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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
Grenfell calls for societal change
Tributes, testimonies, prayers and calls for accountability continue to pour out 12 months on from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire which left 72 people dead, 70 people injured and hundreds of people homeless. Singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, are among the countless number of people who…
Naomi Osinnowo
Movement Day Doncaster: church unity for God’s kingdom
“The church is at is best when churches and Christians work together to make Jesus known.” Roger Sutton, director of Gather UK and Movement Day UK. Movement Day Doncaster, which took place on Wednesday, 19 June, brought together a community of church and civic leaders to seek continued unity in…
Alexandra Davis
Windrush 70th anniversary celebrates love, hope and unity
As the songs sung by the gospel choir filled Westminster Abbey, I found myself wondering whether recent migrants from the Caribbean would ever have imagined such a scene: a significant aspect of their cultural roots being celebrated in a royal church in the centre of London. It was a real privilege…
Alexandra Davis
The 9 - 5 with David Smart
My day starts at 5.30am. We have two children: one 13, the other 19, who’s at university. But we have also been fostering for the last couple of years. Currently, we are fostering a baby. So before I leave for work I do my little bit to help. My job is to get the baby’s bottles ready. I’m the…
Hazel Southam
Austen Ivereigh
He founded Catholic Voices in 2010 aiming to give the Church a voice on contentious issues. Peter Lynas asked him about the Reformation, ecumenical relations and the challenges facing the Church today. Tell us a little about your work with Catholic Voices Catholic Voices (CV) was founded in 2010…
Peter Lynas
The 21st century Reformation – re-painting the fence
"If you have a white fence, and want to keep it white, you have to keep re-painting it." That's the analogy Roy Crowne uses when talking about the Reformation. "If you want to keep the gospel bright and attractive, you have to keep 're-painting' - reviewing and re-presenting it for today's…
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Singing in the changes
Two eager Americans approached me outside the Marienkirche in Wittenberg, inviting me to sing Luther’s most famous hymn in the church in which he preached. I duly entered with 20 or so others and sang lustily about God’s victory over the Prince of Darkness. Another box to tick off on the…
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Why we must be a light in the darkness
Here we were, just four days after the fire, standing looking up at the charred remains of Grenfell Tower. The image took my breath away. How on earth had this happened? This is 21st century United Kingdom, with all its sophistication, its building regulations and health and safety precautions. Yet…
Steve Clifford
The giving gift and gifts of giving
Dr Lucy Peppiatt is principal at Westminster Theological Centre.When I was asked to write a piece on gifts of giving, I immediately thought of a book title by Tom Smail—The Giving Gift. This is a book specifically on the Holy Spirit, but the title makes the point that God is the one who gives…
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Leaving a legacy - Heather Rayner
Why have you chosen to remember a number of charities in your will?I see leaving a legacy as a way of giving at another stage of life; leaving a portion of the many gifts that I have received and want to share with others.When it came to making our wills, my husband Tim and I made provision for our…
Rebecca Taylor
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…
Welcome the stranger as if they’re royalty
In the midst of this grand reception of Prince William, the Jordan government announced that it would not take in any more refugees. While it must be remembered that the Jordanian government's limits on refugees are an understandable responsibility of the state, as there are already more than…
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