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Here's what I think football can teach us about the Christian journey

Here's what I think football can teach us about the Christian journey

We have reached the end of the football season – the point at which winners and losers are determined. The …

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Islamists convicted  in Nigeria

Islamists convicted in Nigeria

Almost 400 Islamic militants in Nigeria have been convicted for terror-related offences following a mass trial at the Federal High …

UK & Ireland
Grace Baptist  event is a first

Grace Baptist event is a first

Twenty-three leaders from eight different Grace Baptist charities have met together for the first time at an overnight gathering in …

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David Burrowes

The UK leadership crisis: Responding Biblically

David Burrowes
Graham Daniels

Do today's children lack embodied childhood experiences?

Graham Daniels
Dave Burke

Suicide: Let's talk about it

Dave Burke

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Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Spiritual leaders face many tricky circumstances, setbacks and tragedies, but the biggest threat that we leaders ever face is the …

Features
I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

There was a buzz of excited conversation in the air as over 170 people jammed into a barn in the …

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Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion that comes from living at one end of a tension that was never …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Hazel Gordon and Linnet Smith left their Cheshire girls' school in 1965. They hadn’t seen each other for over 60 …

UK & Ireland
Wycliffe – FIEC appeal joy

Wycliffe – FIEC appeal joy

In January, en reported on a partnership between Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), the …

UK & Ireland
New trust comes at 'defining moment'

New trust comes at 'defining moment'

A new, training-focused trust for gospel workers is currently accepting applications for its first grant round.The Yarnton Gospel Workers …

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World
Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

The church in Lebanon is “under pressure, but is still standing”, with ongoing conflict across the Middle East bringing difficulties …

World
The legal noose tightens in India

The legal noose tightens in India

Global news headlines often focus on the physical violence facing our Christian brothers and sisters in India – the church …

World
Finnish MP will appeal 'hate speech' case to ECHR

Finnish MP will appeal 'hate speech' case to ECHR

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has confirmed she is appealing her “hate speech” case to the European Court of Human Rights …

People

People
Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods has been appointed as the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches’ (FIEC’s) Director for the North East. Woods joins …

People
Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Basil Howlett, former President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), has died.Howlett served as FIEC President from …

People
Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

During a service of thanksgiving at Moulton Parish Church, Northampton, evangelist Vijay Menon – who died recently (see online obituary …

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Reviews
Stranger things!

Stranger things!

This book is a revised and updated version of his 2017 book of the same title. What has changed in …

Reviews
Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

2026 is the 500th anniversary of the publication of William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament into English, a major …

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Fearing God

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