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Rev set to return

The BBC has announced that they have commissioned a new series of the hit ecclesiastical sit com Rev.

August 16th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Top Rower's Divine Inspiration

Team GB’s rowing team have enjoyed another excellent Olympics- bagging 4 Golds, 2 Silvers and 3 bronzes, once again cementing their status as one the World’s best rowing nations.

August 13th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Hefin Rhys Jones

From personal failure - to Godly success

A man billed as the World's most traveled musician, is set to put his life and faith on show at London 2012.

August 10th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Knitting Church - a wooly good thing!

Knitters have got their own church in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, after a group of friends getting together to ‘knit and natter’ became an official Fresh Expression.

August 8th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Quiet Days - a Fresh Expression

Fresh Expressions take many forms, as missional forms of church they take on the characteristics of the community they form within. Some may be noisy places full of young people doing creative things, others on the other hand may be much quieter affairs.

August 7th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Sweden crowned champs - in Coptic cup

Sweden have been crowned champions of European football – by the Coptic Orthodox church.

August 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Researchers ask for your help - in study of faith

Christians are being asked to help with an academic study, which asks if having religious belief helps you cope with the stresses of everyday life.

July 31st, 2012 - Posted & Written by

On an Oar and a Prayer

When you think of rowing, you probably think of the names Steve Redgrave and Mathew Pinsent who have, between them, won 9 golds (3 of them together in the Coxless pairs) and have gone down in history as two of Britain’s greatest Olympians. The name Debbie Flood probably doesn’t spring to mind...

July 30th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Frank Skinner is latest Greenbelt addition

Comedian Frank Skinner is the latest performer to confirm his attendance at this year’s Greenbelt festival.

July 30th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Any old relics?

We may not have the bones of John the Baptist, but from the Grail to a thorn from the Crucifixion crown, the Uk and Ireland certainly arent devoid of remarkable relics or legends.

July 27th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

The Boss gives his backing to Christian Charity

Fresh from a series of sell-out concerts in the UK and Europe, rock legend Bruce Springsteen has reaffirmed his commitment to Christian charity, by making a whopping $250,000 donation to Caritas.

July 26th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Brentwood Priest Gets Icy Reception

Many of us have lived in fear of a thunderbolt from a wrathful God from time to time, but the priest leading a service in Brentwood, Essex, must have thought his time really had come when a block of ice crashed through the roof of his Cathedral.

July 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Calling All Comedic Clergy

The BBC is on the hunt for a new set of comedic clergy – not to replace the Vicar of Dibley or the Father Ted team, but to star in a new show called ‘Old Vicars Telling Jokes'.

July 20th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Creationism Row Over Giant's Causeway Exhibit

The National Trust are set to review a set of materials which give a Creationist account of when and how the world was formed – after complaints from secularists.

July 20th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Oxford tests link bones with the Baptist

Oxford scientists who tested pieces of bone found in an ancient altar, say they belong to a Middle Eastern man who lived in the 1st Century AD - fuelling claims that they are relics of John the Baptist.

July 19th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Can we call God Allah?

A row has broken out over a new Bible translation, which uses Islamic names for Jesus, the prophets, and for God.

July 16th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Do we need vigilante vicars?

As a police crackdown on ‘cash for scrap’ dealers fails to stem the tide of metal thefts, do we need a new breed of vigilante vicars to protect church roofs?

July 13th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Exorcist pens new 'Downton Abbey'

Former punk rocker turned exorcist and author GP Taylor has been named as the writer of a major new TV show called Jericho Bay - which is being touted as an American ‘Downton Abbey’.

July 12th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Dead mechanic saved by Angels

A mechanic who was crushed beneath a truck, had an ‘out of body experience’ where he saw himself being tended to by eight-foot-tall Angels. Bruce Van Natta, 42, from Wisconsin, USA, says he only recovered from catastrophic injuries, because of divine intervention.

July 11th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Barefoot Durham man is Kenyan Olympic hero

A barefoot Olympic torch bearer from County Durham, has been hailed as an Olympic hero – in Kenya.

July 9th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross