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Unless we see the lost as people that God dearly loves, and the gospel as the only good news that can really bring healing and fulfilment, we won't count the cost, let alone pay the price of following Jesus....

Four others were wounded in the pre-dawn attack....

The case against Matthew Grech will send out signals to governments everywhere to be more intolerant of speech they don't like....

A Christian baker has lost his appeal against an earlier court ruling that said he was wrong to refuse an order for a cake celebrating transgenderism....

Plans to allow services of blessing for same-sex couples will only promote disunity and push the Church of England and wider Anglican Communion towards schism, an evangelical body has warned....

Plans in the Church of England to introduce blessings for same-sex couples "dramatically compromise" its historic teaching on relationships and sexual ethics, the head of the Evangelical Alliance UK has said....

At least one person has been killed and another four injured in a suspected terror attack on two churches in Spain....

Pope Francis said in an interview this week that while homosexuality is sinful, countries should not criminalize homosexual practices....

Abortion pill reversal treatment is clearly safe and effective, and it is high time that women who regret taking the first abortion pill are routinely offered this choice which has a good chance of saving the life of the baby....

Sir Chris Bryant's claim that Jesus never said a word about same-sex relationships is false....

Young people are more likely to have been to church than any other age group in the UK, a poll has found....

While mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents today, and studies suggest religion is good for mental health, passing on their religious beliefs to their children is not highly prioritized by US adults with children younger than 18, new ...

There's bad news for vicars, priests and other church ministers in the latest results of a long-running research project....

If you are still in the process of digesting events from 2022, know this: God is not rushing you to be okay....

God is faithful. It is part of his nature, his essence, his being....

A Bill passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan earlier this month has led to increased fears for the country's persecuted Christian minority....

A Colorado megachurch has fired former Vertical Worship band member and songwriter Andi Rozier for an alleged extramarital relationship....

Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday 15 January, shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25 congregation members, sources said....

Do you remember when the main goal of LGBT activism was creating an atmosphere of "tolerance and acceptance"? Those days are long gone....

Now in its 15th year, the team behind the popular Bible app has big plans for the future....

A church in Indonesia was on January 8 prohibited from holding a Sunday service in front of a city hall building, where it had gone after losing its prior worship venue in a mall, sources said....

A large Byzantine church with mosaic floors dating back to the sixth century has been uncovered in the area of Jericho in the West Bank, the biblical city conquered by Joshua and the Israelites, according to the Old Testament account....

"We need to remember we are a culture-shaping movement," said Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf....

China is celebrating its New Year on Sunday but for the country's Christians, there are fears of yet more oppression and control through technology....

Evangelicals in the Church of England have expressed concern about the apparent contradiction at the heart of proposals announced this week to allow prayers and blessings for same-sex couples....

When El Salvador was being torn apart by a vicious civil war, Archbishop Oscar Romero y Galdamez refused to be silent even though he knew his life was in danger....

Yesterday, the Archbishops wanted to tell a story of joyful celebration. Sadly, for many it was a day of mourning and uncertainty....

"We show that the initial rise in deaths of despair in the US was preceded by a large decline in organized religious participation."...

The Church of England has today published draft prayers to be used in blessing services for same-sex couples....

Evangelical ministers in the Church of England are being urged to indicate their willingness to repudiate their obedience to any bishop who departs from established orthodoxy on issues of sexual morality and to seek alternative episcopal oversight....

"All the masks, performances, music and worship bands and all of that sort of stuff — I don't think Christ would recognize a lot of that."...

An army veteran has been fined after praying silently for his deceased son near an abortion facility in Bournemouth....

A Christian man in Malta is being prosecuted after he shared his testimony about leaving behind homosexual relationships in an interview with a local media outlet....

The Christian Institute has said it will take the government to court unless it ensures that the fundamental rights of parents and pastors are protected in a future ban on conversion therapy....

Resilience is a journey we learn and develop over our lifetime. A journey that's difficult at times....

When discontent with government action emerges, may we not forget that not only is the government instituted by God, but that God remains sovereign over the government....

North Korea has again come out on top of Open Door's annual World Watch List where Christians suffer the most severe persecution....

Evangelicals have come out in strong opposition to today's announcement by the Church of England outlining plans to introduce blessings for same-sex couples....

The Church of England has created a 100m fund after a report confirmed its investment arm's historic links to transatlantic slavery....

"It's a black Sunday for the Catholic Diocese of Minna."...

Bishops have met for the last time before next month's General Synod to discuss Living in Love and Faith (LLF) and a way forward for the Church of England....

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has announced that the government is preparing to publish draft legislation that will also include transgender people...

"The attack was the last thing we ever thought would happen in our church today."...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is planning to take legal action after Rishi Sunak blocked controversial gender reforms....

A man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting outside a London church that left a seven-year-old girl fighting for her life....

In a world that is turning away from bad news, we have good news to offer....

So-called traditionalists have lost two icons in recent weeks, deflating opposition to reform on women's roles....

The nice thing is they still want to talk and want to know what I think,' said one pastor. 'The question is what I can do with these conversations.'...

While religious identity among Americans remained largely stable throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it accelerated existing trends in declining church attendance, particularly among the young, a new report from the Survey Center on American Life shows....

President Joe Biden compared the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Moses and Joseph in the Bible as he spoke at a worship service celebrating the life of the famous civil rights leader at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic Georgia church where King once s...