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'Chelsea, by the Grace of God, came first!' Church celebrates Chelsea Premiership win
A church in Ghana's has held a thanks-giving service for Chelsea football club following the recent Premiership success of the side, which is hugely popular in the country.

Why has being Christian become so controversial in this election?
Perhaps it is a sign of the increasingly secular times, at least in the political world, that religion appears to have become a running theme in the current general election â and not in a good way.

How the Parable of the Great Banquet speaks to Christians in an age of terror
The public shaming of the rich man was deliberately designed to humiliate him and break off relations between them forever.

What was the main driver of the thousands of Ebola deaths in West Africa?
Three years on from the deadly Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone gives the world lessons on how cultural considerations can stem epidemics

The Hope Charter: How Liverpool's church leaders are lobbying government over hard-hitting cuts
Recent figures show that some 55,000 families in Liverpool have been hit by the cuts, with the sick, disabled, young people and poorest worst affected.

'It was a privilege and blessing to serve.' How the Salvation Army helped survivors of London terror attack
Tourists, police and emergency workers â some of the many people helped by the Salvation Army in Southwark, near London Bridge, in the hours following the terror attack.

Should I feel guilty about not going to church?
Let's face it â we don't always feel like going to church, and there even times when, for good reasons, we just can't face it.

Christian Pakistani sewage worker dies after doctors refuse to touch him on Ramadan fast
A Pakistani sewage worker has died after three doctors refused to touch him as blood would make them 'unclean'.

Cancel Trump's proposed state visit to UK, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan has called on the British government to cancel a planned state visit by Donald Trump after being attacked by the US president in several widely condemned tweets.

Christ the Captain: The final address of Charles Spurgeon, 'Prince of Preachers'
On this day in in 1891, the famed Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon gave his final sermon at London's Metropolitan Tabernacle. Known as the 'Prince of Preachers', Spurgeon's words have lived on to inspire countless lives.

More than 130 Muslim leaders deny funeral prayers for 'indefensible' London Bridge attackers
More than 130 imams and Muslim religious leaders have taken the highly unusual move of declaring that they will refuse to say funeral prayers for the perpetrators of the London Bridge attack.

Tim Farron: 'I'm not running to be Pope'
Tim Farron has insisted is 'not running to be Pope' after being grilled again on whether his evangelical Christian beliefs contradict his liberal politics.
Man shouts 'Allahu Akhbar' and assaults priest at Christian wedding
A man has been taking into custody and is awaiting court proceedings after shouting 'Allahu Akhbar' at a Spanish wedding.
Leadership and the election: Does Jeremy Corbyn know something that Theresa May doesn't?
The British General Election has been full of surprises, and the outcome of this Thursday's vote seems less predictable as each day passes.

New Bible video project 'revolutionises' the Gospel stories of Jesus
A creative new Bible project has brought the Gospel of Matthew to cinematic realisation â now bringing Jesus' life from all four Gospels into a vivid new form.

Christian candidate in the spotlight: Bath's battle over Brexit
With the General Election 2017 just days away Christian Today is zooming in on some crucial battleground seats where Christian candidates are in the spotlight.