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Free gifts for festive shoppers Does short term mission have an impact? Award for the Bible Society’s Youth Bible Supporting each other in our brokenness China orders churches to replace Ten Commandments with presidential quotes The destitute and despised Christian widows in Pakistan Nigeria now the ‘largest killing ground for Christians in the world’ **...

Sorry to nag you, but if you are middle-aged and sitting for more than nine hours a day, you are doubling your risk of early death.  But the solution is simple:  walking briskly for 24 minutes a day can help you extend your life. A recent study by the University of Leicester and the Norwegian...

We call this life, that is life’s preparation; We call this life, a little time of tears; But thank you God for this designed creation, A few short years? By Douglas Malloch

Families shopping this festive season will receive two great giveaways telling the Christmas story. HOPE Together, Bible Society and Speak Life are working with The Entertainer toy stores to help customers appreciate the reason for the season. The Entertainer chain is the UK’s largest independent toy retailer and each store has a nativity scene in...

A recent study by the Office for National Statistics has found that women tend to favour shorter commutes to work, while men are more likely to tolerate a longer journey to the office, if they get higher pay for the effort. This combination has tended to contribute to men doing more high-paid jobs, which in...

On the eleventh day of the eleventh month The guns had ceased and peace had come, Another war with so much loss As brave men fought and victories won. We honour those who gave their lives And took up arms against the foe, Not knowing if they would return But faithful to the call to...

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Back in 1605 Guy Fawkes managed to stow a good few barrels of gunpowder under the House of Lords without anybody noticing.  He was part of a Roman Catholic plot to murder James 1 of England and his parliament at the state opening.  Fortunately, Guy Fawkes was found – and stopped – in time.

I believe that there are two areas where short term missions are critical for the work of mission. First, short termers help by supporting the ongoing work. Second, short termers bring necessary and unique skills to fill needs on the field. Full time missionary service can sometimes feel a little like Sisyphus pushing his rock...

When darkness comes upon our lives And death’s black shadow clouds our eyes – Our Lord helps us, when news is grim, To fear not, and believe in Him.   Yet sometimes, though we try to pray It seems He tarries on the way, Though faith grows weak, and vision dim, Still fear not, and...

Kea was an early Christian and a monk from a good family who left Glastonbury to work in Devon and Cornwall, where Landkey (Devon) and Kea (Cornwall) bear his name.  He founded several Christian centres in the area before going on to Brittany to become the saint known there as ‘Saint-Quay’.  It seems that Kea...

The Bible Society’s Good News Bible – the Youth Edition – has won Christian Resources Together’s Bible of the year award. The award recognises Bibles that have stood out among the many Bibles available and made an impact on Christians and non-Christians across the country. The Youth Edition contains features such as YouTube videos, space for doodling and journaling, Big...