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Do you need Jesus to get to heaven?
Do you need Jesus to get to heaven?

Ultimately, getting into heaven (a.k.a being saved / having a living relationship with God) is a gracious gift.

Meeting God in the midst of bereavement
Meeting God in the midst of bereavement

Christian Today speaks to The Leprosy Mission's Jonny Wicks about losing his wife Rachel to a brain aneurysm and how God walked with him through the pain and heartache.

130 years of girls' empowerment: the history of the Girls' Brigade
130 years of girls' empowerment: the history of the Girls' Brigade

2023 marks 130 years since Girls' Brigade began. Take a walk through their archives to find out how the organisation has evolved through the years.

Anglican charity USPG to pay £7m in slavery reparations
Anglican charity USPG to pay £7m in slavery reparations

An Anglican charity has committed to paying Barbados £7m in reparations for historic links to slavery.

Dozens of churches in Cornwall don't offer Sunday service
Dozens of churches in Cornwall don't offer Sunday service

The findings are based on an analysis by The Telegraph newspaper.

'America no longer the safe haven' for persecuted Christians, says Open Doors
'America no longer the safe haven' for persecuted Christians, says Open Doors

"Recent shifts in U.S. policy reveal that America is no longer the safe haven for displaced persons that it once was,"

Minister who lost 20 relatives in terrorist attack speaks of forgiveness
Minister who lost 20 relatives in terrorist attack speaks of forgiveness

A Church of Scotland minister whose mother and 19 relatives were murdered by terrorists in Pakistan has opened up about how he was eventually able to forgive his family's killers.

Most Scottish voters support assisted suicide bill - poll
Most Scottish voters support assisted suicide bill - poll

A bill outlining proposals to legalise assisted suicide is due to be published before the end of the year.

Future of Christians in Syria and Lebanon under threat
Future of Christians in Syria and Lebanon under threat

A "mass exodus" of "desperate" Christians from Syria and Lebanon is threatening the future presence of the faith in the two countries, a church leader has warned.

11 Christians massacred by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique: report
11 Christians massacred by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique: report

Islamic State-aligned extremists separated and massacred at least 11 Christians in northern Mozambique this month, exacerbating violence that has already displaced around 1 million people in the southern African country in recent years, according to reports.

Brian Houston teases new book
Brian Houston teases new book

Brian Houston has hinted that he is putting pen to paper after being cleared of charges that he concealed his father's sexual abuse from the authorities.

The omnipresence of Christ
The omnipresence of Christ

The omnipresence of Christ offers us a profound theological contemplation.

School governors urged to check relationships and sex education policies
School governors urged to check relationships and sex education policies

The warning comes from a Christian mother who was recently reinstated as a parent governor at her children's school following successful legal action.

Schools can refuse to use children's chosen gender, says equalities body
Schools can refuse to use children's chosen gender, says equalities body

The equalities watchdog has changed its guidance on how schools deal with children who want to change their gender.

Teenager who fought doctors to continue treatment can be named, court rules
Teenager who fought doctors to continue treatment can be named, court rules

A teenager who tragically died while fighting against the decision of her doctors to end life-preserving treatment can be named after a court lifted reporting restrictions on Friday.

Police apologise to pro-life volunteer in silent prayer case
Police apologise to pro-life volunteer in silent prayer case

Police have confirmed that no charges will be brought against a pro-life volunteer who was arrested for praying silently within an abortion clinic 'buffer zone'.