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AI: radically new or 'nothing new under the sun'? | Being Human
Artificial intelligence has continued to creep into our feeds and headlines. From an AI generated interview with F1’s Michael Schumacher to the Sony world photography award winner revealing his entry as a fake. The global community is increasingly being faced with ethical dilemmas and profound…
Maternity care for Black and Asian women deemed "appalling" by MPs
The difference in health outcomes during pregnancy and following childbirth based on ethnicity is well documented in medical journals and parliamentary inquiries. Since 1995, it has been government policy for hospitals in England and Wales to collect patient’s ethnicity data with the view that…
Alicia Edmund
Cost of living crisis: we need to be in this together
On one occasion I was stood in a carpark outside our foodbank whilst a woman broke down right in front of me. It was the second time that morning she had been reduced to tears. The first was after coming into our building, a nervous first-time foodbank user. Her tears were of relief, when she saw…
Chris Leech
The Coronation: #NotMyKing & the priestly King
This week sees the coronation of King Charles the third – becoming the 40th monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey. But like all contemporary events, it has been met with its fair share of discourse and debate.
The Illegal Migration Bill has been passed through the House of Commons – what happens now?
The Illegal Migration Bill is the government’s attempt to reduce the high number of people who cross the Channel on a small boat in order to seek asylum in the UK. The bill will result in anyone arriving in the UK through unauthorised means being prevented from claiming asylum. Those who arrive…
Nicola Martin
550,000 people were given a Warm Welcome in churches and community spaces across the UK this winter
At the beginning of the current cost of living crisis, the ChurchWorks commission recognised the need for a collective response from churches to the crisis. Conversations were held between the different organisations and denominations that make up the commission (including the Evangelical Alliance)…
Nicola Martin
From little acorns… Mighty oaks do grow
I had a second vision (in the same sitting) where I saw a map with lots of dots on it. I realised that these were multiple street worship groups across the globe that God was showing me. I heard the phrase ‘Worship on every street corner.’ I knew God was speaking to me and calling me to do this. My…
Storm Cecile
Outreach and evangelism: lessons in sharing Jesus with strangers
With the eyes of the world on London around the time of the Coronation, we at the Luis Palau Association, and youth mission movement Circuit Riders, wanted to bring Christ to the city streets. So we came together to create ‘Carry the Love Festival: London’, a week of evangelistic outreach – and saw…
Vickie Price
‘What is a woman?’ – the question that continues to divide parliamentarians and the public
The cultural debate on sex, gender and identity is evolving at a pace quicker than the law can keep up with. A decade ago, the question ‘what is a woman?’ would have elicited reference to biology and scientific fact in response. Today, to answer in a way that states biological fact and differences…
Alicia Edmund
Father's Day: Why I choose to trust Abba Father today
Recently, Father’s Day took on a new but painful meaning for me. It is no longer only a time to lament on how much less choice my children have to celebrate me in comparison to their mum on Mother’s Day (#JustSaying), but it has now become one where I am almost forced to accept the truth that my…
Joel Edwards Jnr
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
A prayer for the Windrush 75th anniversary
Join us in a prayer to mark the 75th anniversary and give thanks to God for the lasting legacy of the Windrush generation
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
