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Perfection and perseverance
My lockdown story involved the accelerated decline of my Dad’s health from dementia, his isolation and death. A painful experience that was similar to those of many. During difficult times we can stumble into beliefs hidden below the surface. Like a food allergy, our flawed beliefs react to a…
Alan Taylor
What does it mean to be human and black?
This question becomes more poignant in the light of the recent incident that saw child Q (a 15-year-old black girl)[1] stripped and searched by the police while she was on her monthly period because she was accused of smelling of cannabis. This is shocking as it is degrading, disrespectful and…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Season Finale: Sunak, Hillsong & Euthanasia
Peter, Jo and Danny dive into the week's news, featuring the cost of living crisis, Brian Houston and votes on assisted suicide in the House of Lords!
The inter-generational body of Christ
I remember Betty. Betty would teach me in Sunday school every week for at least nine years and she never missed a Sunday. I was taller than Betty by the time I was eight! She was a loving, patient, passionate follower of Jesus. I still remember her and her service for the children in my church and…
Jamie Hill
An exciting (re)turn of events...
I have vivid memories of uncomfortably siting on a wooden floor surrounded by my fellow nine-year-olds as if it were yesterday. We were away at a national Christian event and the focus that particular morning was on healing. We all got together in small groups to pray for one another. Immediately…
Gavin Calver
Response to confusion over conversion therapy plans
Responding to news reports on the government’s next steps relating to conversion therapy, Peter Lynas, UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, commented: “The government has totally dropped the ball on conversion therapy. Everyone wants to see an end to coercive and abusive practices, but by…
Confusion over government conversion therapy plans
ITV News reported that the Prime Minister had taken a decision not to press ahead with a legislative ban on conversion therapy for England and Wales, after a consultation process earlier this year. This was confirmed by a government spokesperson, but later the same evening came news that the…
Danny Webster
VAWG series: Here's what you need to know about the Domestic Abuse Plan
For the first time in UK history, the Act produced a legal definition of domestic abuse informed by the survivors’ experiences. The law criminalises physical and sexual violence alongside emotional economic manipulation and coercive and controlling behaviour within marriage, civil partnerships…
Alicia Edmund
Learning to 'go' as a church
When Mission24 offered us the opportunity to host their School of Ministry and Mission, we jumped at the chance. It was wonderful to see our budding evangelists equipped and trained up over the year, then sent out on mission. We shared the gospel on the streets, in the parks and even door to door –…
Linz Daun
Could tweeting Bible verses land you in jail?
As a result, she was investigated under the Finnish Criminal Code for the offence of “ethnic agitation” which could result in imprisonment for up to two years. The investigation by the prosecutors also drew in a pamphlet that she had written in 2004 on human sexuality for a Christian foundation.…
Danny Webster
Student Vote '22 event
The hustings covered four key areas, featuring an audience poll for each topic and ending with an open Q&A from the floor. Education We asked the crowd to vote via the app, on the question: “As a student, how satisfied are you that you are getting value for money in your university…
Learning another way
Alongside working with women addressing inequality and sexual and gender-based violence, Tearfund – a Christian international development charity – is training men up to be Gender Champions. These are often local church leaders, who bravely challenge men and boys’ beliefs, behaviours and actions.…
Prabu Deepan
Trying to go it alone in mission? Don’t!
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Corinthians 12:12) As Christians, we have been called to be bold participants in the missio dei, God’s mission for the world. This great commission is not about…
Natasha Klukach
"Taking back control of our borders", but at what cost?
Journalists were briefed late last night of a possible scheme where asylum seekers who arrive in the UK would be sent 6,000 miles to Rwanda to be processed. The home secretary Priti Patel later tweeted a picture of her stepping off the plane in Kigali, Rwanda, writing, “...a significant moment for…
Alicia Edmund
NOW CLOSED Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation
Through the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) it is possible for those diagnosed with gender dysphoria and over 18 to legally change their gender. Transgender adults can apply to what is a called a 'Gender Recognition Panel' to change their birth certificate (and receive what is known as a gender…
