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Intercultural Church Resource Video
A resource video for those involved in intercultural church contexts to equip and inspire.
Welcome to the chaos of 2024!
Elections: dividing lines over identity politics and wars Elections here and in the US will cast their shadow over the year. In America, a number of states have already attempted to ban Donald Trump from the ballot paper making a Supreme Court hearing highly likely. While the former president seems…
Peter Lynas
The Lord's Prayer Lent devotional
Lent is a time of fasting and prayer, so we are delving into the wisdom, framing, and words of the Lord's prayer to see what it teaches us as we reflect and refocus on God in the lead up to Easter. Written by Fred Drummond, our director of Scotland and of prayer.
How we can celebrate South Asian Heritage month
Background You may be wondering what South Asian Heritage Month is – in simple words, it is a celebration of those of who have South Asian roots. There are British-born South Asians, those who have come to work or study here over many years, those who came as refugees in the 70s when Idi Amin…
Rani Joshi
President Biden: Laying down power
It took 24 days for President Biden to withdraw his candidacy after his disastrous live debate with republican nominee former President Trump. By the end, as an outsider, it was getting painful to watch. As each interview was scrutinised and every fumble was analysed, all public confidence eroded…
Jo Frost
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
What Kind of Nation?
This was a foundational document which framed much of our advocacy work for the following decade. A lot has happened in the past 10 years. The church has remained a constant throughout Scotland’s uncertain, constitutional future; the Covid-19 pandemic and changes in political leadership. Now is the…
Three ways to pray for church leaders
Since taking on the role of church engagement co-ordinator, it has been a privilege to meet with church leaders across Northern Ireland. I’ve been deeply encouraged by their passion for their congregations and communities and their desire to see the name of Jesus exalted throughout our land. While…
Laura Coey
More than 1200 Christian leaders join letter to MPs opposing assisted dying plans
Ahead of parliament debating a law to introduce assisted dying, more than 1200 church and Christian leaders have signed a letter opposing plans. The Evangelical Alliance, along with member organisations; CARE and the Christian Medical Fellowship, have backed the letter. It is also signed by many…
Danny Webster
Born in the mind of God
Parliament’s vote to decriminalise women ending their pregnancies at any point up until birth.NT Wright stating that it may be best to abort as early as possible in exceptional cases (such as rape and incest).A paramedic jailed for secretly administering an abortion drug to his mistress, causing…
Damilola Makinde
Three reasons why the church must press further into political and public engagement on poverty
We have been calling for the formation and publication of an anti-poverty strategy for the past number of years, along with many others in the Coalition of Christian Voices against poverty, which we co-founded. The recent public consultation on the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft Anti-Poverty…
Amy Scott
Light up your town this Halloween
Our idea was to go out to where people in the community were on Halloween and to engage with ‘trick or treaters’ with beacons as an alternative way to spend the evening. We identified key areas in our locality where there would be significant footfall, set up gazebos and lit them up. At the gazebos…
Andrew Bates
