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Heart behind the art: an interview with Sam Suriakumar
Growing up, Sam had a longstanding “deep and trusting relationship with God”, but over time he grew to realise the extent of God’s faithfulness. A child of immigrant parents from Sri Lanka, Sam was encouraged in his twin passions of South Asian and Western music. His mum and dad supported him to…
Helen Locke
Creating a safe space where young people can flourish
Each week, we have more than 100 young people connect with our youth groups. We offer a range of activities, from residential trips away to first aid training, from sports to baking classes. Our heart is to build deep trust-filled relationships with young people so that God’s kingdom is made…
Mark Hand
Be the salt of the earth
When Saltbox was set up as a Christian charity 40 years ago, its founding vision was to provide Christian support and encouragement for local churches in order to help them grow and develop. However, during a seven-year city-wide prayer campaign based on 2 Chronicles 7:14, I felt that God was…
Lloyd Cook
IDOP Online 2022
This year, the suffering of persecuted Christians around the world has reached the attention of mainstream media and the government. In June, the church attacks in Nigeria were covered by several news outlets and in July the UK government hosted its first intergovernmental ministerial on freedom of…
Kingdom-building at home and at work: a prayer for June
Join us in prayer that we would build Jesus' kingdom in every walk of life, in our homes and in our workplaces, with strength to meet every challenge
Open letter to the NI Secretary of State, from the Coalition of Christian Voices Against Poverty NI
Dear Secretary of State, 21 June 2023 Open letter of concern We write to express our deepening concerns about the proposed budget cuts following the 2023/4 budget announcements. As a united voice from Christian organisations, our faith motivates us to care for our neighbour and especially the most…
Northern Ireland: can we reimagine a good news vision for our nation?
We are living in an extraordinary time for our nation. Since February 2022, Northern Ireland has had no functioning Executive in our devolved government at Stormont. This has resulted in no assembly debates, no committee scrutiny of legislation and no decision making at a time when Northern Ireland…
Danielle McElhinney
Friendship Jesus' Way: Why friendship is part of the God story
“I’m joined today by Phil Knox” he introed, “who thinks that we need to talk more about friendship, and that the example of Jesus might have some things to teach us…” I took a deep sigh, bracing myself for an attack on the whole premise of the book, but was pleasantly surprised, when he continued,…
Phil Knox
Alcohol ruled my life – until I experienced God’s CPR
Born in 1946 into a large, loving family, David (Davey) Hoy was his mum’s “blue-eyed boy”. Growing up, he was taught right from wrong and attended Sunday school, but as a teenager his life went in a totally different direction from the one he had been brought up in. Ex-drinkers in that time would…
Helen Locke
Friendship on the frontline
Unless we know what friendship truly is, and how to cultivate it in a Christlike way, we’re missing out on one of life’s greatest gifts which we’re called to freely share. So, how do we practise friendship well, like Jesus and the early church did, as a witness to our lonely and fragmented…
Dr Dave Benson
Westminster round-up: Making sense of it all
This break provides time for the Westminster team to reflect on the last six months and prepare and respond to calls for evidence from parliamentary committees and statutory bodies in August. The advocacy work here at the Evangelical Alliance is built around two core pillars. The first is to…
Alicia Edmund
Charities Bill in Scotland: What does it mean for you?
In Scotland, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) registers and regulates over 24,000 charities for the Scottish Government. Charities must be registered on its Scottish Charity Register, which includes us at the Evangelical Alliance. Since its establishment in 2005, charity law…
Chris Ringland
Unity in Christ: A prayer for March
A prayer of thankfulness for the unity we are called to in Christ, as we seek to love one another and make Jesus known
Changes to RSE in Northern Ireland
Disturbing stories have emerged about teaching on issues such as gender identities or graphic and sometimes dangerous sexual practices. As a result, many parents, of different faiths and none, have expressed concerns about the methods and content of some lessons. So, the teaching of RSE is being…
David Smyth
Being Human S4 E07 - Damilola Makinde
As Western culture becomes more and more secular, are we increasingly ‘living in exile’ as Christians? If so, how can we better understand our identity, our home, and one another? We welcome Damilola Makinde to the Being Human podcast. Her background spans law, public policy, preaching, and worship…
