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Five things the church can do to support mothers in pregnancy crisis
Coming to terms with the pain caused by abortion – or the pressure of an unintended pregnancy – is never easy. But we have a Saviour who lived through this. Jesus was born to a Judean teenager in perhaps the most unexpected pregnancy in history! Mary faced shame, scorn, and accusations of…
Mark Gilmore
An update on the push for assisted suicide in Westminster and Scotland
Ultimately, only one amendment was put to a vote – Rebecca Paul’s proposal to allow hospices to opt out of providing assisted suicide. Despite all the talk of freedom, this amendment designed to give hospices a choice was voted down. It has become increasingly clear that this bill is not only…
Mark Gilmore
A prayer for Gaza
We lament with the women, men and children of Gaza and pray for peace, justice and hope
Podcast, filming and recording studio in Kings Cross
Our new studio is equipped with the latest kit, including three Blackmagic 4K cameras, Shure microphones and video switcher to speed up the productions process. Choose from a range of different layouts: laid-back soft chairs for informal, conversational podcasts or a structured layout with table…
Boredom and the search for meaning
In the study, participants were placed in a room for up to 15 minutes with just their minds for company. They also had the option to give themselves a mild electric shock. Shockingly (pun intended), 67% of men and 25% of women chose to do just that. Why? Because we all get bored – and we really…
Peter Lynas
Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion
Instead of the law protecting both lives in pregnancy, all unborn children have lost legal protections and women have been abandoned by those tasked and paid to provide care. Some women will risk their own lives and health in the name of ‘autonomy’. Others will be coerced into ‘choosing’ by…
Dawn McAvoy
Keir Starmer’s first year in office as prime minister: a tale of two halves
It is my view that the prime minister needs to shift his political focus from international statesman, where he has been more comfortable leading on the global stage, to driving the government’s domestic agenda. Labour’s first year in government has been chaotic and confusing at times and needs…
Alicia Edmund
Created for connection: life as a foreigner in Seoul
Cue a flurry of house renovating, a flood, more house renovating and finally in December 2018, after a final Christmas for a while in the UK, we got on the plane. I was not new to travelling and living overseas, but this had not prepared me for the most alien place I had ever been to. When we…
Heather Carruthers
From tolerated to celebrated: how we can include children in our services
I was intrigued. This wasn’t a typical Sunday morning; I was conducting research for my master’s degree into children’s voices in the church. Towards the end of the focus group, I asked a five-year-old boy about the sad faces. He confidently told me, “Those are the people in grown-up church. I…
Lisa Barr
National Day of Prayer for Life
The National Day of Prayer for Life takes place on 27 October each year to mark the date the 1967 Abortion Act was passed in the UK. This legislation provided legal defences to abortion in England, Wales and Scotland, and has led to the loss of over 10 million lives. For many years, Northern…
New Relationships and Sex Education guidance published ahead of the 2026 school term
Education is an important aspect of a child’s life and – when done well – can complement their spiritual formation within the home and wider society. Jesus cares deeply about the educational attainment of children and teenagers, but He cares far more that the younger generation would know Him as…
Alicia Edmund
The long and winding road of leadership
While the call to leave local church to join the Evangelical Alliance was a very clear one, it was also a strange one. I love local church; I believe that local church is, as Lesslie Newbiggin pointed out, “the hermeneutic of the gospel”. We understand and experience the gospel best in the life and…
A deep dive into The Quiet Revival research
What is the Bible Society and what is your role there? Bible Society is a 200-year-old charity which exists to make the Bible accessible to everyone. For much of our history we worked on translating the Bible into different languages and making it available around the world. Today much of our work…
Nicola Morrison
A £1.5 billion regeneration fund evangelicals should know about
I was recently listening to Natalie Williams, chief executive of Jubliee+ (member organisation), on Simon Guillebaud’s podcast share her testimony and talk about the importance of local churches getting mercy and justice into the DNA of church ministry and discipleship. Towards the end of the…
Alicia Edmund
Family, safety, community: Do we have to choose in the migration debate?
According to the YouGov polling tracker, migration is topping the country’s issues of concern for the first time since 2015. Whether it’s over flags, hotels, small boats or violent crime, everyone has something to say or a problem to posit. But when it comes to listening to voices articulating…
Jo Frost
