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Answered Prayer Challenge: Christians asked to share stories of hope

25th January 202125th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 42 Views 0 Comments Answered Prayer Challenge, Christians, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Pandemic, prayer challenge, stories, The Bible

Christians whose prayers have been answered are being encouraged to tell their stories online to make hope visible during lockdown.

Leading The Way Launches on GOD TV

6th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 73 Views 0 Comments BAME, Bishop Greg Davis, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, God TV, Gospel, hope, Jesus, Leading The Way, Life, mental health, music, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Leading The Way with Dr Michael Youssef will take a major step towards achieving its Vision 2025 goal to double its global media footprint when the ministry premieres on GOD TV on January 16, 2021.

Christian persecution in 2021 set to rise in India and China

6th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 78 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, China, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, human rights, India, Jesus, Life, mental health, persecution, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

In common with a number of persecuting nations, China has been exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to tighten restrictions on underground believers.

We must step in to prevent mass famine in Madagascar

6th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 44 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, famine, God, hope, hunger, Jesus, Life, Madagascar, mental health, Poverty, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, World Hunger, worship

Head of UK charity urges support to prevent a famine in the south east of Madagascar. Madagascar is the poorest country in the world, according to the World Bank, with almost 80% of the population living on less than $1.90 per day.

Islamists execute five Christians over Christmas in Nigeria

5th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 91 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, China, Christianity, Church news, community, Death, depression, Execution, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, human rights, India, Jesus, Life, mental health, murder, persecution, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Islamist militants have executed five Christians in Nigeria over Christmas. In a video of the killing, they declare: ‘This is

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Pre-Order Bishop Greg Davis’ New Single, “Lord I Need A Miracle Right Now”

5th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 82 Views 0 Comments BAME, Bishop Greg Davis, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, Gospel, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, music, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Author, television host, and pastor, Bishop Greg Davis’ new single, “Lord I Need A Miracle Right Now” is now available

How Anxiety Has Grown My Faith

5th January 202118th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 44 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

I am not sure why I ordered anything to eat in the first place. Anxiety had locked up my appetite.

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Stop Praying for Stuff (and Start Praying for God)

5th January 202118th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 77 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

In the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4), Jesus teaches his disciples about the priorities that should shape the prayer life

Book Reviews Lifestyle

Bishop Greg Davis’ newest book is now available to order!

3rd January 202118th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 93 Views 0 Comments author, BAME, Bishop Greg Davis, BME, book, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, relatonships, The Bible, world, worship

World-renowned author, speaker and television personality, Bishop Greg Davis, has just released his latest book, “Preparing and Positioning for the

A Word of Hope in Scorched Places

1st January 202118th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 60 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Months before COVID-19 began its spread around the globe, I was contemplating a decision I didn’t want to make. No

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2020 Has Felt Like Advent All Year

31st December 202018th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 36 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

For many, 2020 has felt like one long groan. Between the pandemic, a struggling economy, the isolation of quarantine and

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A Word of Hope for the Exhausted

30th December 202018th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 35 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

In graduate school I developed a vision problem. After late nights of studying, I’d wake up in the morning unable

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A Congregation Is Not an Audience

30th December 202018th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 46 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

What is Jesus doing right now? According to Ephesians 4, he is ascended in heaven and is gifting his church for

Christian Hip-Hop’s Connection to Ancient Athens

28th December 202018th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 48 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, History, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, Musc, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Kanye West’s newest track, “Wash Us in the Blood,” tells an old, old story that has become new for him as

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‘A plague on both your houses’

27th December 202018th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 51 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, Life, mental health, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

At the beginning of lockdown, when travel was restricted and restaurants, shops and cinemas were closed, I couldn’t help thinking

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