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This week, it struck me that leaders from the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) have made a united public stand. A little historic research into the origins of these denominations will remind you that they haven’t always seen eye to eye. Nevertheless, here these leaders […]
Open Doors is backing attempts to force the UK Government to take human rights into account in its trade deals with other countries. It is supporting the ‘Genocide Amendment’ put forward by Lord Alton to the Government’s Trade Bill. If passed, British courts would have a role in determining whether a country is committing genocide. […]
A remote Indonesian tribe responsible for killing two missionaries in the 1960s have since been profoundly impacted by the gospel and are now excited to receive Bibles in their language. The Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) lost two of its mission workers, Stan Dale and Phillip Masters, in 1965 as they arrived to scout out a place […]
Tates Creek Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, recently announced that Christian music singer and songwriter Chris Rice is now facing “credible” allegations of sexually assaulting a former male student According to Robert H. Cunningham, the church’s senior pastor, allegations against Rice, comes in the wake of a 2019 investigation of one of their former pastors, Brad […]
The evening of Monday 12th October will not be forgotten in hurry, especially by the Christian community in Chinnor, South Oxfordshire for that was the day 29-year-old Zoe Powell was killed with three of her children, Phoebe, 8, Amelia, 4, and Simeon, 6, when their car collided with a heavy goods vehicle near Oxford Her […]
“Peace when trouble blows, Jehovah sees, Jehovah knows; He is my peace when sorrow nears, Jehovah sees, Jehovah hears” If you’re familiar with the lyrics above, then you’re likely a Christian of a certain age :). If you don’t, then it’s time for a little Contemporary Christian music history. Ready? OK, let’s go… Those lyrics […]
Norma Pimentel, a US-based Catholic nun has been included in this year´s Time 100 Most Influential People. Time 100 is an annual list of the most influential people in the world. She was added under the ‘Icon’ section This year, Pimentel has been included for her work on the US-Mexico border in south Texas where […]
On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court acquitted Sawan Masih, a street sweeper from the eastern city of Lahore who was sentenced to death in March 2014 under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws “A Lahore High Court division bench headed by Justice Syed Shehbaz Ali Rizvi acquitted Sawan Masih,” a court official told PTI on Tuesday. The […]
Kristie Higgs, 44, a school worker who claimed she was sacked because of her Christian beliefs has lost her employment tribunal case. She was dismissed for gross misconduct by Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, last year after sharing Facebook posts criticising plans to teach LGBT relationships in primary schools. The mother-of-two, from Fairford, shared and […]
The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry based in Redding and founded by popular Bethel Church has had 123 students and employees test positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks, local health officials have said. The spokeswoman for Redding’s Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency Kerri Schuette said in a recent statement “We have […]
You’ve heard the statements: “No one likes to wait anymore!” “We live in a microwave society” “Everyone wants everything instantly” While these statements are fast becoming clichés, we all know they are true. Bottom line, waiting is painful- especially in today’s world. Yet, if you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you probably […]
