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“COL”: now a universal acronym
UK inflation rates have hit levels we haven’t seen in 30 years, eye watering energy prices are predicted to rise again, and Northern Ireland tops the list of areas in the UK where the percentage of households is predicted to fall into fuel poverty by a whopping 76.3% by January 2023. The…
Danielle McElhinney
Cost of living crisis: share your experience of supporting others
Increased energy costs cause higher levels of debt, food poverty, child poverty, fuel poverty and poor health and mental wellbeing – not to mention the many other social issues that become more prominent in areas with high poverty levels. This is why as the church, it is important that we do not…
Nicola Martin
Jesus is the Light?
Jesus is the light? is Scripture Union's brand new Halloween and October half term resource that introduces children to Jesus as the light of the world! Packed with games and activities, this easy-to-use guide is purposely designed to be understood by children from both churched and unchurched…
Should Christians attend secular music festivals?
For as long as I can remember, I have always attended Notting Hill Carnival. It was a whole family affair: Mum, aunts, cousins and siblings in tow, in overwhelming anticipation we'd make our way to West London for the two-day event to celebrate our Caribbean heritage of our native island of…
Nicola Morrison
Book a Talking Jesus workshop
Have you read the Talking Jesus report yet? It’s part of a six-way partnership aiming to map the UK landscape in terms of evangelism by finding out: non-Christians’ perceptions of both the church and Christians; how Christians feel about sharing faith; and how effectively the church is making Jesus…
An Open Letter: Responding to the Cost-of-Living Crisis together
25th August 2022 Dear MLA, We, the undersigned leaders and organisations, are representatives from a breadth of churches and Christian faith-based charities in Northern Ireland. We are writing to you as part of ongoing efforts to help create a united church voice in response to the ever-growing…
Love breaks the roof
After careful assessment by Lynne, a volunteer occupational therapist, a suitable wheelchair was selected. Fawasi was delighted with his new chair, grinning broadly and thrusting his arms in the air in spontaneous thanksgiving. Love through action Fawasi is one of hundreds of people helped each…
Annette Stuart
Interview: Giving a voice to the voiceless
What does the WEA do? The World Evangelical Alliance began in 1846 with the establishment in England of the Evangelical Alliance, formed with representatives from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Sweden, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, the USA and Canada. From the beginning, they addressed…
Nicola Morrison
Who is my neighbour in the midst of war?
Russia’s history and leadership has long made it seem like a difficult country to love from the outside – an enemy to many and a place steeped in darkness. However, we need to remember that these are the same factors which have led to tremendous suffering for the Russian people – including the 40%…
Anna Thwaites
Equipped to live for Jesus at work
Living for Jesus at work, a new resource suite from the Evangelical Alliance and the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, seeks to equip Christians in this task. From factory workers to corporate lawyers, from paramedics to pharmacists, Christians have opportunities to speak Jesus into their world of…
Danny Webster
Standing on the shoulders of giants
You don’t need to scroll too far down your news feed to find a story that points to the divisions in our society. Our fractured nation is full of ruptures across divides of politics, race, wealth and worldviews. But one area of division that is often overlooked is that between the generations. I…
Phil Knox
Christian GP: how I live out my faith in a time of NHS crisis
I sit down for a Zoom call with Dr Debisi Olunloyo to find out. Born and raised in Nigeria, she became a Christian aged 13 at school, and trained to become a doctor. She moved to the UK in 2000, where she joined one of our member churches, Jesus House in London, and continued her postgraduate…
Helen Locke
“The wristband had changed his life…”
Many festivals returned to in-person events after two years of meeting online, and this year even saw the birth of new festivals that had been waiting to launch. These festivals provide valuable space and time for many Christians, young and old, some who are new to faith and some who have been…
Alyssa Carey
Joy comes in the morning
At another time, we prayed for the British royal family in their time of sorrow and mourning, asking that God might strengthen them. Rich or poor, influential or unknown, part of our human existence is that we all face mourning and sorrow. Nobody escapes tears, pain and a deep sense of loss. When I…
I’m a child of God
I’m fortunate enough to say that so far in my life I’ve never had a serious run in with poor mental health, but low level, bubbling anxiety has been a fairly familiar companion since I was a teenager, along with occasional visits from panic attacks and what I call “sad days”. After a few trickier…
Jo Evans
