4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (823+ words) The ‘God Loves You Tour’ will come to Manchester on October 3, with churches across the region encouraging members to invite friends, relatives and neighbours to hear the American evangelist preach, said organisers, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). Alongside Graham’s…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1309+ words) Churches are making a significant but often overlooked contribution to essential community services across England, according to a new report. The Heart of the Neighbourhood report, published by Gather Movement, identified 12,840 instances of regular community provision among 1,632 churches and Christian…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1691+ words) When we talk about Jesus’ early life, Mary usually takes centre stage and rightly so. But standing quietly beside her is Joseph: a man with no recorded quotes, no spotlight moments, and yet a calling so weighty it’s almost hard…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) This is the opening thought in the Haftorah reading for the last Shabbat in the month of Elul, before Rosh Hashanah, which takes place on the 1st of Tishri. It appears in Isaiah 55:6-56:8, the final Haftorah of Comfort. It is believed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1128+ words) Psychic nights at the local pub, celebrities ‘manifesting’, and “WitchTok” videos attracting millions of views: alternative spirituality has become an increasingly visible part of popular culture. Now the Evangelical Alliance is encouraging Christians to engage confidently with the world of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1408+ words) Faris recently shared in the Dear Chelsea podcast that she did not grow up religious and her 14-year-old son Jack has asked her to “accept Jesus Christ”. In response, she told him she would do anything for him, including becoming…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) The maintenance and repair of historic churches has become an issue of increasing concern since Labour announced it would be bringing an end to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS) earlier this year. Although a successor scheme has…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (443+ words) The Angel Studios production retells the biblical story of David, tracing his journey from a young shepherd to king of Israel and depicting some of the best-known events of his life, including his anointing and confrontation with the Philistine giant…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1111+ words) I am old enough to remember the days when there was a choice between three television channels, BBC 1, BBC 2 and the local ITV company (which in my case was the late lamented Southern Television) and when if you wanted to…...