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The Light We Long For: a story of humility and hope
He’s in town for the Sydney Olympics, invited by a mutual friend. No fanfare, no entourage – just a man in a pub, laughing and chatting with others. When Mary shakes his hand, she doesn’t realise she’s meeting royalty. She carries on chatting, even sitting a little apart. Frederik, meanwhile, is…
Chris Frost
Religious education in Northern Ireland after the Supreme Court decision: Change, not crisis
The judgment has prompted concern and questions among many Christians. Yet this moment, while undeniably challenging, is also an important opportunity. The Evangelical Alliance is encouraging Christians not to panic, but to engage with confidence, clarity and grace.
Peter Lynas
Is your church ready to welcome the new young adults that are having dreams about Jesus?
People have been having dreams throughout the course of human history and will most likely continue to have them until the end of humanity. But if God is in our waking and in our sleeping, then we need to be open to the possibility that He may be speaking through our dreams. There are 21 dreams in…
Luke Smith
Missional Trends shorts - Simon Deeks
Kingsgate Church's Simon Deeks shares the story of a man who took a £60 Uber ride to his first Sunday at church and explores welcoming those having spiritual experiences.
Missional Trends shorts - Alex Morgan
Lead Pastor of Ealing Community Church tells the stories of those having experiences of God and turning up at church and asks how we can respond.
Politics briefing: public order and hate crime legislation review
Colleagues from the advocacy, One People Commission and South Asian Forum team will be hosting a one-hour online conversation with diaspora churches and organisational leaders on the rise of public disorder and its impact on community relations. In the past year our streets and communities have…
10 minutes with... Steve Uppal
Turn The Battle is a national call to three days of prayer and fasting from 21–23 January 2026, uniting the church across the UK and Ireland in a decisive spiritual moment. The vision came during a personal time of worship while listening to a song based on 2 Chronicles 7:14. The Lord moved me…
Nicola Morrison
Jesus' radical vulnerability: a Christmas journey
We can see this through the different characters in the story and some of the imagery; a pregnant young woman, a husband scared of scandal, a baby born in the manger, Magi from the East who have to risk speaking to Herod in order to ascertain the birth of a new King, shepherds in the fields…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
How does the Bible tell us to treat immigrants?
It consistently ranks among the public’s top concerns, often above the economy or the NHS. The pressure for reform is constant. The Bible is not silent on immigration, and challenges us no matter where we stand on this issue. Applying biblical examples to modern Britain is far from a simple…
Mark Gilmore
Keep Calm and Carry On
Because many of the claims being made in the promotional material are claims that echo the gospel message we would proclaim, choosing to take the argument to Tommy Robinson requires enormous subtlety. This is very difficult to achieve in a response that is both in-the-moment and headline-grabbing.…
Helen Paynter
2025’s vibe shift: political extremes, Christian nationalism and The Quiet Revival
We have reached the end of 2025. In today’s series finale of Cross Section, the full team spend time looking back at some of the biggest events, trends and moments of the past 12 months. What are the key political, cultural and spiritual themes that we have seen? The team discuss the significant…
Kitione and Hannah's story
Soon after the scan, we were taken to speak to a specialist consultant who explained that it was his view that our baby had no chance of survival, and that it would be a matter of days or weeks until they passed away. My questions about any possible treatment, intervention, or early delivery if we…
Jesus who is holy and was wholly human
God with meat. God in flesh. I imagine my grandma would balk at the seeming irreverence, but if the usual response of the room is anything to go by, it’s a helpful jolt into re-engaging with the reality of the Incarnation. The opulence of God’s divine nature meets the ordinariness of last night’s…
Damilola Makinde
What can running teach us about the Christian life?
Everyone seems to be running. Social media is saturated with running influencers who talk us through their training regime, diet, and their overwhelming range of running technology. Apps like Runna and Strava have become multi-billion-pound businesses, attracting a large number of loyal users, who…
Ben Neill
Five ways to live faithfully in divided online spaces
We live in a time of ‘fake news’ and deepfakes, where truth and reality can be increasingly hard to find. AI images and videos are appearing everywhere online, and they are rapidly becoming harder to distinguish from real life. As Jesus stood on trial, Pilate asked a question that many are still…
Ben Neill
