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Friday, 05 May 2017 11:23
Friday focus: for the whole church to join in prayer
After Jesus’ ascension the apostles returned to Jerusalem to pray, and ten days later at Pentecost the Holy Spirit was released and the church was born. ‘Thy Kingdom Come 2017’ invites Christians to make a lasting…
Friday, 05 May 2017 11:20
Healthcare and election manifesto promises
The main political parties have published their manifestos, and leaders have taken to the airwaves to define their ideas and criticise those of their opponents. There is a degree of common ground between Labour, Conservative and…
Friday, 05 May 2017 11:17
Queen’s chaplain resigns after Qu’ran reading in church
Rev Gavin Ashenden, one of 33 chaplains to the Queen, had become involved in a controversy because he openly criticised the reading of the Qu’ran in an Epiphany church service in which Muslims took part. During…
Friday, 05 May 2017 11:15
Thirty years of mapping the world for prayer and action
Global Mapping International (GMI) will close on 30 June - three decades after it began as a two-year global mapping project. ‘We thought we’d get it done in two years,’ GMI president and CEO Jon Hirst…
Friday, 05 May 2017 11:13
A Government without God
Stephen Green of Christian Voice recently wrote, ‘Our leaders try to run things in their own wisdom. Even though our Queen was anointed to reign under the authority of God in the Name of Jesus Christ…
Friday, 05 May 2017 11:11
Christian doctor condemns IVF egg-sharing scheme
The health watchdog is looking into claims that women are being offered free IVF treatment if they give away half of their healthy eggs. Undercover reporters from the Daily Mail went to one clinic, and recorded…