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What would the world look like if women were truly cherished?
I heard an interesting phrase recently – someone said, “the unborn baby now advocates for itself”. There is much you could argue with in that sentence, but what they meant by it was this: scientific advancements have come so far, and medical imaging is so good, that no one, not even abortion…
Jo Evans
Welcome to the chaos of 2024!
Elections: dividing lines over identity politics and wars Elections here and in the US will cast their shadow over the year. In America, a number of states have already attempted to ban Donald Trump from the ballot paper making a Supreme Court hearing highly likely. While the former president seems…
Peter Lynas
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Have your say on the government’s new ‘gender-questioning’ guidance for children and young people in education
The Evangelical Alliance have engaged in conversations around gender identity for years and have worked to equip parents and carers to have constructive conversations with their children about relationships, sex and identity. Our Time to talk: Talking about our bodies webinar series was produced to…
Let your MP know attempts to decriminalise abortion puts women and unborn children at greater risk
The advocacy team here at the Evangelical Alliance, have briefed parliamentarians ahead of the vote, stating the importance of the law in protecting the pregnant woman and the unborn child. We have also set out alternative pro-life affirming policies and practices in maternity units that could…
Alicia Edmund
Speaking up in public life in 2024: we need your voice
For the Evangelical Alliance, a number of issues have climbed onto the parliamentary calendar all at the same time. This means that the first part of 2024 is an unusually busy time for us, and also a time when we will be asking more than we normally do of you, as members, to use your voice. In the…
Danny Webster
Romance is entering a new era. What might the church have to offer it?
Amidst our hyper-digital age, the tide appears to be turning on the reign of online dating. Despite radically changing the art of modern romance after exploding onto the scene in the early 2010s, today apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble are all reporting a steady decline in users. Branded as an…
Emma Sowden
Meet three South Asian young adults in ministry
We feel inspired and encouraged that God is moving through different ministries and people. Below are some amazing stories of God at work in the simplicity of everyday life. I hope you will be as encouraged by them as we are!
Rani Joshi
I didn’t think churches would talk about loneliness – but I’ve been blown away
At the end of last year, the World Health Organisation declared that loneliness is a ‘global public health concern.’ For many in our world, this is a matter of life and death. The global phenomenon of loneliness is everywhere – even in our churches. At their best, churches are glorious crucibles of…
Phil Knox
Children’s Mental Health Week: bringing hope to the crisis
“At school, I didn’t want to come because I kept getting bullied almost every day,” says Charles. “I was getting more angry and reactive,” he continues. “If someone said something mean about me, I would get physical and punch them or kick them. I was getting in trouble more than other people but I…
Tim Morfin
The Lord's Prayer Lent devotional
Lent is a time of fasting and prayer, so we are delving into the wisdom, framing, and words of the Lord's prayer to see what it teaches us as we reflect and refocus on God in the lead up to Easter. Written by Fred Drummond, our director of Scotland and of prayer.
Discipling Gen Z: help, we’ve forgotten how to connect
My peers are out working, studying, or doing a bit of both – in other words, we’re in environments that are overtly social. Add to this the fact that our social lives extend far beyond our immediate physical world – we live just as much in the digital space, following people on Instagram or TikTok…
Katherine Brown
Northern Ireland: Who are the good news people?
The 2021 census data for England and Wales shows that 46% of the population identify as Christian, significantly less that the 59% reported just ten years previously. The results for Northern Ireland are, however, very different, with 80% of people here still identifying as Christian. Global…
David Smyth
Conversion therapy vote could criminalise church teaching and discipleship
A private member’s bill aiming to ban conversion therapy is being debated on 1 March, and an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill proposes very similar changes to be made to the law and is likely to be debated at some point during March. Both the bill and the amendment aim to outlaw a wide range…
Danny Webster
St. David's Day is an opportunity for the church to reflect and connect
It's St David’s Day here in Wales, and ever since I can remember – even in those distant times before the oily piano day – it always felt like an important day. In the Nantlle Valley where I grew up, the daffodils would be out, we’d bake Welsh cakes at school, it’d probably be raining, and we’d be…
Tim Rowlands