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Spring Harvest meets Mercy Ships to transform lives in Africa
Mercy Ships and the Spring Harvest team have formed a new partnership, and at Easter next year will come together to tell the stories of lives being transformed in Africa, and how the church in Britain can get involved.
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I believe in God – but does he believe in me? Katharine Welby Roberts on her battle with depression
The Archbishop of Canterbury's daughter talks to Christian Today on faith, self-doubt – and why she would never become a vicar.
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Peaceful end to Friday prayers in Jerusalem ushers in hopes of calm ahead
Muslim and Christian leaders prayed together that peace should prevail Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount as Friday prayers came to an end without any of the violence and disruption that had been feared.
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God can sometimes be silent, but he is never absent: Brian Houston talks to Christian Today
'Our focus is not on "celebrity" in our services. It is on Jesus... Justin [Bieber], like many others, is in church to strengthen his faith and to worship Jesus. A young man under huge pressure desiring to build a better foundation into his life.'
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'Sin is the same for all of us': Archbishops of Canterbury and York latest on gay sex
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have made a statement on today's anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in which they state that sin 'is the same for all of us'.
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After surviving breast cancer, this Christian woman has come up with a new programme to help other trauma sufferers
Despite the difficult times, Bami's faith helped during her cancer fight. 'Being able to call on God anytime day or night was the source of the peace that got me through the difficult times.'
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Church of England bishop: 'Nothing we agreed at General Synod undermines Scripture'
A senior Church of England bishop has defended the General Synod against accusations that it 'failed to uphold the teaching of the Bible' when it voted to ban conversion therapy and to adopt a more inclusive approach to transgender people.
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She was naked, her hair in the Egyptian style, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem
New evidence of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem has been found at the City of David.
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Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province
39 Articles of Faith, 39 books in the OT – and from Sunday, 39 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Justin Welby is to visit Muslim-majority Sudan to inaugurate the 39th province of the Worldwide Anglican Communion
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World Church leaders offer prayers for 'just peace' in Jerusalem
Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, says in a pastoral letter: 'We are calling for churches around the world to pray for you these days and for a just peace for Jerusalem.'
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A boy wrote to Pope Francis inviting him on a pilgrimage for sick children. He received a remarkable reply
The Pope not only took the time to reply in person. He hinted strongly that he might indeed consider attending the annual pilgrimage in Loreto, Italy next year.
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Already worrying about Halloween and 'trick-or-treat'? This Christian charity has answers
A Christian charity is aiming to 'reclaim' Halloween for the gospel while at the same time raising awareness of the plight of vulnerable children worldwide.
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Plea for Katie Hopkins to apologise after she was photographed with former Holocaust denier
Marie Van der Zyl, Vice President of the Board of Deputies, told the Jewish Chronicle that it was 'distressing' to see Katie Hopkins posing for a photo Peter Sweden, as part of her trip to support the Defend Europe campaign.'
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Was Jesus an extremist? 1 in 5 Brits thinks so
Almost as many also believe Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr were extremists, a new poll by ComRes for the Evangelical Alliance reveals
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What does 'home' mean to you? Are you like the Son of Man, with nowhere to lay your head?
Jo Swinney, author of Home, came in to Christian Today to talk about the quest to belong.
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