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Why can't we expect truth from our leaders? | Being Human
The race for the UK's next Prime Minister is on. Jo challenges us that we should never stop expecting truth and integrity from our leaders.
Briefing: Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, first introduced to parliament in May, is the government’s attempt to convert plans set out in the levelling up white paper into legislation. The bill was created with the purpose of “driving local growth, empowering local leaders to regenerate their areas,…
Nicola Martin
Why I'm celebrating International Friendship Day
Have you ever wondered what makes friendship so wonderful? The power of friendship is atomic. We were created to connect, crafted for community, designed with unity in mind. When God created the cosmos and its custodians, eight times He declared that “it is good.” The first thing that He finds to…
Phil Knox
Five ways to help young people deepen their faith
Young people are in a season of life where they are in more places and with more people of diverse thinking and opinions than ever before, which also means that they are more likely to engage with Christians and Christian groups. That means that young people are influenced by us – what we do…
Bethan Newman
Stepping out
How did you come to faith? My Dad is a Bible college lecturer and my Mum is a vicar, so faith has always been a big part of life. At the age of three, I decided I wanted to follow Jesus, and I was baptised at six. Have you always wanted to share your faith? My church growing up was held in the…
Anna Seevaratnam
Drug deaths remain unacceptably high in Scotland
The drug death rate is arguably the biggest challenge Scotland faces. Collectively, Great Britain has one of the worst rates in Europe. But if Scotland is measured separately, the problem is significantly worse.
Chris Ringland
Briefing: Weddings law in England and Wales
In summer 2019, the UK government commissioned the Law Commission to "provide recommendations that allow for greater choice within a simple, fair and consistent legal structure". A year later, the Law Commission published its consultation paper, hosting online conversations, roundtables and…
Alicia Edmund
The voice of tomorrow’s church today
Here, Jesus-followers of all ethnicities don’t have to ‘fit in’ and leave their heritage at the door. This is a space where they know they are “no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people” (Ephesians 2:19). They are accepted as equals (Galatians 3:28). In such worship,…
Ian Collinge
List of grant-making trusts and organisations that are taking applications from Christian charities
Experts are telling us the number of people saying they've recently donated to charity is decreasing; two-fifths of people report they will be cutting back on charity donations; and predictions state household income pressures and a slower recovery of consumer spending are likely to result in fewer…
50 years on – a refugee story to inspire the local church
Fast forward to more recent times, and I now count some of the next generation of those refugees among my closest friends. In 2012, we had the immense privilege to visit Uganda to help build a nursery in partnership with Watoto, the organisation famous for its children’s choir. We had awesome…
Dayalan Mahesan
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
How could employment law changes affect your church?
On 20 July, the supreme court reached a verdict that fundamentally changes the way part-year and zero hour employees receive holidays. Holiday pay for people who don’t work a set pattern has often been a tricky issue. Most employers have used a method called the ‘conformity principle’, which is…
Rob and Nicci Birley
“I have indeed seen His faithfulness”
Perhaps the first known outward sign of the Queen’s deeply held faith was when she was 13 years old. The young Elizabeth handed a Christian poem to her father which read: “Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a…
Evangelical Alliance
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
Helping young adults transition to university
Thousands of young people across England will be attending freshers' week over the coming weeks. For most, this will be their first time living away from home. This period of transition could be a time of excitement, anticipation and anxiety all at once. It will no doubt be a time of making new…
Nicola Morrison
