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80 years of Thomas the Tank Engine - and simpler times...

80 years of Thomas the Tank Engine - and simpler times...

Most people born in the 1980s will be familiar with the character Thomas the Tank Engine. First published in a …

UK & Ireland
Opposition to assisted dying bill grows as vote is delayed

Opposition to assisted dying bill grows as vote is delayed

The number of MPs now saying they will vote against the assisted dying bill, despite their initial support, is continuing …

Comment
The hen and her chicks: an image of God's tender love

The hen and her chicks: an image of God's tender love

Certain images slip by our attention until we discover their depth. One such image might be the parable of the …

Comment

Dan Steel

Should you copy and paste from other church plants?

Dan Steel
Luke Randall

How should we respond to snooker champion Zhao Xintong?

Luke Randall
David Burrowes

Does the Bible agree that 'politics is local?'

David Burrowes

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To a deeper understanding of The Lord's Supper

To a deeper understanding of The Lord's Supper

Recently, two great festivals were marked: Easter and Pesach, Passover. Growing up, Passover was the central event around which …

Features
Four ways to serve Christ in science

Four ways to serve Christ in science

In the book of Exodus (31-37) we read of the detailed construction of the Tent of Meeting - a portable …

Features
500 years of William Tyndale and the English Bible

500 years of William Tyndale and the English Bible

On 30 June 1513, the young king, Henry VIII, arrived in Calais determined to reassert his title as "King of …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
Bishop calls for reset of Living in Love and Faith process

Bishop calls for reset of Living in Love and Faith process

The Church of England Evangelical Council has welcomed a new paper, written by the Bishop of Guildford Andrew Watson, critiquing …

UK & Ireland
50 years of training – and a bold new vision

50 years of training – and a bold new vision

As London Seminary’s 50th anniversary approaches, it looks to the future with an ambitious aim.The college was founded as …

UK & Ireland
UK festival proves mass evangelism can last

UK festival proves mass evangelism can last

Despite the positive and Biblical intent to reach as many as possible with the gospel, mass evangelism campaigns are often …

World

World
The gospel benefit of pulling together

The gospel benefit of pulling together

Over the last month or so, the Latvian Men’s International football team has played England at Wembley. The match was …

World
Netherlands: Euthanasia increases

Netherlands: Euthanasia increases

The number of deaths by euthanasia in the Netherlands rose by 10% last year. The country's regional euthanasia review committees …

World
China: Pastor imprisoned

China: Pastor imprisoned

A Hui Christian pastor has been imprisoned for nine months for “organising illegal gatherings” in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. …

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Rachel Cocksedge appointed

Rachel Cocksedge appointed

Rachel Cocksedge has been appointed as new Executive Assistant at Faith in Later Life.“She’ll be playing a key role …

People
Christian appointed as President of German Parliament

Christian appointed as President of German Parliament

The new President of the Bundestag, the German Parliament in Berlin, following recent elections, is Julia Klöckner.“A senior politician …

People
Two new Welbeck elders appointed

Two new Welbeck elders appointed

More than 80 people have celebrated the appointment of two new elders at a vibrant evangelical church in Newcastle.Following …

Reviews

Reviews
Prom Praise Wonder 2025: A review

Prom Praise Wonder 2025: A review

It was, for that reason alone, the perfect setting for a concert focusing on the greatness of the universe and …

Reviews
Big surprise, big blessing

Big surprise, big blessing

A homeless man knocked on the door of a Cardiff couple one Christmas Eve some 50 years ago. He was …

Your views

Your Views
In praise of Prom Praise

In praise of Prom Praise

Date posted: 13 May 2025

Dear Editor,In "Prom Praise Wonder 2025: A review", Nicola Laver comes at the latest event from All Souls …

Letter

The grass is greener?

Date posted: 13 May 2025

Dear Editor, Many thanks to George Crowder for his thoughts (‘Four myths about contending for the truth in …

Letter

Church of Scotland’s fall

Date posted: 5 May 2025

Dear Editor, If anyone was in any doubt as to the downward spiral of spiritual degeneration that the Church …

Letter

A Biblical case for empathy

Date posted: 4 May 2025

Dear Editor, Should empathy really be thrown out the window as my friend Bill James argues in his comment …