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Two Chinese Christian missionaries abducted and killed by ISIS in Pakistan
Two Chinese Christian missionaries operating in Pakistan have been abducted and killed by ISIS. The pair were preachers who had pretended to be business people in order to enter the country.
Security or serenity? How London's churches are battling terrorism's culture of fear
After March's terrorist attacks in Westminster, London, how should the city's churches respond? Christian Today spoke with churches across Westminster about the crucial balance of security, serenity, and not giving in to a culture of fear.
4 things I love about a small church
I recently led worship in a church not far from my own. Like the one where I worship regularly, it's small Ââ between 30 and 40 adults â and that can present problems.
Violent attacks on Christians surge in Sri Lanka
Violent attacks on Christians are surging in Sri Lanka this year with more than 20 separate incidents in the last six months.
Faultlines exposed as SBC avoids criticising Trump over 'moral leadership', delays vote condemning alt-right
Yesterday, the SBC adopted a statement which both avoided pointed criticism of current holders of political office and rejected a proposal to condemn the racist, white nationalist 'alt-right' movement which helped see Trump elected.
Iraqi Christians among victims of Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban'
Dozens of Chaldean Christians could be among victims of Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban' with more than 100 arrested and due to be deported back to Iraq.
When society is crying out for transformation, why is the Church failing it?
The truth is, today more than ever, our society is crying out for integrity and authenticity in relationships, says Christian doctor Freddie Pimm.
Defender of the faith: 11 quotes from Christian wordsmith GK Chesterton
The inimitable novelist, journalist, theologian and social critic GK Chesterton died on this day in 1936. The English Catholic is remembered and beloved as an apologist and storyteller who explained and enlivened the drama of Christian faith for millions.
'Overwhelmed' by criminal cartels, Mexico is still the most dangerous nation to be a priest
A new report confirms that for the eighth year in a row, Mexico is the most dangerous country to be a Catholic priest.
Church prays for US student Otto Warmbier, 'brutalised' by North Korea and flown home comatose
Otto Warmbier, an American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months and said by his family to be in a coma, was medically evacuated to the US on Tuesday as his local church continues to pray for him.
Christian pastor isolated, tortured in Vietnam after reporting prison abuses to US diplomats
A Christian pastor who has been imprisoned in Vietnam since 2011 for the 'crime' of evangelisation has suffered torture and solitary confinement since reporting how he is being treated behind bars to US officials.
Toying with the Trinity: Can fidget spinners point us to God?
The Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity is a paradox that has puzzled believers for millennia. Many point to majestic, ineffable mystery, but has the divine enigma of the Trinity been solved by a children's toy?
When the monk wedded a nun: The radical marriage of Martin Luther
On this day in 1525, the fiery reformer Martin Luther married a woman named Katharina von Bora. The union was radical for its day â Luther was breaking the rules on priestly celibacy â but endured as an inspiration to many who followed.
The Tories and the DUP: Why it's complete waste of time for Theresa May to chase the religious right in the UK
For British Evangelicals, religious identity does not inform their political attitudes, partisan affiliation, or voting behavior. The religious and the political exist in separate spheres.
As Christians, do we have the courage to go out and preach transformation as Jesus did?
Jesus came heralding a revolution, the release of grace and mercy, and a profound shift in the values that people hold dear. Jesus came preaching transformation.
Controversial article likens child sex abuse in the Church to 'terrorism' and 'Catholic extremism'
A leading Australian writer and former politician has likened child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to 'terrorism' and extremism, arguing that it is responsible for many deaths, mainly by suicide.