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Tim Keller shares cancer update: 'God has seen it fit to give me more time'
The 71-year-old pastor said that "a rigorous and demanding" procedure awaits him.

New book celebrates the Queen's '70 years of faith and service'
The Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England but her interest in faith goes well beyond this title. Her strong Christian faith is exemplified by her lifetime of dedicated service.

Finding frontline confidence
Perhaps your factory, classroom, or street is a bit like Babylon. And like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, you need to draw some red lines.

Franklin Graham kicks off UK tour with message of love and forgiveness
The Liverpool Exhibition Centre was filled to capacity on Saturday night for the first night of Franklin Graham's UK tour.

Nigerian student beaten to death, body burned over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp message
A 25-year-old Christian student in Nigeria's Sokoto State was beaten to death and her body burned after her Muslim classmates purportedly found a blasphemous message she had sent to a school WhatsApp group, according to a persecution watchdog.

Archie Battersbee: parents disappointed after judge approves brain stem test
The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee say it is "unfair" that they are having to fight for their son's life just four weeks after a catastrophic injury left him unconscious.

Cultivating resilient joy, whatever life throws at us
The blessed ones, the happy ones, are not people born to easy circumstances or with a sunny disposition. They are not people who simply "look on the bright side." They are hungry, thirsty, sad, and yet somehow blessed.

Cardinal Zen's arrest condemned in UK Parliament
Lord Goldsmith said his arrest was "truly appalling on every conceivable level".

Parents plead for more time as hospital seeks to end 12-year-old son's treatment
The parents of a 12-year-old boy were at the High Court in London this week to challenge a hospital's decision to remove his life support.

The secrets of a healthy marriage
Then in our marriage when things fell apart. But it was in facing the brokenness that new life was birthed.

Father Stu review: faith and foul language meet in Mark Wahlberg's 'love letter to God'
Faith-based it may be; saintly it is not. And while for some Christians that will be just fine, for others, it may be a little more 'real' than they are comfortable with.

Vatican and international community urged to protest arrest of Hong Kong cardinal
Cardinal Joseph Zen, an outspoken critic of Beijing, was detained on Wednesday.

Report details religious involvement in US Indian boarding schools
The Roman Catholic Church and a number of Protestant denominations are beginning to investigate their own roles in those boarding schools.

Martyn Percy quits the Church of England after long-running dispute
Former Christ Church Dean, Martyn Percy, has announced his decision to leave the Church of England, calling it an "unsafe place to work".

Welby hails 'historic' moment as CofE unveils billion-pound investment for growth
The Church of England is to invest billions of pounds in the next few years as part of a nine-year plan to scale up ministry and mission activity.

Queen's Speech confirms legislation to ban conversion therapy
The Queen's Speech has confirmed forthcoming legislation to outlaw so-called conversion therapy.