April 2013 Issue

A fisherman’s widow has been inspired by the Military Wives to set up a choir to help support other families of those lost at sea. More

The popular blogger and tweeter The Church Mouse has squeaked his last on social media. More

In November 2007, 21-year-old Jim Skinner lost his life to heroin while serving alongside missionary Jackie Pullinger to help recovering drug addicts in... More

Prayer, friendship, mission: Lucinda Borkett-Jones investigates a new and exciting move in church unity. More

A Christian travel writer’s five year mission to visit and write about Britain’s most sacred sites has been brought to life for television. More

TV’s sharpest writer thinks we’ll get the future we deserve. Martin Saunders asks: Should Christians listen to him? TV’s sharpest writer thinks we’ll get... More

You grow up, get married and have a family, right? Not always. Ruth Garner explores the pain and the pressure of childlessness, and asks how we can support... More

Christian organisations are reacting to concerns about the increasing ‘sexualisation of children’, as highlighted in a recent article by journalist Cole... More

The beliefs and practices of the Plymouth Brethren are attracting close scrutiny as a congregation fights to achieve charitable status. More

Bracken The Eagle teaches kids about trusting God More

Rowan Williams led the Church of England as the Archbishop of Canterbury during one of the most turbulent decades in its history. Here he talks to Justin... More

Greg Downes on being, saying and doing the Gospel Do we ask the right questions? Greg Downes wonders what society is really asking, and how we can res... More

More than 1,000 knives have been ‘given up’ at a knife bin installed by a London church. More

As a child my parents took me to church every Sunday even when they were ‘just religious’. They committed their lives to Christ much later. More

China may seem like a very foreign land, but issues such as an aging rural Church and communicating the Christian faith in an increasingly materialist... More

Redman picked up his first Grammys ‐ one as an artist and one as a songwriter ‐ for the song ‘10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)’ More

The charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has launched a new ministry for the unemployed after research showed almost a third of its debt clients were... More

Following the shock resignation in February of Pope Benedict XVI, Justin Brierley examines his legacy More

Some Christians are strongly opposed to changes to the welfare system; yet it is devout believers who are introducing the reforms. But are the changes... More

With the official resignation of Pope Benedict in February following that of Rowan Williams last year, it seemed a good time for Christianity to look at... More

Paralympic hero shot model girlfriend The Valentine’s Day shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius sent shockwaves around the worl... More