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Global religious liberty
Evangelical Alliance member organisations, Open Doors UK, looks at global religious liberty as a policy priority this General Election.Reports including that of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on ‘Freedom of Religion and Belief’ (FoRB) suggest that religious persecution is on the rise,…
General Election: Get ready, get set, and then go
As you all know, and to some people’s dismay, we also have a General Election to prepare for. I know, very odd timing, right? During a recent episode of BBC’s Question Time, one member of the audience stressed before a panel of MPs and journalists that she’d much rather be out buying gifts than…
Losing our words and finding our voice
From imagining a “special place in Hell” for Brexiteers to celebrating a great Brexodus, great biblical themes of salvation and deliverance are being mined for slogans. Even the words of our Lord Jesus, “Forgive them, for they know not what they do”, have been used as a political rallying cry. Our…
John Coleby
Psalm 125
We’re back on the mountain tops with this next Psalm: “Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures for ever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and for evermore” (Psalm 125:1-2). These are the words of one who…
Why we need experts
The church is on the other side of town and most of those on the walk knew very little about my area. What I considered to be common knowledge about the community’s demographics, crime rates and social issues were completely unknown to them. Their fresh perspectives caused me to consider in a new…
Abi Jarvis
For the politically homeless this election time
This upheavel is both the result of political realignment, but also the fuel for further realignment. This has been witnessed in parliament as MPs have left their parties, often sparked by concerns over leadership or policies on Brexit, and it has been seen in elections as new parties have burst…
Danny Webster
There is absolutely absolute truth
She pulled her music from the streaming platform Spotify in protest of the exploitation of new artists during free trials, has had an ongoing feud with the Kardashian-Wests, and more recently has been speaking up about issues with her management and label. Swift certainly has her critics, and has…
Bethany Macleod
Extremism policy briefing
The last Queen’s Speech was the first for some time which did not mention new plans to tackle extremism. While the Government had hoped for some time that they would be able to pass new legislation on this, “extremism” has remained controversial territory. For example, over the past few years…
Brexit briefing
This is because it is the policy area that prompted the early election, and has been the dominant issue in UK politics for the last 3 or 4 years. This isn’t to say that it is the most important issue – that is a matter for debate – but certainly worthy of engaging with and considering the key…
God’s follower, society’s leader
Margaret was born in New York on 20 June 1860. When she was five her father died and her mother decided to return to Scotland, where Margaret and her sister received an upper-class education at a school that Margaret felt “trained girls to be ridiculous snobs”. This was her first taste of class…
Transforming Scotland: update on Public Leader: Scotland 2019
The 24 hours that we spent together, which was themed Transforming Scotland, were packed with helpful teaching, practical seminars and personal testimonies from Christian public leaders. Among those who spoke were Brian Souter, the founder of the Stagecoach Group; Dave Richards, rector of St Paul’s…
God, the ultimate director
I grew up without a TV and barely any films. At the age of 11, the only films I had seen were The Sound of Music, Flipper, some cartoons, a couple of Dutch movies for children, and an incidental scene of Schindler’s List. It’s incredible the extent to which these films influenced my household. When…
Public leaders meet with representatives at Stormont
On the Monday, 3 December, the Parliament buildings at Stormont hosted Public Leader: Northern Ireland's participants. We got all dressed up and enjoyed a Christmas dinner and great craic with each other and with three of Northern Irelands MLAs. The second half of the evening saw the politicians…
Advent reflection: Love
God is lovePretty simple reallyCos God gives us perfect love freelyPerfect love in the shape of a cross means my wrongs get crossed offHe gave up His crownCame down from above to do what we couldn’tThat’s gospel, good news, that is perfect loveBut to do life in Christ who paid our feeIs to do life…
Dai Woolridge
Advent reflection: Peace / Myfyrdodau’r dyfodiad: Tangnefedd
There is no doubt the world is in a state of disarray, pain and uncertainty. Every manmade system is starting to wobble – political, financial, social, relational, moral, name it. And statistics don’t lie: people in the world are far more unhappy than they have ever been. Suicide, depression,…
Christopher Vaz
