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12 Bible verses to encourage you
12 Bible verses to encourage you

Encouragement doesn’t ultimately come from us.

Many pastors are quitting over burnout and church conflict
Many pastors are quitting over burnout and church conflict

Around one-third of pastors who leave the ministry cite burnout or conflict with the church as the reasons, according to a study by Lifeway Research.

The secret to living a purposeful life
The secret to living a purposeful life

Our purpose doesn’t begin with us.

How can we be truly satisfied?
How can we be truly satisfied?

Here’s the real question: When you finally get what someone else has, are you truly satisfied? Does it make you whole? The answer, if we’re honest, is no.

From atheism to awakening: Gen Z turns back to God
From atheism to awakening: Gen Z turns back to God

A new poll suggests that Britain may well be in the midst of a spiritual shift, with belief in God among young adults more than doubling in the past four years.

Christian congregation in England’s film capital seeks new vicar
Christian congregation in England’s film capital seeks new vicar

After more than three years without a resident rector, All Saints is actively seeking a new vicar to take on full-time ministry in one of England’s most distinctive parish settings.

God's comfort after the Exile
God's comfort after the Exile

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects offers the Jewish perspective on the consolation of God after the wilderness years of the Exile. 

UK churches to unite for National Week of Prayer amid growing spiritual awakening
UK churches to unite for National Week of Prayer amid growing spiritual awakening

From 6 to 14 September 2025, Christians across the UK will unite in prayer for national and spiritual renewal.

Pro-marriage groups divided on latest divorce stats
Pro-marriage groups divided on latest divorce stats

The figures revealed that in 2023 over 100,000 opposite-sex marriages ended in divorce. 

How to protect our girls in a world that tells them they’re not pretty enough
How to protect our girls in a world that tells them they’re not pretty enough

We - as parents, mentors, sisters, and friends - have a holy calling: to protect our girls from the deception of this culture. We must not let them believe that God’s design is not good enough.

Celebrating 500 years since the first printed English New Testament
Celebrating 500 years since the first printed English New Testament

Celebrations for the quincentenary - 500th anniversary - of the English New Testament got underway in Antwerp in July. This is the story …

Why purity matters in the Christian faith
Why purity matters in the Christian faith

Even in church spaces, many of us grew up hearing about purity in ways that felt heavy, shame-based, or impossible to live up to. But the way God invites us into purity is so different from the pressure-filled messages we may have received.

How to prepare for the storms of life
How to prepare for the storms of life

Christian Today speaks to pastor and author Justin Kendrick to hear his thoughts the challenge of suffering and how Christians can better face it.

His kind of beautiful: redefining beauty through God’s eyes
His kind of beautiful: redefining beauty through God’s eyes

Let’s redefine beauty - not by the world’s fleeting standards, but by the timeless and perfect standard of the One who made us!

The destruction of Jerusalem and unexpected hope
The destruction of Jerusalem and unexpected hope

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explains how in the place of mourning and despair, pockets of hope appeared.

A miracle at 21 weeks: World's most premature baby defies 'phenomenal odds' to celebrate first birthday
A miracle at 21 weeks: World's most premature baby defies 'phenomenal odds' to celebrate first birthday

In a testimony to the miraculous power of God, a baby born at just 21 weeks gestation has celebrated his first birthday — a milestone the world now recognises as record-breaking, and the Keen family embraces as nothing short of divine.