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Abortion changes in Northern Ireland: My body, my choice?
That makes the recent abortion regulations in Northern Ireland all the more ironic and, frankly, jarring. The campaign that led to these changes was premised on a simple slogan: my body, my choice. This is the ultimate rallying cry of an individualist culture. It is, however, completely at odds…
Peter Lynas
Five top tips for family during lockdown
Jo Frost and husband Andy are working at home, their kids are at home and everything has shifted. Here are their five ideas on how they, as a family, are going to navigate some of the challenges we're all facing in lockdown. Check out the Kitchen Table Project on Facebook and Youtube for more…
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
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
Disciple
Disciple is an extraordinary 10-week journey to discover who you are in Christ, to take hold of the freedom He has won for you, and to walk in your God-given mandate. It looks at our individual story and how God’s bigger story intersects it before unpacking all the things that can get in the way of…
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
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
GB@home: resources for all children and young people
Girls’ Brigade Ministries (GB) is producing free weekly activity sheets for parents/carers and youth workers/GB leaders to use, providing hope and fun for all children and young people, not just GB members, during the time they’re restricted to home due to the coronavirus pandemic. These resource…
Catherine Burt
Online meeting security
There are an increasing number of reports that people are ‘trolling’ these online meetings. Trolling is internet slang for someone who deliberately provokes arguments and fights, often by saying insensitive things or posting explicit content – basically, the internet’s version of schoolground…
Tim Coysh
