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Stepping out

How did you come to faith? My Dad is a Bible college lecturer and my Mum is a vicar, so faith has always been a big part of life. At the age of three, I decided I wanted to follow Jesus, and I was baptised at six. Have you always wanted to share your faith? My church growing up was held in the…

1 July 2022
Anna Seevaratnam

Gospel of Mark

This beautifully illustrated Gospel, published by HOPE Together in partnership with Biblica, is now in a mobile app format. A great resource for people who visit your church and those in your community who are exploring faith. What would you say if Mark, the writer of this book, could show you…


Drug deaths remain unacceptably high in Scotland

The drug death rate is arguably the biggest challenge Scotland faces. Collectively, Great Britain has one of the worst rates in Europe. But if Scotland is measured separately, the problem is significantly worse.

3 August 2022
Chris Ringland

Briefing: Weddings law in England and Wales

In summer 2019, the UK government commissioned the Law Commission to "provide recommendations that allow for greater choice within a simple, fair and consistent legal structure". A year later, the Law Commission published its consultation paper, hosting online conversations, roundtables and…

1 August 2022
Alicia Edmund

The voice of tomorrow’s church today

Here, Jesus-followers of all ethnicities don’t have to ‘fit in’ and leave their heritage at the door. This is a space where they know they are “no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people” (Ephesians 2:19). They are accepted as equals (Galatians 3:28). In such worship,…

4 August 2022
Ian Collinge

List of grant-making trusts and organisations that are taking applications from Christian charities

Experts are telling us the number of people saying they've recently donated to charity is decreasing; two-fifths of people report they will be cutting back on charity donations; and predictions state household income pressures and a slower recovery of consumer spending are likely to result in fewer…


What I've learnt from Jordan Peterson

Truth and the limits of the postmodern lens To do that, I need to take you back to my university experience. One of the first modules on my literature course was about “ways of reading”, the different ideas and lenses through which we can read a book. Some are helpful as we try to understand the…

4 August 2022
Helen Locke

Was doubting Thomas a postmodernist? | Being Human

For our quick take this week, Peter pays tribute to the apostle Thomas as 'the patron saint of postmodernism’.


The Evangelical Alliance joins the ‘Enough to Live’ campaign

Across the nation, there are growing concerns about how the increase in inflation and energy prices will see millions of families across the UK struggling to cope this winter. On Sunday, 7 August, the former prime minister Gordon Brown along with 56 faith groups, charities and regional politicians…

8 August 2022
Alicia Edmund

Intercultural Church Conversation 2022

The Intercultural Church Conversation (ICC) is a series of online events to promote the significance and application of an intercultural approach to church in the UK – in a season when there is division and polarisation in both church and society. For this session our focus is on intercultural…


50 years on – a refugee story to inspire the local church

Fast forward to more recent times, and I now count some of the next generation of those refugees among my closest friends. In 2012, we had the immense privilege to visit Uganda to help build a nursery in partnership with Watoto, the organisation famous for its children’s choir. We had awesome…

30 August 2022
Dayalan Mahesan

“COL”: now a universal acronym

UK inflation rates have hit levels we haven’t seen in 30 years, eye watering energy prices are predicted to rise again, and Northern Ireland tops the list of areas in the UK where the percentage of households is predicted to fall into fuel poverty by a whopping 76.3% by January 2023. The…

30 August 2022
Danielle McElhinney

Like. Follow. Scroll. Repeat.

As a Christian, I will not disappoint. But before I go in on the ills of social media, I want to acknowledge its nuances. I am genuinely grateful to God that it exists. Social media isn’t bad As one who is blessed and destined to spend my life in dark brown skin, I am thankful that social media…

1 September 2022
Damilola Makinde

BeReal: Is social media becoming more human? | Being Human

Catch Emma in this quick take for the Being Human project as she sheds light on the latest social media app currently trending – BeReal


Prayer for a new prime minister

Join us in prayer for our new prime minister