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Fame, shame and the love of God: reflections on the passing of Matthew Perry
Beloved by millions, he was one of the six best Friends of a generation – multiple generations, in fact. And yet his insecurities and his self-doubt have been well documented, and in recent years he was incredibly open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. Matthew Perry was not the…
Jo Frost
What does it mean to be human? The question of our time
Whether on issues of gender identity or AI, climate change or racial injustice, our cultural conversations keep coming back to the question – what does it mean to be human? At the same time, our culture is in a continual state of crisis and chaos and is struggling to provide coherent…
Peter Lynas
Meet Rani Joshi, our new South Asian Forum co-ordinator
Rani, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hello, I’m Rani, based in wonderful Leamington Spa, single, a convert originally from a Hindu background. As well as my SAF role, I am a marketing consultant and coach. I spend some of my ‘spare’ time podcasting as well as reading, walks, growing veg, and…
Helen Locke
Briefing: Martyn’s Law and how it could impact church services and events
We recognise the importance of any government to be attentive to national security concerns and seek to protect the public from any terrorist incidents whilst balancing its responsibility to promote individual freedoms, the cornerstone of any healthy liberal democracy. The Terrorism Protection…
Alicia Edmund
How Christians are leading the way in providing bereavement support
Bereavement is one of the most stressful times of life, affecting everyone sooner or later and potentially impacting every part of someone’s life. Loss needs to be processed, and grief is a journey of adjusting to a new existence, which takes time, and understanding and support is needed in many…
Rev Canon Yvonne Richmond Tulloch
Belonging: How the church can create community and connection for disabled people
Becky is a 21-year-old Christian student. Most students find that people are friendly and chatty, after they have overcome their ‘freshers nerves'. But Becky finds people are often afraid to talk to her. Why? Because she is disabled. Sadly, this is common for many members of the disabled community.…
Annette Stuart
Daily Advent prayers
At Advent, we turn our hearts and minds towards the light that broke into the world's darkness. The light that has changed everything. We are invited to encounter that light and then asked to be that light ourselves, in a world that so desperately needs it. Written by Fred and Caroline Drummond…
About us
We began in 2017 as a campaign co-founded by the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland and now exist as a UK-wide initiative of the Evangelical Alliance. Our starting point in every pregnancy is to emphasise that both lives always matter. This profoundly simple core value helps us respond to and…
Statistics
In Great Britain, the majority (98%) of abortions are carried out under “Ground C”, with the vast majority (99.9%) of abortions carried out under Ground C alone reported as being performed because of a risk to the woman’s mental health. This means that 98% of abortions involve physically healthy…
We urge the Scottish Government to re-prioritise homelessness and drug addiction recovery in upcoming Budget
Drug misuse accounted for 36% of the deaths, and alcohol-specific deaths were 13% of the total. Put together, essentially half of the deaths were due to drugs or alcohol. Due to the complex nature of homelessness, it is likely that all these numbers are an under-estimation. It has also been…
Chris Ringland
The local church can be a force for change in 2024
I studied law and was called to the Bar because I believe the law and public life more generally is a key arena in which to witness to the gospel. This understanding was always around me as I grew up in the church, but it crystallised when I did an internship with the Evangelical Alliance straight…
Damilola Makinde
Reflecting in gratitude: a prayer for December
A prayer of reflection and gratitude for God's goodness, and the incomparable gift of Jesus
Stories
They can inspire and educate, by sharing experiences, emotions and perspectives. Through stories, we gain insights into diverse lives, cultures, and struggles, fostering empathy and breaking down barriers. Every pregnancy journey is unique because every woman and every unborn baby is unique. Here…
Carol's story
When I told my mother I was pregnant, she found an advert about having an abortion. To my parents, this was the only option, and that was how they presented it to me. They took me to a Marie Stopes advisor, and she advised me on how to get an abortion. No alternatives were discussed with me. My…
Bex's story: I am a pro-life feminist
Abortion is a tool of male oppression. These words are not my own but I do subscribe to them when abortion is used not to save women’s lives but to control them. These words were penned by our feminist foremothers, Susan B Antony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who put it quite eloquently when they…
