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Autism Hour: for the sake of others
This week, the National Autistic Society (NAS) has been encouraging businesses to participate in their Autism Hour initiative. In the course of this hour, shops turn down any music and lights, avoid any sudden announcements, and distribute information about autism to employees and customers.…
John Coleby
IDOP: God hears our prayers for the persecuted church
In Nigeria Boko Haram and Fulani militants regularly attack Christian villages, destroying homes and churches, displacing, kidnapping and killing the inhabitants. In India several states have introduced anti-conversion laws, Christian pastors are violently attacked, and extremists threaten to…
James Fraser
IDOP: CSW: “We’re standing with our persecuted family”
And yet, when Christian Solidarity Worldwide visited them earlier this year, the church leaders stressed that all their congregations wanted was peace and prayer. “We must love others, we forgive the attackers, we do not want revenge,” Father Aloysius Widyawan told us when we went to offer…
Emma Howlett
Unwrap something special with Stewardship this Christmas
Everyone knows Christmas time as the season of giving, but what does that really mean for Christians? We know that this time of year can very quickly get very superficial, as well as being fraught with a lot of different emotions for people. So we always want to go back to the original nativity…
Catherine Durant
The Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation on reform
The Government is seeking public response to a consultation on gender recognition reform. The proposed changes could have long-lasting and far-reaching consequences, so we encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say.
Counties: Neighbourhood Chaplains
Our Neighbourhood Chaplains vision is to see churches connecting deeply with the lonely. We want to see hundreds of teams equipped to reach out, thousands of homes and communities connected every month, fresh opportunities for the gospel through word and action and lives transformed as people see…
Is God's creation still in crisis?
Some years ago, when I was working for the library service in London, I remember a conversation with a young woman who was concerned about the environment, and such issues as global warming and climate change. Louise told me that she had been brought up in the church, but when she raised her…
Graham Hedges
Use your voice in public life
How can I make a difference by speaking up and speaking out? We live in a time when our words and actions as Christians, are under more scrutiny than ever before. ‘Cancel culture’ and individualism are prevalent in today’s society and as a result it can feel like an easier option to withhold our…
NOW CLOSED: Relationships and Sex Education consultation
The government is currently consulting on significant changes to the teaching of the new Relationships Education (RE) curriculum in all primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum in all secondary schools in England. We believe high-quality RE and RSE requires parental…
Ashers Bakery – when the icing sugar has settled
On Wednesday, 10 October the Supreme Court in London delivered judgment in the now famous Ashers bakery case. It is the latest and perhaps final twist in the case, which began four-and-a-half years ago when a man walked into Daniel and Amy McArthur’s bakery and asked for a cake with the message…
David Smyth
Haters going to hate?
If you’ve been around Scotland in the last few weeks you may have seen one of the posters from the new One Scotland ‘Dear Haters’ anti-hate crime campaign funded by the Scottish Government and backed by Police Scotland. If you’ve seen one, you won’t forget it: they are punchy and hard-hitting,…
Kieran Turner
More to the Christmas story than meets the eye?
We all love the nativity story, but has it become so familiar that we stop hearing it? This year, a detective mouse is on the case and provides a different perspective on the story that changed everything. The Mystery of the New Noisy Neighbour is based on an inquisitive mouse who slowly discovers…
Ryan Haylock
Government consultations
The Evangelical Alliance’s advocacy team regularly submits consultation responses on behalf of UK evangelicals and produce consultation guidance notes for individuals, organisations and churches to submit their own response. All five of the points made on writing to your local elected…
Mission Possible – achieving success in mission
During the year, we monitored and evaluated more than 1,500 projects and activities aimed at reaching children and young people who don’t go to church (estimated to be around 95 per cent of under 18s in England and Wales), with the aim of understanding the key factors that contribute to success in…
Ben Poch
The Christmas story – a gift for all
A prominent image that comes through any modern-day Nativity story is of Jesus being born in a stable. Luke 2:7 tells us that Mary wrapped her firstborn son and laid Him in a manger because, “there was no guest room available for them”. Essentially, Jesus’ young parents were turned away from…
Matt Currey
