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Has a film-maker really captured footage of a golden 'glory cloud' at Bethel church?

In Charismatic terms, it's the Holy Grail in every sense. A miraculous event, not just reported, but apparently captured on film.

Bishop slams 'archaic' UK marriage rules

A bill aimed at ending the 'historic injustice' of excluding mothers' names from marriage certificates has passed its first parliamentary stage.

The 'post-Christian' generation: 3 ways they (might) find God outside church

A study this week found that many amongst Generation Z (those born between 1999 and 2015), 'find God' outside of Church. So where might that be exactly, and should the church take note?

Luis Palau family: Cancer has spread but he is at peace with the Lord

The family of evangelist Luis Palau, diagnosed recently with stage 4 lung cancer, has said the cancer has spread but that he and his wife Patricia 'remain absolutely at peace in the Lord'.

Evangelicals celebrate Trump's announcement of pathway for Dreamers

Evangelicals leaders are celebrating Donald Trump's announcement of a 'pathway' that could allow hundreds of thousands of people, brought into the US illegally as children, to apply for citizenship.

Feeding the hungry: How answered prayer confirms faith

If someone were to ask me what would be the most significant, impactful thing that has happened to me since joining Feed the Hungry in 2010, I would say it was making prayer my companion.

Bear Grylls 'helped so many people explore faith', says Alpha

Bear Grylls is being praised for his role as the face of the evangelistic course Alpha last year as his arrangement comes to an end.

'Every Baptist is a missionary': How Johannes Gerhard Oncken evangelised Europe

By his immense energy, organisational skills, commitment to evangelism and sacrificial faith Oncken was responsible for the founding of hundreds of churches and the saving of thousands of souls.

Brawling and abuse banned as Church of England's synod told to play nicely

The Church of England's General Synod is not known for its propensity for all-out brawls but officials are taking no chances, telling members to play nicely when they gather in Westminster next week.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury accuses Davos elite of 'serious failure' to address poverty

Using GDP as a measure to relieve poverty is an experiment that has failed, world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos this are being told by the charity Christian Aid.

German Catholic bishops reject Pope's re-translation of the Lord's Prayer

Catholic bishops in Germany have rejected Pope Francis' controversial suggestion of re-translating the Lord's Prayer. The Pope said in December that the Church should follow the adoption of French Catholics, who render 'lead us not into temptation' as 'do not less us enter into temptation'.

Psephizo: Does theology matter in the Church of England any more?

In the age of echo chambers and the Twitterati, the Psephizo blog is something of an enigma.

US refugee agency damns Trump's travel ban as 'net loss' that hurt persecuted Christians

World Relief, one of America's largest refugee resettlement agency has given a statement damning to the Trump administration, one year after Trump's infamous 'travel ban' on refugees was effected. The organisation said that needy refugees, including many Christians, had been denied 'a place of refuge and hope' in what was unequivocally a 'net loss' for the US.

'Juvenile' interpretations of the Bible blamed for mental illness and self-harm among LGBT people