9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (785+ words) We often project later experiences back into history, consciously or unconsciously assuming an inevitability to what finally occurred. However, history is complex and, what now seems inevitable, did not always look that way in the past. The distribution of forms…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (823+ words) The ‘God Loves You Tour’ will come to Manchester on October 3, with churches across the region encouraging members to invite friends, relatives and neighbours to hear the American evangelist preach, said organisers, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). Alongside Graham’s…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1691+ words) When we talk about Jesus’ early life, Mary usually takes centre stage and rightly so. But standing quietly beside her is Joseph: a man with no recorded quotes, no spotlight moments, and yet a calling so weighty it’s almost hard…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (565+ words) The report follows a consultation in March attended by clergy, theologians, theological educators, church officials and other stakeholders. Stipendiary clergy numbers within the Church have been declining since the 1960s. In May of this year the number of stipendiary clergy was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1054+ words) Greig says the word came to him in March while he was in South Africa worshipping with a group of 24-7 Prayer leaders. The apparent prophecy was not accompanied by a specific prediction about the identity of an enemy, the timing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) This year’s Download music festival was attended by up to 90,000 people – and by 45 chaplains. The rock and heavy metal event is perhaps better known for the presence of well-aged bands like Guns & Roses, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park. However, even…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1303+ words) Gay activism was my passion. I felt suicidal throughout my teens. It was only when overcome with a crippling depression in 1985 that I broke down and came out to my parents when aged 17. Dad and Mum were amazing - merciful, kind,…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (568+ words) The 1548 English edition of the Paraphrases of Erasmus was taken from St Mary’s Church in Chediston, near Halesworth. The Rev Dr Edmund Smith, curate of St Mary’s, told the BBC he discovered that the book was missing after being contacted…...