Anyone who has been paying attention will know that churches do a massive amount in their local communities around our country providing services and support, the vast majority of which is funded entirely at their own expense. Last year Jubilee+,… Read More ›
Today’s guest post is by Katie Harrison, Head of Media & Corporate Communications at Tearfund. Katie visited Iraq in August and experienced first-hand what many refugees there are going through. Katie tweets at @KatieHarrisonTF. ———— When news broke of David Haines’ abduction… Read More ›
The summer festival season is well and truly underway. This weekend sees the turn of Latitude Festival in Suffolk, one of the biggest of the year. It is also regarded as one of the safest with just 19 thefts reported… Read More ›
Yesterday I blogged about Oxfam’s ‘Perfect Storm’ poster on poverty in the UK that has led to them being accused of party political bias. In response Laura Taylor, Head of Advocacy at Christian Aid has written this guest post giving her take… Read More ›
Over the last week I’ve been involved with the Alive Festival in Suffolk. It’s been great to share with delegates some of what I’ve been up to with this blog and discuss ideas and opinions on the state of politics, our society… Read More ›
Over the last few months my church has begun working with the charity Hope into Action. It is a relatively new charity having been set up just four years ago by Ed Walker, who previously had worked as a programme director… Read More ›
So as of yesterday, the Evangelical Alliance (EA) have decided to part company with Steve Chalke’s Oasis Trust over gay relationships. Once again we see that evangelicals can cope with quite a few doctrinal disagreements, but when it comes to homosexuality, more… Read More ›
This year’s Christian Aid Week (11-17 May 2014 www.caweek.org), Britain’s longest running door-to door fundraising week, is asking the British public to support communities in war-ravaged countries to rebuild their lives and live a life free from fear. In the special video message above… Read More ›
Since I wrote a few days ago on the now notorious Cameron/’Christian country’ bashing letter by 55 secularists last Monday, there have continued to be a few notable responses. Justin Welby’s has possibly been both the most amusing and cutting: ‘Judging by the… Read More ›
Today’s guest post is by Ben Niblett. Ben is Tearfund’s Head of Campaigns and tweets @BenNiblett. ———— When I started working for Tearfund back in 2005, I was surprised to find climate change was so important to them. ‘Of course I care… Read More ›
Last month Panorama ran a programme on food poverty featuring a number of Christian charities and organisations in Bristol working to meet the needs of those struggling to cope. The work of one group stood out for me in particular…. Read More ›
Yesterday the Minister for Faith & Communities, Baroness Warsi chaired the first meeting of the Foreign Office group on Freedom of Religion or Belief. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website, the group, which includes Mervyn Thomas, chief… Read More ›
This week, three of my fellow bloggers have travelled to Cambodia with Tearfund to visit communities living in poverty being transformed through the local church. They are meeting people who are being given a hand up from poverty thanks to… Read More ›
Theos is a fantastic Christian think tank that seeks to inform the debate about the place of religion in society and does so with a good deal of intelligence and credibility. Yesterday I attended their God and Government conference, which… Read More ›
Regular readers of this blog will know that I work in an education establishment and over the last few years since qualifying as a teacher I’ve seen time for anything other than academic work squeezed out bit by bit. My… Read More ›
Today’s guest post is by the Rev. Joel Edwards on behalf of the EXPOSED Campaign. Joel is the International Director for Micah Challenge, a global Christian response to extreme poverty. Prior to his role within Micah Challenge, he was General… Read More ›
Last night I sat down to watch Panorama on BBC 1 as it delved into the world of foodbanks and poverty. Most of the programme was spent in Bristol as it observed the various charities and groups (50 in that… Read More ›
One word you wouldn’t use to describe the weather in our country at the moment is ‘boring’. Just when we decide that the havoc wreaked by the latest storm is the worst weather of the winter, along comes the next… Read More ›
Today’s guest post by Lois Sparling is the second in a series where writers are asked to discuss the reasons for their own political views and how they tie with their Christian faith. The first – I’m a Christian and this… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 