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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
Police have new powers to arrest, but will this lead to law and order in society?
The final verse in Judges 21 paints an unsettling image where poor leadership and corrupt authority leads to chaos and disorder in society. The verse reads: ‘In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes’. Without agreement between authority and the…
Alicia Edmund
Hope in anxiety: a pastoral perspective
The trouble is that it can be hard to admit to feeling anxious. Often we feel a pressure to “just cope”. We frequently ignore the desperately hard experiences, the biological complexity and, sometimes, the life choices that fuel our anxiety. We live in a fallen world, so it should be no surprise…
Helen Thorne
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
Spotlight: our unity team
It’s been a lively time for our recently formed team, having just returned from having undertaken tours of north and southwest England. With growing representation across regions, our team travelled more than 1,300 miles (ranging from Lancaster to Truro), gathering more than 400 leaders together…
Emily Hooper
Heart behind the art: an interview with Sam Suriakumar
Growing up, Sam had a longstanding “deep and trusting relationship with God”, but over time he grew to realise the extent of God’s faithfulness. A child of immigrant parents from Sri Lanka, Sam was encouraged in his twin passions of South Asian and Western music. His mum and dad supported him to…
Helen Locke
Homeshare
When Marion and her husband were blessed with a gift in her dad’s will, she knew she wanted to do something amazing with it. And when the war in Ukraine broke out, it seemed like a “no brainer” to use it to provide hospitality to those coming to the UK as refugees. Brought up in a Christian family…
Nicola Morrison
Creating a safe space where young people can flourish
Each week, we have more than 100 young people connect with our youth groups. We offer a range of activities, from residential trips away to first aid training, from sports to baking classes. Our heart is to build deep trust-filled relationships with young people so that God’s kingdom is made…
Mark Hand
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
Windrush legacy: Honouring the lives of pioneers
Windrush represents a connection to my Bajan (Barbadian) heritage, carrying with it the courage and resilience of my grandparents as they came to Britain, seeking new opportunities to help rebuild a nation after war and provide for their own families. It is important to note that the migration…
Shantelle Richardson
IDOP Online 2022
This year, the suffering of persecuted Christians around the world has reached the attention of mainstream media and the government. In June, the church attacks in Nigeria were covered by several news outlets and in July the UK government hosted its first intergovernmental ministerial on freedom of…
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
