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With care!  Put yourself in his or her shoes.  Only a few days ago Curates were trying on their dog collars for the first time and probably feeling pretty self-conscious.  They will be both excited and daunted at the prospect of putting ‘Rev’ in front of their names. With respect. The new curate has been trained...

More than a million free prayer cards are being delivered to cathedrals and churches of all denominations to help people find comfort and hope. The cards, which will be available for visitors in cathedrals and other churches, are designed to help people discover prayer – whether to express grief, loneliness, fear or worry, or simply to...

Not everyone agrees that religion is declining! Once a year the World Christian Database (WCD) issues an article (in the International Bulletin of Mission Research) showing the latest global figures on religion. The latest issue shows that the number of Christian adherents worldwide in 2022 has increased to some 2.56 billion people in total, 32.2% of...

Bible Societies across the world completed Scripture translations in 90 languages last year used by 794 million people – just over 10 per cent of the world’s population. Despite a second year of disruption caused by Covid, 48 language groups – a total of 11 million people – received first Scripture translations, meaning that they were...

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been invited to welcome an historic Declaration of Friendship with the Catholic Church in Scotland that offers ‘a decisive and irrevocable statement of our friendship with one another, based on our shared faith in Christ.’ The culmination of more than 100 years of ecumenical relationship building...

This month, millions of households in the UK will be pushed into fuel poverty as the higher cost of energy really begins to bite. So warns CAP (Christians Against Poverty). “Now more than ever, people in financial crisis need urgent help.” CAP uses the example of Jayne, a single mum who fell into debt after...

If your children enjoy multi-activity residentials with a mix of sport, adventure, arts and crafts, fun and games, or if they would prefer a specialist holiday which focuses on sailing, technology, performing arts or baking, then a Scripture Union summer camp may well be a holiday they would enjoy. SU has been organising holidays and activities for...

Religious persecution on the rise Looking again at Mary Whitehouse Serving in the heat and squalor of a refugee camp War in Ukraine:  Appeal for more Bibles Charity urges people in energy crisis to seek free debt help India passes another anti-conversion law With grateful thanks for royal support for the UK’s church buildings The...

Muslims are having a hard time in India at the hands of the militantly Hindu Prime Minister Modi, described by India’s Supreme Court as a modern-day Nero. In China, Muslims may be subjected to indoctrination classes by the government. And we remember with horror the genocide of Rohingya Muslims by the militantly Buddhist army of Myanmar (Burma). Most...

Is it time to look again at the legacy of anti-obscenity campaigner Mary Whitehouse? Although many Christians under 40 may not know her name, Mary Whitehouse was a high-profile figure from the mid-sixties until she retired in 1994. To many people, she was a figure of fun, often parodied and mocked in the media for...

Interserve is a global Christian agency working among the peoples of Asia and the Arab World. Here is a story from their migrant ministry in the Middle East. As the days shorten and the summer heat begins to lessen, Interserve Partner Tom arrives at his new clinic in the heart of the refugee camp where...

Bible Society is appealing for funds to send more Bibles to Ukraine. It says that Christians in the UK “can speak hope” into the crisis by providing Ukrainian pastors and churches with more Bibles with which to share “the love and power of God’s Word.” Oleksandr, who leads the Bible Society team in Ukraine, tells...