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Interview with Hannah: Carrying my son
You reached out to us at a very difficult time for you and your family. What brought us to your attention and why did you want to get in touch? At twenty-two weeks pregnant, we received a life-limiting diagnosis for our son and our lives turned upside down. Both myself and my husband would class…
We need the whole church to encourage young adults in evangelism
If you have young adults in your congregation, you have a role to play in encouraging them in evangelism. I meet people my age all the time who are spiritually searching, but have never been to church, and in some cases, I am the first Christian they’ve ever met. When I was a student worker, I once…
Katherine Brown
Mission Possible: An interview with Preston Perry
Preston Perry was raised on the south side of Chicago, amidst a culture of crime and an environment far from God, before finding Jesus as a young adult. Now an impassioned evangelist and apologist, he lives in Atlanta with his wife Jackie and their four children. He can be often found on social…
Nicola Morrison
Why it is so important People of Colour are committed to political engagement
The economic injustice and disparities within the system demand that people from ethnic minority groups have their voice heard in politics. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation reports “many minority ethnic groups – around half of people in Pakistani (51%) and Bangladeshi households (53%) and around 4 in…
Rev Celia Apeagyei-Collins
Thank you Fred
His achievements are extensive, including pioneering Serve Scotland, serving on Transforming Scotland, engaging with Holyrood, and establishing the Public Leader programme. His treatise What kind of nation? ahead of the 2014 independence referendum – called the church to widen its horizons for the…
Jo Frost
Making sense of the King's speech
Following the election victory on 4 July, and the appointment of the government, the bills that are announced in the speech and in particular those which are first introduced into parliament help us to understand the direction and focus of the government. This analysis will consider both the…
Danny Webster
Prayer for peace during UK rioting and unrest
Let's join together in prayer for peace, restored relationships and renewed hope
Lynne Paterson joins as head of Evangelical Alliance Scotland
The Evangelical Alliance are delighted to welcome Lynne Paterson as the new head of the Evangelical Alliance Scotland from 9 September, as she joins us in our mission to support the church and make Jesus known throughout the nation and beyond. Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance, said of…
Why unchurched young people matter
This wasn’t the first teen suicide, and I am sadly convinced it won’t be the last. We receive dozens of stories from our teams across the nation of teens who have ended their lives. One of my daughters has lost three friends (all teenagers) to suicide. That’s three funerals, three devastated…
Neil O'Boyle
Mission Possible: Evangelism in persecuted lands and how the UK church can be bolder
The time I spent with Asrin was brief but powerful. (I have agreed not to use her full name or her photo to protect her identity.) Speaking to her for a little over an hour, I was continually blown away by her many stories of amazing encounters and life-changing God-moments throughout both her…
Nicola Morrison
Young adults: God is on the move
There is a fresh move of God taking place. Everywhere I go I hear reports of God’s work amongst young people. Generations Z & Alpha are the first pre-Christian generation in our nation for hundreds of years and they are curious about faith and spiritual things and looking for meaning in life. …
John McGinley
What is social cohesion and why should Christians strive for it?
‘Social cohesion’ is a term that does not have one straight forward definition, it means different things to different people. However, generally, social cohesion refers to the togetherness of a society, whether people of differing beliefs and backgrounds can live together peacefully in a diverse…
Nicola Martin
Cultural brain rot, Gen Z and discipleship
A young Australian senator delivered a Gen Z slang-ridden speech which has been declared brain rot. Brain rot is a slang term used to describe internet content of low quality or value, or the negative effects caused by it. Basically, as we spend excessive amounts of time online, it suggests that…
Peter Lynas
Scotland’s abortion law review is well underway
Reacting to the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v Wade, resulting in making abortion laws a responsibility of individual states, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a commitment to review abortion in Scotland. One outworking of this commitment was to introduce protection zones…
Alicia Edmund
Hope's story
My life was similar to many others my age. I got married and a year or so later we found out that we were expecting our first child. My pregnancy went according to plan and nine months later I gave birth to a beautiful little girl.Two years later my husband and I decided we were ready for a second…
