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Ukraine\'s forgotten crisis: How ordinary Christian heroes are bringing hope to the hopeless
Ukraine's forgotten crisis: How ordinary Christian heroes are bringing hope to the hopeless

Nowadays Ukraine seems to have dropped off the agenda. This lack of media attention means that many people in the UK and beyond are unaware of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe there that continues to the present day.

Can business and ministry go together?
Can business and ministry go together?

The word "ministry" came from the greek word "diakoneo" which means "to serve," or the word "duoleuo," which means "to serve as a slave."

Counting the cost: Why I\'m (mostly) glad to be a clergy child
Counting the cost: Why I'm (mostly) glad to be a clergy child

People often ask me about the 'cost' of ministry. As the daughter of not one but two vicars, I'm never sure what answer they expect.

World Relief has broken ranks. Will other evangelical organisations follow and criticise Trump?
World Relief has broken ranks. Will other evangelical organisations follow and criticise Trump?

As Christian Today reported this morning, a major evangelical organisation has launched an attack on a new immigration plan backed by President Trump.

\'Miracle baby\' pastor Gilbert Deya extradited to face child trafficking charges
'Miracle baby' pastor Gilbert Deya extradited to face child trafficking charges

The UK has extradited a pastor who claimed to have created miraculous pregnances after he lost a long-running legal battle.

US evangelicals likely to believe poverty is your own fault
US evangelicals likely to believe poverty is your own fault

If you're poor, is it your own fault? White evangelical Christians are far more likely to answer in the affirmative than the average US citizen, according to new research.

British churches urged to 'step up' response to refugee crisis

The UK is being urged to more than double its intake of refugees as churches have again be called to take a lead.

Christian Today explainer: What\'s happening in Venezuela?
Christian Today explainer: What's happening in Venezuela?

The situation in Venezuela has been getting steadily worse for some time.

How do you beat Christian Festival High Syndrome?
How do you beat Christian Festival High Syndrome?

Every year, usually by the time the new school term had begun, those feelings of surety and passion had all but dissipated. This was Christian Festival High Syndrome – and I was a recurring sufferer.

\'Diminishing America\': Major evangelical group attacks Trump-backed immigration act
'Diminishing America': Major evangelical group attacks Trump-backed immigration act

'When a nation of immigrants and refugees forsakes its past, it gives up its future,' says World Relief.

Pastor who alleged workplace discrimination for anti-gay views was rightly fired, tribunal finds
Pastor who alleged workplace discrimination for anti-gay views was rightly fired, tribunal finds

A Christian pastor's claim for religious discrimination has been rejected by an employment tribunal.

Grand jury issues subpoenas in connection with Trump Jr, Russian lawyer meeting
Grand jury issues subpoenas in connection with Trump Jr, Russian lawyer meeting

Russia has loomed large over the first six months of the Trump presidency. US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia worked to tilt the presidential election in Trump's favour.

Court rules in favor of Christian photographer who didn\'t want to take photos of gay weddings
Court rules in favor of Christian photographer who didn't want to take photos of gay weddings

Christian photographer Amy Lawson risked crippling fines if she went against city and state laws in Wisconsin by denying her photography services to gay weddings but a court has now given permission for her to be exempt.

If Marvel Comics was Christian, it would look like this: a pastor\'s dogged pursuit of a comic Bible
If Marvel Comics was Christian, it would look like this: a pastor's dogged pursuit of a comic Bible

"For me, it's always been about outreach and engaging other people who are not a part of the Christian conversation," says Art Ayris, creator of the Kingstone graphic novel Bible.

Christian mom whose arm was bitten off by shark during Bahamas snorkeling trip says the \'peace of the Lord was so strong\'
Christian mom whose arm was bitten off by shark during Bahamas snorkeling trip says the 'peace of the Lord was so strong'

Tiffany Johnson had a terrifying fight with a shark but cried out to Jesus to save her and when He did, she said the peace was like nothing she'd ever felt before.

How churches are solving holiday hunger
How churches are solving holiday hunger

Trussell Trust figures published last week highlight the increased use of foodbanks during July and August with children who would otherwise have access to free school meals often being forced to go hungry.