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One of the greats - Usain Bolt prepares for his final 100m race in London
One of the greats - Usain Bolt prepares for his final 100m race in London

The Jamaican will need to start better than in Friday's heats but remains hot favourite to triumph at London Stadium in his final individual race.

Thaw in relations? Chinese State newspaper says \'Pope loves China\'
Thaw in relations? Chinese State newspaper says 'Pope loves China'

Pope Francis "loves China" and the Vatican hopes China has a great future, a Chinese state-run newspaper on Friday cited a visiting Vatican official as saying, in an expression of goodwill despite strained relations between the two.

DR Congo: Child soldiers, militias, blamed for atrocities including attack on church
DR Congo: Child soldiers, militias, blamed for atrocities including attack on church

A new U.N. report looks into the tragic situation in DR Congo...

Jill Duggar\'s husband Derick Dillard accused of bullying transgender reality star Jazz Jennings after tweeting gender is \'ordained by God\'
Jill Duggar's husband Derick Dillard accused of bullying transgender reality star Jazz Jennings after tweeting gender is 'ordained by God'

Jill Duggar's husband was on the receiving end of strong criticism this week after he shared his Christian view on transgenderism.

New Wine: Women speakers, diversity and the Holy Spirit
New Wine: Women speakers, diversity and the Holy Spirit

'We're not quite at full gender parity yet but 45 per cent is a big step forward from where we've been before,' Paul Harcourt tells Christian Today.

Hope: 4 key passages from the New Testament to give us courage in dark times
Hope: 4 key passages from the New Testament to give us courage in dark times

Hope acknowledges just how bad the world can be, and even so chooses to believe that things can, and will, be better.

\'We have a crisis\': Are internships a way of solving the Church\'s young adult problem?
'We have a crisis': Are internships a way of solving the Church's young adult problem?

'There is a dearth of young adults who are following Jesus.'

Why do US evangelicals think poor people are lazy – and what does the Bible really say?
Why do US evangelicals think poor people are lazy – and what does the Bible really say?

A new report in the Washington Post says the majority of evangelicals think that poverty is down to a lack of effort on behalf of an individual.

Anglican priests sacked for being gay must be reinstated, Kenya court rules
Anglican priests sacked for being gay must be reinstated, Kenya court rules

Three Anglican clergy sacked for allegedly being gay must be reinstated, a court in Kenya has ruled, after the Church failed to produce any evidence they were homosexuals.

3 reasons to believe God\'s promises for you
3 reasons to believe God's promises for you

Some believers find it hard to believe these would come true. Maybe because some of them hoped it would come at a certain time, or perhaps it simply didn't manifest the way they expected.

Ukraine\'s forgotten crisis: How ordinary Christian heroes are bringing hope to the hopeless
Ukraine's forgotten crisis: How ordinary Christian heroes are bringing hope to the hopeless

Nowadays Ukraine seems to have dropped off the agenda. This lack of media attention means that many people in the UK and beyond are unaware of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe there that continues to the present day.

Can business and ministry go together?
Can business and ministry go together?

The word "ministry" came from the greek word "diakoneo" which means "to serve," or the word "duoleuo," which means "to serve as a slave."

Counting the cost: Why I\'m (mostly) glad to be a clergy child
Counting the cost: Why I'm (mostly) glad to be a clergy child

People often ask me about the 'cost' of ministry. As the daughter of not one but two vicars, I'm never sure what answer they expect.

World Relief has broken ranks. Will other evangelical organisations follow and criticise Trump?
World Relief has broken ranks. Will other evangelical organisations follow and criticise Trump?

As Christian Today reported this morning, a major evangelical organisation has launched an attack on a new immigration plan backed by President Trump.

\'Miracle baby\' pastor Gilbert Deya extradited to face child trafficking charges
'Miracle baby' pastor Gilbert Deya extradited to face child trafficking charges

The UK has extradited a pastor who claimed to have created miraculous pregnances after he lost a long-running legal battle.

US evangelicals likely to believe poverty is your own fault
US evangelicals likely to believe poverty is your own fault

If you're poor, is it your own fault? White evangelical Christians are far more likely to answer in the affirmative than the average US citizen, according to new research.