Ex-royal chaplain goes to Rome

Outspoken cleric and former Queen’s chaplain Dr Gavin Ashenden has shocked his evangelical devotees by becoming a Catholic.

Dr Ashenden featured in the last issue of HEART (Dec/Jan) after speaking at a meeting in Sussex hosted by Rev Michael Blades, … Read More

Atheist father of tragic Natasha saw angels

Last updated on February 5th, 2020 at 06:44 pm

The tragic death of beautiful teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who suffered a severe allergic reaction while eating on a plane, touched the hearts of the nation.

Natasha, 15, collapsed on the flight … Read More

Footballer gets baptised

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was baptised on 15 January in a swimming pool.

Firmino said: “Jesus is love. [There is] no explanation. Just believe it.” The footballer shared a video of the ceremony in Hillingdon on Instagram. In the caption, … Read More

Whitewashed virtue

Last updated on December 20th, 2019 at 05:21 pm

Dr Sanjee Perera, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, gave a keynote talk titled, ‘Where have all the black saints gone?’ at this October’s Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) at … Read More

Gospel message comes to Pompey

Last updated on December 20th, 2019 at 05:25 pm

J John kicks off another JustOne campaign

POPULAR evangelist J John’s successful ‘JustOne’ outreach initiative has already united churches and drawn crowds to large arenas in London, Kent and Belfast. Now … Read More

Estate agents forego roof over head to help homeless

Last updated on December 20th, 2019 at 05:28 pm

WHAT DO three bank staff, four insurance brokers, three estate agents and three ministers of religion have in common?

They all slept outside in five degrees to raise money for the … Read More

Judges hear of eternal judgement

Last updated on December 20th, 2019 at 05:35 pm

DIGNITARIES in their Sunday best heard an unmistakeable Gospel message at a Judges Service. The annual event, usually a rather dry occasion, was given new life by West Sussex High Sheriff … Read More

Sun, sand and sharing Jesus

Last updated on October 1st, 2019 at 09:09 am

Life was a beach mission for Rachel Cary this summer

ALTHOUGH I’D SIGNED UP FOR a week’s beach outreach this August, I was still slightly apprehensive about spending a week talking … Read More

The only vicar left in Iraq

Last updated on October 25th, 2019 at 02:59 pm

Meet the brave successor to Canon Andrew White

ON 25 OCTOBER 2009, SUICIDE bombers killed 150 people on the streets outside St George’s Church in Baghdad, injuring 600 more.

Faez Jirjees … Read More

Too much, too young: mum’s battle against LGBT lessons

Last updated on October 25th, 2019 at 03:00 pm

A CHRISTIAN MOTHER HAS LAUNCHED her own grassroots campaign to warn parents about the government’s latest graphic sex and relationship lessons.

Susan Mason, a freelance accountant from Surrey, launched the School Gate … Read More