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Methodists slam Home Secretary Sajid Javid on terrorist death penalty
The Methodist Church has criticised the home secretary's decision to allow two Islamic State terrorists to be sent to America where they may face the death penalty.
Reading around: 4 Bible verses Christians take out of context
'A text without a context is a pretext.' It's good advice, but it's surprising how often Christians ignore it.
Pastor Andrew Brunson transferred to house arrest
The report came one week after a Turkish court ruled to keep Andrew Brunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina, in detention while he is tried for terrorism and espionage.
Rohingya refugees face 'ticking time-bomb' of imminent cyclone
Cyclones have killed hundreds along Bangladesh's coast in the Bay of Bengal, where Medair has been working with Rohingya refugees since September 2017.
3,000 need rescue after catastrophic Laos dam failure
Nineteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 3,000 need to be rescued after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos.
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Mary Magdalene: Not just a bystander, a disciple and apostle
The religious film of the year has unquestionably been Mary Magdalene, starring Rooney Mara in the title role and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus.
Bishop's House of Lords bill calls on government to add mothers to marriage certificates
The House of Lords has passed a bill from the bishop of St Albans to end the practice of excluding mothers' names from marriage certificates.
Thomas à Kempis: 11 quotes from a great spiritual writer
Today is the feast day of Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471) in the Episcopal Church's calendar.
Risky with love: Rethinking the parable of the talents
The parable seems to imply that what God values above all is striving and will reward those who maximise what they have been given for the simple reason that more is better.
It's time for the church in India to embrace the #MeToo movement
The wave of reckoning that started with Bollywood's notorious casting couch and swept over legislators has now reached the Indian church.
Good news in the news: 3 stories with a gospel message
There are good things happening across the world and they should be talked about and celebrated.
11 Thailand cave rescue boys ordained as Buddhist monks, 12th is a Christian
The occasion was broadcast live on Facebook by local authorities and starts a process whereby the boys will live for nine days in a Buddhist temple.
Greece fire toll rises to 74, prime minister declares 3 days of mourning
People scrambled to the sea as the blaze closed in close to the shore. Hundreds were rescued by passing boats but others found their way blocked by smoke and flames.
11-year-old genius who's already finished college says he wants to use science to prove God exists
An 11-year-old boy genius, who on Saturday graduated from St. Petersburg College in Florida just two years after finishing high school, said he wants to become an astrophysicist and prove that God exists.
Teenager who died in duck boat sinking had recently been baptized
Loren Smith, 14, survived the tragedy but her father, church deacon Steve Smith, and her recently baptized brother, Lance, 15, didn't make it