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Wounded leadership series: Comparison
Maybe in the back of your mind that is the type of leader you wanted to be. Maybe that’s the image you compare yourself to, the image of a successful, driven spiritual leader. Maybe you make comparisons subconsciously. You look at the apparent list of gifts and successes and you just don’t measure…
Wounded leadership series: Vulnerability
This season has been hugely challenging. For church leaders, the demands have been constant and complex, leaving many feeling useless and wracked with both frustration and exhaustion. I want to let you know that it’s okay to cry. Your tears are not a sign of weakness; they can be a sign of…
Wounded leadership series: Waiting on God
However, I have learned the hard way that in church leadership sometimes waiting is more important than moving. God doesn’t always work to our timescale. This can be difficult for the many activists in the church. Have you ever noticed how often the words wait, remain and stay appear in the Bible?…
What kind of follower?
The major point that came across was that it’s not easy to follow Jesus. The challenges are large and many. The benefits of His presence are huge. His grace and love and power are indescribably wonderful. But trying to stay close to Him and live in the radical manner He described is not easy. If…
Joy comes in the morning
At another time, we prayed for the British royal family in their time of sorrow and mourning, asking that God might strengthen them. Rich or poor, influential or unknown, part of our human existence is that we all face mourning and sorrow. Nobody escapes tears, pain and a deep sense of loss. When I…
The Easter story: hope in the darkness
In his book The cross of Christ, John Stott writes of crucifixion: "Crucifixion seems to have been invented by “barbarians” on the edge of the known world, and taken over from them by both Greeks and Romans. It is probably the most cruel method of execution ever practised, for it deliberately…
The hope of nations
The ordeal of this humble farm labourer with four children began a decade ago, in June 2009, with an argument over a bucket of water, which was deemed unclean by a group of Muslim women after Asia drank from it. In the row that ensued Asia was accused of making offensive remarks about Muhammad, the…
Dr David Landrum
Women after God's own heart
But when she looks online, Mimi feels less confident in her faith. The culture of the UK tells her she should be obsessed about sex, body image, consumer choices, the environment and mental wellbeing, all in one odd package of individualism. We are incredibly free to choose but find it hard to…
Amanda Jackson
Great Commission: Sharing the best gift ever
Telling others the story of the impact Jesus has had in our lives is one of the greatest gifts we can give. For a year now, the Alliance's Great Commission website has been sharing your stories every week. Lucy Olofinjana celebrates hearing the impact they're having on churches and individuals…
Bruderhof: Plough Publishing House
We have branches in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. We also publish Plough Quarterly, a bold new magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. In addition, we serve up fresh views and insights daily online. Plough has always aspired to be more than just…
Confusion and chaos, or a country crying out for hope?
Within 24 hours over Tuesday and Wednesday, the government’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement, which would see the UK leave the European Union on 29 March, was defeated by a historic majority and Theresa May’s government survived a no confidence vote triggered by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn after the…
Danny Webster
Prayer amid political disagreement
Some would say that the road to unity is apathy; if our political, or indeed theological, differences are trivial, then working together is easy. But this is an unreal response to the real world: cheap unity like cheap grace. Significant political decisions have a real impact, particularly on the…
John Coleby
The Biebers, Valentines and returning to our first love
In a cover-shoot and interview for Vogue, which was released last week, the couple shared views that seem a world away from the values in Hollywood. Bieber, for example, said that his and Baldwin’s faith is at the heart of their commitment to each other, in what was a whirlwind romance and…
Secular Lent: an ancient tradition in a modern world
That’s how Guardian columnist Dawn Foster wrote about Lent this week. During Lent Christians have traditionally given up food in forms of fasting, and this has expanded in recent years to the foregoing of many other things. It is also notable how popular this once obscure Christian discipline has…
Danny Webster
Lifewords: Day Three - Believe the Women
Day Three: BELIEVE THE WOMEN is a booklet that will support churches, groups and individuals in sharing and exploring this familiar biblical event in new ways this Easter. Day Three: BELIEVE THE WOMEN frames the story with artwork that reflects contemporary images of resistance, courage, and…
