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As a Christian, I will not disappoint. But before I go in on the ills of social media, I want to acknowledge its nuances. I am genuinely grateful to God that it exists. Social media isn’t bad As one who is blessed and destined to spend my life in dark brown skin, I am thankful that social media…
Damilola Makinde
Christian GP: how I live out my faith in a time of NHS crisis
I sit down for a Zoom call with Dr Debisi Olunloyo to find out. Born and raised in Nigeria, she became a Christian aged 13 at school, and trained to become a doctor. She moved to the UK in 2000, where she joined one of our member churches, Jesus House in London, and continued her postgraduate…
Helen Locke
Could your church adopt a care home?
Overlooked and ignored: such an apt description of many care home residents. Did you know, research shows that older people in care homes are twice as likely to feel severely lonely as older people living in the community? There are about 12,500 care homes for older people across the UK, and about…
Tina English
Hope for today: partnership response in times of crisis
It is a new week and the Faithworks team start the morning by gathering online from all over Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (“BCP”) and East Dorset to pray. We celebrate the small victories of the past week and pray for God’s Kingdom to come this week. Afterwards, I look at my emails from…
Alistair Doxat-Purser
The Academy
The Academy hosts a number of different types of resources to encourage and equip you to reach the world of sport for Christ. There are resources tailored to every kind of sports person, from parent on the sidelines through to professional players. If you're unsure of where to start then the…
Scottish Independence: How did we get here?
What did the UK supreme court decide? Dorothy Bain KC, the Lord Advocate for the Scottish government, referred the question as to whether Holyrood has the legal powers to hold an independence referendum within its devolved powers to the UK supreme court. This is because there has been no agreement…
Chris Ringland
How might churches mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement?
Monday, 10 April 2023 is the 25th anniversary of the Agreement and some local churches might want to appropriately make mention of this in the weeks ahead. So below are some words and prayers which might be helpful. We recognise that various church traditions and expressions will take different…
Prayer for children and young people taking exams
Join us as we pray for children and young people taking exams during this season
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
Premier News interview with Dawn McAvoy from Both Lives Matter
Dawn McAvoy calls for healthcare overhaul as mother jailed over abortion
Northern Ireland: can we reimagine a good news vision for our nation?
We are living in an extraordinary time for our nation. Since February 2022, Northern Ireland has had no functioning Executive in our devolved government at Stormont. This has resulted in no assembly debates, no committee scrutiny of legislation and no decision making at a time when Northern Ireland…
Danielle McElhinney
Why we must oppose assisted dying proposals in Scotland
The Bill would allow for “mentally competent adults” (those over the age of 16) who are terminally ill to request assistance to end their life. The person must have been a resident of Scotland for at least a year. The last time proposals came to the Scottish Parliament to change the law on assisted…
Matthew Holden
*NOW CLOSED* Northern Ireland's Relationships and Sexuality Education is changing
Head of Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, David Smyth, provides an overview of changes to RSE in Northern Ireland and how you can respond to the consultation
Seeking transformation and revival: a prayer for October
A prayer of thanks and expectancy for Scotland, asking for a fresh sense of God's presence and for transformation across the nation
A prayer for peace and mercy
Join us in a prayer for peace and mercy over the situation in Israel and Gaza
