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The ‘Luanda Leaks’ and our desire for justice
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists were given access to more than 700,000 leaked documents about dos Santos’ financial activities which led to the charges being made against her. Her father is former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos, who was in charge from 1979 to…
Chris Ringland
Brexit: Is it an opportunity for the church?
Whether you are passionately celebrating, or convinced we are making a terrible mistake, or just plain fed up with the whole thing, there is no doubt that this is a significant moment in our recent national history. Brexit, it appears, does indeed mean Brexit.After so many words have been written…
Kieran Turner
The curious case of Franklin, free speech and the venue police
When footballer Mesut Özil tweeted his support for the Uighur people, who are oppressed for their faith in China, the Chinese authorities refused to broadcast Arsenal's matches. Here, private landlords and local councils are being pressured to cancel events with 'unsavoury' speakers, ironically in…
Peter Lynas
Public Leader Scotland: Weekend update
The diversity, breadth of experience and potential amongst participants in the room made for an incredibly inspiring weekend as we engaged with guest speakers and prayed together. The newly-appointed UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, Peter Lynas, opened the weekend with a session on engaging…
Chris Ringland
Ministering to the dying: A matter of life and death
“My only aim is to complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace” (Acts 20:24). These words of Paul were on my mind when I became a member of the pastoral team at the local hospice. I had assumed it would be part of my responsibility not only…
Wendy Gleadle
Families hit hard by the crisis. People seeking Jesus.
The fact is, while our church buildings have been shut, the church is more open than ever. People like you have stepped into the gap. But today, as we navigate ‘the new normal,’ we face a now-or-never moment. The UK church response needs to scale up, get smarter, and be even more united and…
Christ's teachings – a sure foundation
As I watched the news, following the trail of destruction left by Storm Ciara, I saw an awful and heart-wrenching video of a guest house in Hawick, a victim to flooding, as part of the building slid into the racing river below. I could not help but remember the parable of the two men who built…
Pause for thought
How long is your to-do list today? Church, family, work, friends, exercise... our lives are filled with so much to do and so many people to see. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Or perhaps you are in one of life’s seasons of isolation and loneliness where the days…
Challenging substance abuse
The demographics of drug use are staggering: most users start at the age of 15, the vast majority are men (70 per cent) who live in deprived areas, a substantial percentage is concentrated in and around Glasgow. The drug-related death toll is rising at an alarming rate – a 27 per cent increase in…
Christine Uhlig
Shoulder to shoulder in the storm
With heavy rainfall predicted over the next few days, these figures will probably be even higher by the time you read this. In the UK, churches are often amongst the first to open their doors to disaster-hit communities. On Monday, Herefordshire Council tweeted that the vicar of St Martin’s Church…
Abi Jarvis
How can we show our Christian identity in sport?
We are strange beings. Joyful when our sport stars are triumphant but then rub our hands with glee if they are caught cheating, gambling or 'playing away'. What does that say of us who are often so quick to judge when we have never had to experience the surreal world they live in? Are we that…
Martin Lewis
Gambling with lives
The event coincided with the climax of the Big Step Campaign’s 100-mile walk, a campaign seeking to persuade football clubs to reassess their relationships with gambling companies, and support people addicted to gambling. The charity’s message in Parliament was stark. Since their last…
John Coleby
Coronavirus: advice and resources
UPDATED - 11 June 2020 – this page has now largely been superseded by our reopening guidance and FAQs which is available here.
Turning 'scary evangelism' on its head
Looking back, I can see how my discouragement, fear and pride were all getting in the way, and the tragedy is that nobody called me to account for this. I felt a failure. Research shows that I’m not alone. A survey carried out by the Evangelical Alliance back in 2012 revealed that 48 per cent of…
Tim Moyler
Coronavirus: a Christ-centred response
Across the UK 85 cases had been confirmed as of Wednesday, 4 March. This is a relatively small number compared to the 80,000 so far confirmed in China and the further 10,000 in other countries around the world. It will probably never be known how accurate these figures are, with the BBC reporting…
Danny Webster
