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COP24 climate talks limp over the line – Tearfund
Sadly, these talks have been characterised by dithering and disruption rather than recapturing the high level of ambition that led to the Paris Agreement on climate change three years ago. They agreed a rulebook to implement the Paris Agreement, so enough progress was made to keep things moving…
Paul Cook, Helen Heather
Meeting Jesus at the dinner table
When we read the gospels, it soon becomes clear that Jesus intentionally allocated time to eat with people, and that these meals were about far more than just food. We see Him eat with His disciples at the last supper, instituting the new covenant, and with the multitudes at the feeding of the…
Manoj Raithatha
A broken education system
What does TLG do? Our team of trained church-based volunteers carry Jesus into the lives of children who struggle with school owing to the tough circumstances they face. The common scenario we come across is the breakdown of family life: mum and dad no longer living in the same house. The impact on…
Naomi Osinnowo
Rescue and set free
There was a sense of awe in the room, both by the amount of work still to do in this area and by what these various organisations manage to achieve. Perhaps the most powerful part of the conference was the testimony of two men whose lives had been transformed by the work of Lighthouse Yorkshire.…
John Coleby
Inside out
I identify with Richard Foster in his book Prayer, when he wrote: “We believe prayer is something we should do, even something we want to do; but it seems as if a chasm stands between us and actually praying.” So, here I share practices that I have found helpful as I have grown in intimacy with…
New year. Renewed call
Goals could be to regularly lend a hand at church, or to support more missional work, or they might include more personal challenges such as spend more time reading the Bible and in prayer. Many resolutions fizzle out before people even reach Easter, and often a bigger goal can help people stay…
Rachel Heald
This must be what family looks like
Liz Grier shares Unlimited Church's story of how food and faith can change lives in an extract from Simply Eat, a collection of stories about meeting Jesus around food. Food has always been central to our church. In fact, Unlimited Church in Exeter has never held any form of church service or…
Liz Grier
A stepping stone to discipleship
Rodel Perez shares his story of how food and faith can change lives in an extract from Simply Eat, a collection of stories about meeting Jesus around food. In September 2016, a men’s small group from Kensington Temple church in Notting Hill organised a Curry Challenge in Bayswater. It’s an annual…
Rodel Perez
Love your political leaders
There have been more reminders this week of the sad reality of what our leaders, of all political persuasions, suffer all too often. Alongside the verbal abuse hurled at Anna Soubry MP during a television interview, last year MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and his family were harassed outside their home, and…
Deputy First Minister reaffirms importance of “valuable contribution” of churches across Scotland
John Swinney MSP will address delegates at Scotland’s National Youth and Children’s work conference in Aviemore, to highlight the value of constructive partnership between the Scottish Government and Christian communities The 350 delegates attending the Deep Impact conference in Aviemore will…
Marie Kondo and the charitable giver
Anecdotal stories suggest that charities have seen a great upswing in donations this month, partially due to a Netflix series from tidiness expert Marie Kondo. Kondo’s show apparently encourages people to ask whether their possessions are giving them joy and if not, they’re advised to give them…
Abi Jarvis
Open Doors UK: World Watch List 2019
The World Watch List is created through year round research and on the ground intelligence in over 150 countries. As such it provides in depth insights into the scale and dynamics of the persecution of Christians around the world like no other resource.
Government’s anti-persecution inquiry launched
At yesterday’s launch event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hunt said: “We wanted to do this not just because freedom of worship is a fundamental human right, but also because freedom of worship is the invisible line between open societies and closed societies. “Where freedom of worship is…
Danny Webster
Call to back the persecuted church in China this Chinese New Year
Last year, 20 million Christians in China experienced persecution. Open Doors estimates it is now 50 million – that’s half of all Christians in China. In fact, China has jumped dramatically on the Open Doors World Watch List – the ranking of the top 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a…
Erin James
Protest to be held in support of stalwart Nigerian Christian girl
Teenager Leah Sharibu was abducted along with 109 other female classmates by fighters from the Islamic State West African Province (also known as the al-Barnawi faction of Boko Haram) in February last year. While the Nigerian government managed to successfully negotiate the release of the then 14…
Naomi Osinnowo
