The news might not always be bright, but God is still on the move. From personal testimonies to real life stories, here are our favourite reads to inspire and encourage your Christian faith

1. TikTok Influencer: ‘I used to cry because I was depressed. Now I cry because I know the love of Jesus’

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Northern Irish influencer Ged Armstrong’s life was a merry-go-round of fame, success and partying. But an invitation to church turned his life upside down

2. ‘Football was my god – until I found Jesus’

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When Wycombe Wanderers’ Jason McCarthy became a Christian, his family, fiancée and teammates thought he’d lost the plot. But thanks to a miraculous goal and a crazy dream, things soon changed

3. There is a hunger for God’s presence in young people that I haven’t seen before

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Warwickshire youth leader, Gemma Symonds, tells the amazing story of what God is doing among Gen Z in her church

4. ‘I googled “Christian festivals” and discovered the love of Jesus’

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Sean O’Farrell stumbled across Creation Fest on the internet. By the end of the weekend, he’d found the truth he was searching for.

5. ‘We’ve given out over 4,000 Bibles on the streets of London’

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Discover what God did when two Christian teenagers decided to hand out Bibles in the middle of London.

6. ‘The end of my husband’s life was the beginning of mine’

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After the death of her husband from an asthma attack, Alisa Latty-Alleyne made a decision to follow Jesus. But leaving a lucrative career for Christian ministry was never part of the plan.

7. ‘More than 100 new local congregations have sprung up in the past five years’

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In Blackburn, there are growing numbers of children and young people attending church. It’s all down to a focus on creativity and innovation, says Joy Rushton

8. ‘I pretended to be a Christian, but God transformed my life for real’

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Kia Hadaeghi falsely sought asylum in the UK as a persecuted Christian – even though he was a Muslim. But an encounter with God changed his life. Now he’s on a mission to reach Iranians all over the world with the hope of Jesus

9. ‘Deaths by despair’ are common in Blackpool. But we’re seeing Jesus changing lives

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A recent study found Blackpool had the highest rate of deaths linked to alcohol, drug abuse and suicide in England – dubbed “deaths by despair”. Meet one church leader, Hannah Lockwood, bringing the hope of Jesus

10. ‘Gladiators brought me fame and fortune, but the gospel set me free’

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When Warren Furman bagged the role of Ace in the hit 90s TV series Gladiators, he went from being homeless to overnight fame, and even ended up engaged to Katie Price for a while. As the reality TV show returned to our screens in 2024, Rev Furman tells the story of how he found God and turned from bodybuilding to building the body of Christ