Lucinda Borkett-Jones

The heroes of 7/7
In the midst of tragedy and disaster, there were also acts of great kindness and courage.

ISIS video shows young militants killing 25 men in Palmyra theatre
A new video released by Islamic State purports to show 25 Syrian soldiers being killed by young militants in the amphitheatre of the ancient city of Palmyra.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and wife Leah renew wedding vows, celebrate 60th anniversary
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Nomalizo Leah have renewed their wedding vows as they celebrated 60 years of marriage in South Africa last week.

Kentucky clerk sued for refusing same-sex marriage licenses
A Kentucky clerk is being sued by four couples â two heterosexual and two homosexual â for refusing to issue any marriage licenses since the US Supreme Court legalised gay marriage last week.

Darlene Zschech, Andrea Bocelli sing at prayer for persecuted church event hosted by Pope Francis
Australian worship leader Darlene Zschech will join renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli at an ecumenical prayer and worship event for the persecuted church hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican today.

Boko Haram gunmen storm mosques at evening prayers, kill 145 in brutal attacks on Nigerian villages
Suspected Boho Haram militants have reportedly killed 145 people in two attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria.

Syria: 4,000 Christian families flee ISIS offensive in Hasakah
Almost 4,000 Christian families were among the first to flee the latest surge of Islamic State violence in the city of Hasakah, in north-eastern Syria.

How to come back from catastrophic failure
Last night the nation was united in grief with Laura Bassett as she cried on the pitch after her stoppage time own goal that ended England Women's World Cup dreams.

Are US Churches shifting their allegiance on Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The United Church of Christ voted yesterday to divest from companies deemed to have profited from the occupation of Palestinian territories.

India: Pastor and church members beaten after 50 Hindu nationalists storm prayer meeting
A pastor and several church members were injured in an attack on a Christian prayer meeting in Kerala, southwest India by suspected Hindu nationalists earlier this month.

How should we respond to the woman who's asking for $1 million to stop her abortion?
There's a website called prolifeantiwoman.com where an anonymous woman claims that she is seven weeks pregnant and planning to have an abortion, but is giving pro-lifers the chance to stop it â by donating $1 million in 72 hours.

What does it take to forgive the unforgiveable?
The relatives of the Charleston victims have offered Dylann Roof their forgiveness but we find ourselves wondering how that is even possible. Lucinda Borkett-Jones meets Christians who have forgiven their children's murderers.

'I prayed for him and I knew he'd met God'. Retired vicar's ministry to Calais migrants
Last week scenes of migrants in Calais attempting to board trucks to the UK filled the news, with David Cameron saying that it was "totally unacceptable".

Tributes paid to Scottish Christian couple killed in Tunisia terrorist attack
A retired couple believed to have been killed in the terrorist attack at the Tunisian beach resort in Sousse were mourned by their church community in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire on Sunday.

Why white US Christians are repenting for the Church's role in racism
The Church is reflecting on systemic issues that may be affecting race relations.

Ex-Muslim Rifqa Bary who fled her family after Christian conversion: 'I don't live in fear because every day belongs to God'
Rifqa Bary came to international attention in 2009 when, as a teenager, she ran away from her family home in Ohio fearing that her father wanted to kill her because she had converted from Islam to Christianity.