by Gavin Ashenden: Christians are the most persecuted people in the world and one organisation that monitors the suffering of the Church is Open Doors, whose recently published research shows that increased persecution in 77 countries threatens over 245 million Christians. A packed audience greeted historian Tom Holland in the British Library a few days ago […]

by Archbishop Cranmer: Durham Cathedral is dividing its flock into sheep and goats for Christmas. The Dean is setting the Covid-vaccinated sheep on his right hand, but the goats who lack an NHS Covid passport shall go on his left. Then shall he say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my […]

by Ian Paul, Psephizo: This week saw the first meeting of the new General Synod following elections last month. It was designed to be a largely uncontroversial first session, not least because around 60% of the members were new—something fairly unprecedented, which resulted in a surprising number of established members not being re-elected. Most of […]

by Mark Durie, Lausanne Movement: The Quran is a book of the utmost importance and influence in the world today. It is the foundational text of Islam, and through the Islamic sharia it shapes legal systems, politics, ethics, cultures, and worship for a quarter of the world’s population. The intriguing Quran. There are many things […]

by Tom Harvey, Oxford House Research: On Thursday 10 November 2021, in a closed-door meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), 370 senior officials re-appointed President Xi Jinping (b. 1953; Pres. 2014-present) for an historic third term and enshrined him formally as an era-defining figure of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) alongside Mao Zedong […]

by Sally Guyoncourt, iNews: A vicar has described the official blessing of his same-sex partnership as a “landmark” moment for the Church in Wales. Father Lee Taylor and his partner Fabiano Da Silva Duarte are believed to have become the first same-sex couple to be officially blessed by the Church in Wales after the body […]

by George Conger, Anglican Ink: Six members of Congress have written to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom expressing concern over Finland’s prosecution of a bishop and member of parliament for expressing traditional teachings on marriage and human sexuality. “Free people should not have to violate and recant their deepest convictions to remain part […]

Editorial from November 2021 Gafcon Great Britain and Europe Newsletter: “Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.” Ephesians 6:19-20 Many of us are familiar with a “mission partner slot” in […]

from Walkway Books: Get the three session mini-course exploring the original history of Jesus’ birth — the digital download includes 3 video sessions filmed in the Holy Land, and reflection questions for different levels. Exploring the original history of Jesus’ birth Our modern Christmas celebrations can obscure the significance of the original event. Some even […]

by Russell Powell, Sydney Anglicans: The Global South grouping of the Anglican Communion is moving away from being based on geography to being founded on doctrinal orthodoxy. This is a significant move for the group, which – at its first meeting in 1994 – gathered churches from all parts of the Southern Hemisphere including Asia, […]