How a squeaky clean ethos got my business off the ground
When Luke Murfitt boldly pitched his fledgling cleaning company to the senior project manager of a major London property developer, he soon discovered he was competing against some of the…
China hires agents to spy on churches
China turns pastors into political pawns The Chinese government is reportedly employing ordinary citizens as paid informants to report on church activities, in addition to police and secret services. According…
German family takes home-schooling battle to top European court
The four Wunderlich children today, after being reunited with their parents A German Christian couple whose children were taken away by the state is taking the fight for home schooling…
We will see a day when abortion is unthinkable
THAT’S the belief of US pro-life campaigner Abby Johnson after seeing new movie ‘Unplanned’ prompt abortion workers to resign. The movie tells the story of Abby’s journey from abortion clinic…
Bombed Sri Lanka church forgives the terrorists
THE leader of an evangelical church in Sri Lanka that was bombed on Easter Sunday has offered forgiveness to the attackers. Pastor Roshan Mahesen, who lost many members of his…
The ex-druggie bringing hope to Southampton’s addicts
Meet the former heroin addict feeding dozens of hungry families and addicts on his old council estate Yvonne sat miserably in the courtroom, clutching a carrier bag. She’d been arrested…
Time to go back to the Bible
After we featured the story of a man whose mother groomed him from childhood as a medium (click here), he was flooded with emails. Now a pastor, Greg Hibbins didn’t…
Powerful prayer on the day Britain should have left the EU
National day of prayer, hosted by Issachar Ministries, Emmanuel Centre, 29 March “There’s more prayer going on in this nation than at any time I can remember in 85 years,”…
Beyond the Final Curtain: What Happens When We Die
By Richard Roe BOOK review As a journalist of more than 40 years, I am well used to deadlines. But I take my hat off to fellow writer Richard Roe…
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Christians and Jews are both in the firing line
Why I sense that God is speaking to both Christians and Jews, telling us we’re in this together by Charles Gardner With Israelis recently bombarded by 700 rockets within the…
Grooming our children
A sinister new phase of social engineering has begun: Befuddled by Brexit, our MPs have nodded through Sex Education changes that groom children into accepting values formed by just 2%…
A call to unity
by David Hathaway In association with Eurovision Ministries Whether we are in the EU or not, the same problem exists, that we are no longer a Christian nation. The only…
Marriage supporters celebrate teachers’ guidance U-turn
Last year the government sought to amend its guidance to prevent teachers in independent schools, including Christian faith schools, from defending traditional marriage. That guidance has now been changed, due…
New Baptist Union President appointed
The Rev Yinka Oyekan has been elected President of the Baptist Union for 2020-21. He is the senior pastor of The Gate, a Baptist church in Reading, and has spearheaded…
Baroness Williams: “There is no criminal offence of hate speech”
‘Hate speech’ is not a crime in British law, contrary to all one hears in the media. This was confirmed by Baroness Williams, Minister of State for Countering Extremism, last…