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Resurrection of hope
Fog hung over the city like the sorrow that hung over Leah's heart. As she walked through the city gate, she felt the mist run clammy fingers down her neck. She shivered, and pulled her headscarf tighter. It felt odd to be out of the house. For the past two days she had been shut up in it with all…
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Book review: Phoebe by Paula Gooder
Paula is well known as a New Testament scholar and as a populariser of Christian theology and biblical studies. In Phoebe she adopts a new role as a writer of Christian fiction in an attempt to bring to life some of the characters and situations mentioned in the biblical text.The central character,…
Graham Hedges
Jews for Jesus says, “Behold your God, Jerusalem”
Throughout the month of May, Jews for Jesus said, “Behold Your God, Jerusalem” in an unprecedented way. More than 200 staff members and volunteers from our mission stations around the world gathered in Jerusalem to share the good news of Yeshua (Jesus) and demonstrate the love of the Messiah…
Avi Snyder
Crossing borders: growing in Christ
Some places and territories we might call ‘borderlands’. They are places ‘betwixt and between’; for example, those territories at the edge of countries or between land and sea. In life we travel through spiritual borderlands too. They are places of passage, often of dislocation and pain, yet places…
Mark Brickman
Tithing: how should we do it?
Israel Olofinjana, a Baptist pastor in London, inspires us with examples of African Church's approach and looks at how financial gifts are seen as giving back to God all He has blessed us with.'Offering time is blessing time!' is one of the strap lines used during the collection of offering and…
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Great Commission: Sharing the best gift ever
Telling others the story of the impact Jesus has had in our lives is one of the greatest gifts we can give. For a year now, the Alliance's Great Commission website has been sharing your stories every week. Lucy Olofinjana celebrates hearing the impact they're having on churches and individuals…
Abigail’s Court: “We try to reach them before it’s too late”
British Nigerian Stella Jackson, leader of the team of volunteers who make the work of Abigail’s Court possible, invited the Evangelical Alliance, of which Jesus House is a member, to its annual Celebrating Life event that took place on Saturday, 21 July. It was my pleasure to honour the…
Naomi Osinnowo
Girls’ Brigade Ministries: here’s to another 125 years of mission
To mark the 125th anniversary of Girls’ Brigade Ministries, Naomi Osinnowo, editorial content manager at the Evangelical Alliance, caught up with Catherine Burt, media coordinator and group leader, to talk about the the charity’s past, present and future. This year, Girls’ Brigade Ministries (GB)…
Naomi Osinnowo
Chosen by God to belong
God loved us before the creation of the world, and He called each and every one of us, by name, to belong to Him in Christ Jesus. Kay Morgan-Gurr, chair of Children Matter, considers this truth.If we read through different passages in the Bible, we will see many examples of God showing men, women…
Kay Morgan-Gurr
IDOP: “We cannot stay silent,” says Open Doors UK & Ireland’s CEO
Of all the Christians charities in the UK, why Open Doors? As I approach the last third of my career I have been thinking about the sort of legacy I want to leave behind. I don’t want to waste my time. The most important thing to me is to contribute to building the kingdom of God around the world.…
Naomi Osinnowo
Ford and Kavanaugh hearing: a Supreme Court injustice?
In the last 24 hours university professor Dr Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh have both appeared before a US Senate Committee. Dr Ford alleges that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party in 1982. Judge Kavanaugh rejects the allegations and claims no such encounter ever…
David Smyth
Both Lives Matter urges MPs not to meddle with N. Ireland’s law
The impassioned plea, which was made at a parliamentary briefing event, hosted by Fiona Bruce MP, comes just days before Diana Johnson MP will present to parliament a ten-minute rule bill regarding her proposed change to abortion law, and amid the release of a new poll which revealed that the…
Naomi Osinnowo
Justice for the poor and great
This gave the media licence to refer to Sir Philip in conjunction to the story, and he has received saturation coverage since. Sir Philip broke his silence when he told the Mail on Sunday on 28 October that he had suffered the “worst week of his life” and that there was “zero evidence” to support…
Graham Hedges
Young, ambitious and just
Saving lives What would you do if you had to choose between an alcoholic or past drug user and a baby? That’s the reality researchers in my field face. As a PhD student who specialises in organ transplantation, I’ve witnessed the life of one person being ranked more highly than another. We depend…
Naomi Osinnowo
Christmas: Emmanuel in public leadership
It might seem like an obvious message, but there was great power in hearing these words from senior national leaders in politics, the army and the charity sector. These weren’t just theories, this is the reality for men and women who have spent decades fulfilling their calling from God. Knowing…
Abi Jarvis