind his statement that said Bishop George Bell still has a 'significant cloud' left over his name following the publication of a critical report into the Church of England's handling of an abuse claim against the late bishop.

I won't vote for Putin 'darkness' says Russian Orthodox bishop

A Russian Orthodox bishop has advised the faithful not to vote for the 'darkness' of Vladimir Putin when he stands for re-election as president in March, after Putin last week said Communism was like Christianity and Lenin was like a saint.

Bolivia's ban on evangelism causing mounting concern around the world

Concern is mounting rapidly among Protestant Christians in Bolivia over a new law that threatens to ban evangelism.

Anglican worship in Porto: we are fed so we can feed others

Sitting in the pews during the Sunday Communion service at the Anglican Church of St James in Porto yesterday, you could not help but marvel at how small corners of Britain like this â the early 19th century church, its extensive British cemetery and a beautiful war memorial â are scattered all over the globe.

Pence in Jerusalem blasted as 'a dangerous man with a messianic vision' but praised by Israeli PM

The US Vice President Mike Pence will later today address the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in a speech that will be boycotted by Arab lawmakers following Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Bishops' bar on official transgender liturgy angers campaigners