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God is with us through the pain
Matt Bird reflects on the reality that he is not suddenly going to wake up and realise that the traumatic events of the last few weeks and months have been nothing but a bad nightmare.
Homophobia is a sin, but so is 'Christophobia' and it is time to speak out against it
As a celibate gay Christian who agrees with the orthodox Christian view on marriage, David Bennett writes here to challenge the gay lobby to stop the hate and to correct one step too far.
Julian the Apostate: How Rome's last pagan emperor went to war with Christians
Today marks the death of the Roman emperor Julian, remembered in Christian tradition as 'Julian the Apostate' â a pagan famed for his hatred of Christianity. It's said his dying words were addressed to Christ: 'You have conquered!'
Fairtrade hit by changes in supermarket deal
Sainsbury's is preparing to ditch Fairtrade tea in favour of its own ethical brand.
Donald Trump refuses to host White House Ramadan meal, breaking 20-year tradition
Donald Trump has broken a near 20-year tradition by refusing to host a White House iftar dinner marking the end of Ramadan.
Pope Francis warns of persecution: 'There is no Christian mission in the name of tranquility'
Pope Francis has warned Christians of the dangers of suffering and persecution in following Christ, a life which he said promises neither success nor tranquillity.
What is an 'active follower of Jesus'?
While 13 per cent of young people described themselves as practising Christians and even more as 'Christ followers', what kind of Christianity is it that they're practising?
Justin Welby: We need a cross-party Brexit forum to take 'poison' from debate
The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for a cross-party Brexit to draw the 'poison' from the debate'.
Digital giving: CofE to test contactless card payments for church collection
The Church of England has announced trails for a digital, contactless payment system for church donations, testing a new 'tap and go' scheme this summer.
'God is good': Olympic champion hurdler Omar Mcleod warms up for World Athletics Championships
Reigning Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Omar McLeod ran a sizzling 12.90 seconds in Kingston on Saturday to lay down a marker ahead of the world championships.
Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers - Germany's Schulz
Martin Schulz said that U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan behaved like "autocratic rulers".
Sudanese churches in defiant open letter: We are victims of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'
Sudanese churches have written a defiant open letter to the government, criticising a spate of church demolitions and accusing it of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'.
Sun, snow and storms: What role does weather play in the Bible?
There is quite a lot of weather in the Bible. Here are six times the weather was the key part of a biblical text.
First-time preacher wins 'Sermon of the Year' award
Last night saw the final of the 'Sermon of the Year' preaching contest in London, with its winner a retired woman preaching for the first time in her life.
Sermon of the Year winner: 'God in the dark'
The winning entry from the London School of Theology and Preach Magazine's Sermon of the Year competition.
Nigerian Christian leader pleads for help to stop death and destruction by Islamist Fulani militia
A Christian church leader from Nigeria has described the horrors of the growing persecution of Christians by Fulani herdsmen, describing it as 'ethnic cleansing'. And so far, he said, the authorities have done little or nothing to help.