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It's a daily choice: How adoption shaped my view of love

Sarah E Frazer Mon 12 Nov 2018 10:46 GMT

I would like to be able to say that love for my children happened all at once, but instead I'm learning what true love really means – and it has nothing to do with feelings.

Beyond remembrance: Why we need to do something different with our future

Dave Luck | Mon 12 Nov 2018 10:15 GMT

Our well-intentioned rationality does not change our hearts. Our good intentions are often just that.
Rare gold cross found in medieval Bulgarian fortress

Reuters | Mon 12 Nov 2018 9:52 GMT

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a rare gold reliquary cross during excavations at a medieval stronghold dating back to the Second Bulgarian Empire.
Samaritan's Purse denies Guardian columnist's claim that its Christmas shoeboxes are anti-Muslim

Stoyan Zaimov | Mon 12 Nov 2018 0:24 GMT

Samaritan's Purse, the organization behind the Operation Christmas Child project, has responded to accusations that it's anti-gay and anti-Muslim.
Royal family attend poignant service at Westminster Abbey commemorating centenary of First World War Armistice

| Mon 12 Nov 2018 0:05 GMT

Britain's royal family was joined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday to remember those killed and wounded in conflict, with millions falling silent for two minutes to mark 100 years since the end of World War One.
Churches commemorate First World War 100 years after Armistice

Staff writer | Sun 11 Nov 2018 3:23 GMT

Churches across the country are holding Remembrance services on Sunday to mark the moment the guns fell silent at the end of World War One.
Cinema chain rejects Bible Society film marking World War One centenary

Staff writer | Fri 9 Nov 2018 20:29 GMT

A major cinema chain in the UK has rejected a short film showing how the Bible gave hope to soldiers during World War One.
Is an armistice needed for divided nations and churches?

Colin Blakely | Fri 9 Nov 2018 15:50 GMT

We have witnessed the rise in populism and nationalism, not least across Europe but wider afield too.
Church of Scotland releases eye-witness accounts of Kristallnacht

Christian Today staff writer | Fri 9 Nov 2018 15:29 GMT

The newly-released document contains 'truthful observations and trustworthy accounts by eye witnesses' to the wave of Nazi-orchestrated violence on November 9-10, 1938.
A hundred years after the end of WWI, what should we be saying on Sunday?

Paul Beasley-Murray | Fri 9 Nov 2018 15:00 GMT

In recent years, even though there are no combatants left, Remembrance Day, marking the actual anniversary of the signing, has gained in importance – with two minutes silence being observed in many places.
The Spice Girls and Westlife can do it – sort of. Why can't Christians deal with comebacks?

Matt White | Fri 9 Nov 2018 14:28 GMT

Maybe some doors are too heavy to hold open? Maybe some burnt bridges can't be rebuilt?
Why did Christians support the First World War?

Stuart Bell | Fri 9 Nov 2018 11:58 GMT

Why were the Christians of a century ago in general so hugely supportive of Britain's engagement in the Great War?
Magazines show a village at war

Peter Crumpler | Fri 9 Nov 2018 11:26 GMT

Parish magazines published in a Hertfordshire village from 1914 to 1918 reveal poignant insights into life in the rural community during the First World War.