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The 9 types of coward in the church: are you one of them?
Sadly, not everyone in the church behaves in a Christ-like manner.
Can I get a hedge of protection? Why Christians need to mind our language
There is a whole range of rather wonderful pious phrases that either mean nothing or mean something rather different from what they appear to say.
The strangest church names in London
The Baptist Tabernacle Stockton was far from among the worst title chosen by the original founders.
Pope Francis implicitly criticises Trump over the US leaving Paris climate accord
Pope Francis implicitly criticised the US today for pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change, praising the agreement as a means to control the devastating effects of global warming.
Income from C of E parishes tops £1 billion for the first time
Church of England parishes raised income which topped £1 billion for the first time in 2015, despite an apparently ongoing decline in church attendance.
Donald Trump: It's time to say 'Merry Christmas' again
Donald Trump repeated his oft-promised return to traditional beliefs last week, vowing to instil 'Merry Christmas' back into American discourse.
Female church leader named as new top pastor at Willow Creek
A woman will take over as lead pastor of the evangelical megachurch Willow Creek Community Church.
How crack SAS snipers saved a Christian family seconds from death
A Christian family near Mosul, Iraq, narrowly escaped death as a result of intervention by SAS snipers.
As Israeli PM hails evangelical 'best friends,' a heartfelt cry from Bethlehem's mayor over the 'strangling' of Jesus' birthplace
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told a group of Christian media representatives that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities. The message has caused criticism from the mayor of Bethlehem.
Christian printer refuses to print business cards for 'gobsmacked' transgender woman
A Christian printer refused to produce business cards for a transgender 'diversity consultant' who was left 'gobsmacked' by the decision, according to reports.
Simchat Torah: The joy of the Torah and how music and dance can change lives
In Judaism law is personified as a woman. To observant Jews, the Torah is simply the 'boss'.
Was The Shack movie a success?
It was heralded as a landmark faith-based movie. A Christian film with a real budget, real stars and plenty of real theology.
'Crucify no voters' graffitied on church walls in Australia's toxic same-sex marriage poll
'Crucify "no" voters' has been graffitied on a Melbourne church in the latest call to violence during Australia's increasingly toxic same-sex marriage postal survey.
Martin Luther's handwriting discovered on 16th-century document in American university
The handwriting of Martin Luther has been discovered on a 1520 Pamphlet at Emory University in Atlanta.
Hillary Clinton at Cheltenham: Powerful advocate of liberal democracy or a woman in denial?
The former Secretary of State told the Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday: 'I'm not going anywhere, except right into the middle of the debate about our future.'
Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu tops 200
More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.