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The Coronation: #NotMyKing & the priestly King
This week sees the coronation of King Charles the third – becoming the 40th monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey. But like all contemporary events, it has been met with its fair share of discourse and debate.
The Illegal Migration Bill has been passed through the House of Commons – what happens now?
The Illegal Migration Bill is the government’s attempt to reduce the high number of people who cross the Channel on a small boat in order to seek asylum in the UK. The bill will result in anyone arriving in the UK through unauthorised means being prevented from claiming asylum. Those who arrive…
Nicola Martin
Police have new powers to arrest, but will this lead to law and order in society?
The final verse in Judges 21 paints an unsettling image where poor leadership and corrupt authority leads to chaos and disorder in society. The verse reads: ‘In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes’. Without agreement between authority and the…
Alicia Edmund
Hope in anxiety: a pastoral perspective
The trouble is that it can be hard to admit to feeling anxious. Often we feel a pressure to “just cope”. We frequently ignore the desperately hard experiences, the biological complexity and, sometimes, the life choices that fuel our anxiety. We live in a fallen world, so it should be no surprise…
Helen Thorne
550,000 people were given a Warm Welcome in churches and community spaces across the UK this winter
At the beginning of the current cost of living crisis, the ChurchWorks commission recognised the need for a collective response from churches to the crisis. Conversations were held between the different organisations and denominations that make up the commission (including the Evangelical Alliance)…
Nicola Martin
The Mentor Ministry
What’s good about TMM? -Opportunities to engage with real people from around the world, listen with empathy, pray for them and gently open doors to spiritual conversations and the gospel -Safety for people on both sides of the conversation through the secure messaging site. -Interactive, self-paced…
Community Football Outreach training
Ambassadors Football has been working in Great Britain and around the world for over 30 years. Our Community Football Outreach (CFO) training can help churches serve and build bridges in their local communities. Football brings people together, then there are opportunities to share faith and…
From little acorns… Mighty oaks do grow
I had a second vision (in the same sitting) where I saw a map with lots of dots on it. I realised that these were multiple street worship groups across the globe that God was showing me. I heard the phrase ‘Worship on every street corner.’ I knew God was speaking to me and calling me to do this. My…
Storm Cecile
Prayer for children and young people taking exams
Join us as we pray for children and young people taking exams during this season
Three verses to remember when you're afraid
Fear is something that affects us all. Fear of loss, the unknown, failure – and a fear that is particularly prevalent in our news stories this week: the fear of having a bad reputation. This week, Jo explores the stories of Braverman and Schofield, but ultimately turns us to the God story. She…
Outreach and evangelism: lessons in sharing Jesus with strangers
With the eyes of the world on London around the time of the Coronation, we at the Luis Palau Association, and youth mission movement Circuit Riders, wanted to bring Christ to the city streets. So we came together to create ‘Carry the Love Festival: London’, a week of evangelistic outreach – and saw…
Vickie Price
Time to Talk: Talking about our bodies webinar series
Time to Talk is a guide designed for Christian parents and carers to better understand the different Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) curriculums taught across the UK. The resource offers case studies on some of the difficult and contested issues in our culture, such as pornography, gender and…
Ultra-processed food meets fasting
In light of BBC Panorama this week, we are asking what is ultra-processed food doing to our bodies. Join Peter this week, as he reflects on a book he is reading exploring how much of what we currently eat isn't actually food. He confesses that he still has the odd trip to a fast-food joint but is…
‘What is a woman?’ – the question that continues to divide parliamentarians and the public
The cultural debate on sex, gender and identity is evolving at a pace quicker than the law can keep up with. A decade ago, the question ‘what is a woman?’ would have elicited reference to biology and scientific fact in response. Today, to answer in a way that states biological fact and differences…
Alicia Edmund
Father's Day: Why I choose to trust Abba Father today
Recently, Father’s Day took on a new but painful meaning for me. It is no longer only a time to lament on how much less choice my children have to celebrate me in comparison to their mum on Mother’s Day (#JustSaying), but it has now become one where I am almost forced to accept the truth that my…
Joel Edwards Jnr
