from Christianity Today: He pushed evangelicals to see social action and evangelism as “two wings of a plane.” C. René Padilla, theologian, pastor, publisher, and longtime staff member with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, died Tuesday, April 27, at the age of 88. Padilla was best known as the father of integral mission, a […]

by Finny Philip, Evangelical Focus: Finny Philip, an evangelical leader in Northern India, describes how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting churches. He shares 7 specific prayer requests. We as a nation are going through terrible times. According to official figures, every day 2,700 die and another 350,000 people are affected by the Covid-19. But it […]

by Julian Mann, Christian Today: The arrest of a Christian street preacher in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Uxbridge constituency has now become an issue in the election for London Mayor. Commenting on a video posted by Christian Concern of Pastor John Sherwood’s arrest near Uxbridge tube station on 23 April, Laurence Fox, the Reclaim Party’s candidate […]

by Michael Nazir-Ali, Spectator: In its new report, From Lament to Action, the Church of England has decided to focus on race. Now, there is no question that racism exists within all cultures, but the Judaeo-Christian tradition has always been opposed to it. Christianity emphasises the common origin of all humans, made in God’s image, […]

from The Christian Institute: MPs have backed legislation empowering the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to directly commission abortion services across the Province. Yesterday, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021, which authorise Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to impose nationwide abortion provision without Stormont’s consent. […]

by Martin Davie: Back in the mid 1980s, when I was a Post Graduate student at Oxford, I attended a fascinating talk by John Wolffe, now a Professor at the Open University, on his doctoral research on anti-Catholicism in Britain in the middle years of the nineteenth century.[1] Among other things he introduced his audience […]

from UnHerd: Two of the 1200 signatories of a letter to the PM spoke to Freddie Sayers.  (Ed:  A Must-Watch Video) Over the weekend, a group of over 1,200 church leaders from a range of denominations sent an open letter to the Prime Minister. It warned that vaccine passports raised serious ethical concerns and risked […]

by Chris Sugden, Virtueonline: Over 170 people from 14 countries from Australia to Chile took part in the online commissioning service of the Anglican Network in Europe on Monday evening April 19. Presiding Bishop Andy Lines welcomed participants from the two convocations, the Anglican Mission in England and the Anglican Convocation Europe. AMIE is composed […]

by Steve Doughty, Mailonline: Teenagers who believe in God are likely to get better exam results than those who don’t, a major study has found. Children aged 14 who say that faith is important in their lives typically go on to pass more GCSEs than non-believing pupils. The difference amounts to more than a third […]

by Harry Benson, Conservative Home: The recent report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, released a month ago today, claims to be the first government-commissioned study on race that seriously engages with the family. Dr Tony Sewell and colleagues quite rightly say we should not stigmatise lone parents. But nor should we turn […]