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  Extremist jailed for at least 16 years over plot to kill Christian preacher

  An Islamist extremist has been sentenced to a minimum sentence of 16 years over a plot to kill a Christian preacher in London's Hyde Park. Edward Little, 22, was intercepted by officers on 23 September 2022 while on his way to buy a weapon after travelling from his home in Brighton to London. He had a rucksack containing £5,000 when he was arrested.

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  “Do we really know?” – short-film about six distressed pregnant women with unexpected ending seeks to stir up conversations

  A gripping short-film produced by Swiss pastor, author and artist Bruno Waldvogel-Frei and released just in time before Christmas features six women in distress because of their pregnancies, evangelical Swiss portal Lifenet.ch reports. The ending is unexpected and seeks to stir up conversations about an uncomfortable question: “How would you have decided?”

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  Christmas resource for churches highlights lived experience of refugees

  Churches are being asked to play a five-minute video that highlights the "significant" link between the original Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, and the lived experience of millions of refugees in the world today.

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  Salvation Army opens new UK and Ireland headquarters

  The Salvation Army has officially opened its new UK and Ireland Territory headquarters in south London. The building was specially constructed after the Church and charity sold its previous headquarters in Elephant and Castle, in central London, in 2020.

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  [Book Review] God Is Not a White Man: and Other Revelations

  McDonald has created an extraordinarily beautiful and illuminating tapestry from the Bible’s story intertwined with her life experience as a black British woman of Nigerian heritage. It’s a deeply personal book that is both a study of historical and contemporary racial realities and an exploration of how Christian theology has become very white.

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  Notre-Dame to reopen in a year's time, says Macron

  Notre-Dame, the Paris cathedral devastated by fire on 15 April 2019, will reopen a year from now, says the French President. Emmanuel Macron paid a visit to the cathedral on Friday to see the progress of reconstruction work.

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  Finding God in life's busyness

  Born Free is a new book exploring how God can be experienced in the midst of life's demands. Author Katharine Hill, a former solicitor, offers guidance on how we can achieve stillness and create 'margin' for God every day. Christian Today spoke with Katharine to hear about what inspired her to write the book and how we can meet God in the busyness of life.

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