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There is a healthy tension at the heart of the Christian journey. It’s the push and pull of staying, or of getting up and going. And the Bible speaks of both as part of the normal Christian life. In 1 Corinthians 15:58 Paul seems to be spurring his readers on to do even more, “Therefore,...

By regularly giving £10, you can put a Bible into a needy stranger’s hands each month. What kind of stranger? Someone like Anatoliy, a Christian in Ukraine who can reach soldiers on the frontlines. Two weeks after he gave a Bible to a soldier called Kyrylo, Anatoliy met him again and heard about the difference...

US President Donald Trump has angered some US evangelicals because of his recent cutbacks on foreign aid. Now the humanitarian branch of the US National Association of Evangelicals is urging the government to reinstate funding grants lost in the recent executive order cuts on USAID. Although other US Christians are also critical of Trump, the...

Sharing the Easter story – with the help of an egg Ukrainians in desperate need of help Being children in church Could older people hold the key to church growth? Second Most Dangerous Country in the World for Christians Who are the most generous Christians? Spring Harvest – more than 10,000 expected this year Bishop...

There are 80 million Easter eggs being sold in the UK this year, but The Real Easter Egg is unique. It is the only one which has a copy of the Easter story in the box, is made of Fairtrade chocolate and which supports charitable projects. There are six types of eggs to choose from....

As Ukraine recently marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, charities have warned of the desperate need for humanitarian aid for the country. An estimated one in three people in Ukraine have been displaced by the war. Roughly 3.6 million have been internally displaced, while 6.5 million have fled the country.  90 per cent...

We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. Instead, we were like young children among you. (1 Thessalonians 2 6-7) I came across this passage recently and it struck me as relevant for now. It is one of the earliest...

New research is highlighting the wide range of activities that churches are offering to older people – and the growing opportunities to present the Christian gospel. The survey, carried out in the UK and Ireland by Christian charity Faith in Later Life asked churches what they were doing to minister to seniors in their congregation...

After North Korea, where in the world is it most dangerous to be a Christian? The World Watch List puts Somalia in second place. In the entire country there are only hundreds of Christians, almost all from a Muslim background. As under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, being Muslim is a huge part of Somali identity,...

Those who attend church and read their Bible at least once a week. So says Stewardship, in its 2025 Generosity Report.  Stewardship, which manages charitable donations from church, charities and individuals, has found that, in donating an average of £314 a month, not only do ‘committed Christians’ give away almost five times the UK monthly...

April brings us Spring Harvest – the annual cross-denominational conference which attracts thousands of people every year to two Butlin’s resorts. It is held over the Easter period in Skegness (7th to 11th) and Minehead (14th to 18th). It is also live-streamed from Minehead. For details of this year’s gathering, including speakers and worship leaders,...

A leading bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the Rt Revd Kirsten Fehra, has said: “Nationalistic slogans and inhumane attitudes are incompatible with the Christian faith….As a Church serving social welfare, we now see it our duty to help ensure peaceful coexistence in solidarity.” She was speaking after the recent rise in support...