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Remembered in the time of old age
I would never argue with the way God continues to use this ministry in remarkable ways, but I couldn’t escape my inner reaction: What about the older people?! Three words dropped into my thinking: silver cord ministries. Ecclesiastes 12 starts “remember your creator in the days of your youth”,…
Debs Fidler
A godly initiative in Stornaway
The gospel is the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. As with any good news, it is worth sharing, even more so when people struggle with their own sense of bad news about themselves. When people are left to make up their own mind about God, especially in a more religious setting, they tend to view…
Rev Thomas MacNeil
We need public leaders now more than ever before
Despite having watched the spread through China and into Europe and beyond, I and I think many others, were not fully prepared for how fast it was going to change our lives. Events and responses are shifting so quickly that advice and resources constantly need updating and were I to give you ‘five…
Abi Jarvis
Connecting churches with the most vulnerable
These are troubling times: it is a time of shock and it is a time of lament, and we know there are hard days ahead. But it is also a time for us to reach out – however we safely can – to help those in greatest need. The restrictions we are living under does not remove our obligation to care for…
Danny Webster
Hope 15:13 – pray, prepare and proclaim
The global initiative, which offers a model for churches to respond to the pandemic, lays out a clear strategy where prayer, staying safe and sharing the hope of Jesus work in tandem to help people who are desperately searching for assurance find it through a relationship with Christ. The…
Naomi Osinnowo
Holyrood's response to the coronavirus pandemic
On Wednesday, 1 April, the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the emergency Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill. Its purpose was primarily to make changes within Holyrood’s devolved powers of housing and justice, and it was introduced, amended and passed within a single day. These are the key…
Chris Ringland
Praying for the UK's police officers
They subsequently face long tours of duty and cancelled rest days, all the while carrying the same concerns about their health that everyone else does. Yet, they are still out on the streets of the UK every day, 24/7, supporting the coronavirus response and protecting our communities. We at the…
Lee Russell
Silence, grief and the everlasting hope
In the UK we are fortunate that, so far, we have been spared the scenes of hospitals overflowing with patients fighting for their lives as seen in Italy, Spain and New York. The talk of parks being dug up as temporary resting places for the deceased the system cannot cope with shocks us into…
Danny Webster
Prayer, fasting and witness this Easter
Yet, as Christians remember Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and look ahead to Easter weekend where they’ll celebrate His glorious resurrection and victory over sin and death, we are acutely aware that across the globe the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on lives, communities and…
Danny Webster
Furloughed employees: withstanding a period of uncertainty (updated)
Statistics show us that nearly nine million workers had been furloughed by the end of May, and the number of workers on UK payrolls has fallen for the first time in years – by 600,000 between March and May 2020. It seems strange now to think that on Thursday, 19 March I knew nothing of the…
Hil Sewell
What does leadership require in a time such as this?
But the challenge at the moment is that the runway seems to have disappeared. As a result, I’m considering if my approach has to change in this season of COVID-19. It’s interesting that reflecting on the story of Esther you find someone thrust from safety one day into great uncertainty the next.…
Ruth Walker
Licensing explained for streaming worship songs
The article is republished with permission from the original at Resound Worship.Churches everywhere have been scrambling to get their services online, leading to much confusion about licensing and some mixed advice. I became Agency Manager for Jubilate Hymns Ltd at the beginning of the year,…
Chris Juby
International initiative to equip the church in Northern Ireland on issues of human dignity - Stand for Life: Belfast coming in June copy
Both Lives Matter, Evangelical Alliance, and the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission are joining together in a unique partnership responding to far-reaching changes to the law on abortion in Northern Ireland. The partnership will host an international conference in Belfast on 19 & 20 June…
Scottish Christian charities offer support to Scottish Government
Working with the local church in communities across Scotland, the charities which include Christians Against Poverty, Glasgow City Mission and Bethany Christian Trust, expressed willingness to work strategically in partnership with the Scottish Government and agencies at every level to ensure the…
Kieran Turner
Simplifying the online small group
This is how it works Presence The group time starts with someone doing an act of presence, reminding us of God’s presence amongst us, perhaps with a spiritual thought, or a brief Bible study, or an uplifting story of God at work, or maybe a short video clip. Pressure This aspect entails each…
Laurence Singlehurst
