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Challenged by the faith of those who suffer

Susie Leafe Thu 20 Apr 2023 7:52 BST

Hearing first-hand accounts of such suffering is not uncommon at Gafcon. It is a profound challenge to any ignorance or indifference on the part of delegates from more secure parts of the world.

80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, what have we learnt?

Irene Lancaster | Thu 20 Apr 2023 7:47 BST

What can we do? What is my father's legacy? What is my grandmother's legacy on this sorrowful day?
Truth and lies in the age of AI

John Wyatt | Thu 20 Apr 2023 7:45 BST

We're rapidly moving into a world where we won't know whether a blog, news article, scientific research paper, or even a book was created by a human being, a mindless AI system, or some combination of the two.
Trans Britain: are the numbers really adding up?

Lynda Rose | Wed 19 Apr 2023 12:04 BST

The announcement that trans data from the Office for National Statistics is being examined is to be welcomed, but of greater importance is stopping the determined campaign to promote and embed gender fluidity across society.
What now for orthodox Anglicans?

Julian Mann | Wed 19 Apr 2023 11:32 BST

The GAFCON conference in Kigali, Rwanda, takes place amidst some division among the forces of biblical orthodoxy in the global Anglican Communion.
George Verwer: a hero of the faith

J John | Tue 18 Apr 2023 6:48 BST

George Verwer died on Friday 14th April at the age of eighty-four. With his passing the church has lost a man who had an astonishing global influence on the way the church carries out its vital task of sharing the good news of Jesus.
George Verwer's Spirit-led gut instinct leadership

Joseph D'Souza | Mon 17 Apr 2023 2:17 BST

As the founder of the missions organization OM International, George Verwer (July 3, 1938-April 14, 2023) was easily one of the most influential Christian leaders of the last century.
Responding to the NHS strikes in a Christ-like way

Sophie Sanders | Fri 14 Apr 2023 8:36 BST

As someone impacted by the strikes, I've been challenged to think through what it looks to respond in a Christ-like way.
The life of faith is full of surprises

Rob James | Wed 12 Apr 2023 11:52 BST

Don't let anyone persuade you that being a Christian is dull - my experience has shown me that the very opposite is true.
The cancelling of Fr Pullicino should mark the beginning of the fightback

Gavin Ashenden | Tue 11 Apr 2023 6:08 BST

Christians are at last beginning to stir from their post-linguistically-mugged lethargy, and fighting back.
An Easter special that breaks through the cancellation of Christianity in the public media

Gavin Ashenden | Sat 8 Apr 2023 14:39 BST

In a small but evocatively beautiful church in Tottenham, London, an Easter celebration hosted by Calvin Robinson that GB News is streaming on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, brought together four gifted, competent and attractive exponents of the Christian faith.
Where does Jesus say in the Bible that he is the divine Son of God?

Heather Tomlinson | Sat 8 Apr 2023 6:02 BST

It is clear from the Biblical evidence that Jesus considered himself both the unique Son of God and divine – as did the early church.
Could watching football be a religious experience?

Peter Crumpler | Fri 7 Apr 2023 6:12 BST

Churches and Christians could find much to ponder in the passion, enthusiasm and long-term commitment shown by football supporters – the vast majority of whom will not be in church on Easter Day.