Christian Aid Week is nearly here once again and a new TV advert has been launched screening at prime time on all the UK’s major commercial channels to coincide with it. The Christian Aid website tells the story of the… Read More ›
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Report finds that 35% of community welfare projects are run by Christians
Back in February I wrote an article on the value of voluntary work provided by churches for the benefit of their communities. The National Church Social Action Survey for 2012 by Jubilee+ referred to valued it at over £2.5 billion. One of… Read More ›
We mustn’t give up on Christians in Syria
It’s over two years now since the beginnings of the Syrian civil war and yet it still continues to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons. It’s a horrendous situation that only appears to get progressively worse. With an… Read More ›
Increased persecution of Christians back on the agenda in Parliament
On Wednesday a large number of MPs met to discuss the persecution of Christians around the world and what the Government’s response through the Foreign Office should be. The debate was secured and organised by Naomi Long MP, with a… Read More ›
David Cameron urged to put tax at heart of new plan to tackle global poverty
Today’s press release from Christian Aid highlights the need for governments to coordinate their actions when it comes to tax avoidance. There’s been plenty of talk over the last few months about the way companies such as Starbucks and Amazon are resisting… Read More ›
Christians Against Poverty launches major new initiative in front of MPs today
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is an amazing organisation, passionately seeking to lift people regardless of age, gender, faith or background out of debt and poverty. It partners its financial expertise with the care of the local church to offer free debt… Read More ›
Transforming lives on a deprived housing estate through the love of Jesus
Today’s guest post is by Robin Peake. Robin works for Innovista, a Christian charity that exists to identify and develop young leaders to take the hope of Jesus to those around them. —————————– When I first moved to Barton, a council… Read More ›
If the G8 leaders were children, what would they care about?
This nifty little video from Enough Food For Everyone IF has been released today asking whether eradicating extreme hunger around the world is really such an impossible task. After all, the fact is that the world does produce enough food for everyone. If… Read More ›
Nudge – Tearfund’s new campaigning app – a brief review
Time for a quick review of the new app from Tearfund released this week. Nudge is the sort of thing that I’ve been hoping we’d see for a while now. Tearfund like other NGOs takes lobbying and campaigning seriously, but… Read More ›
Christian Aid launches new ‘Count Your Blessings’ mobile app for Lent
Last year my family followed Christian Aid’s ‘Count Your Blessings’ calendar for Lent which provides daily reflections to remind us of the way we are so blessed in this country and also pray for those in the world’s poorest communities… Read More ›
The Religious Right isn’t welcome here, thank you
The term ‘Religious Right’ is something we come across in the media from time to time. Another description might be ‘religious fundamentalism’. It’s a much more common term when referring to US politics and the relationship between mainly evangelical Christians… Read More ›
It’s time for Christian charities to be given the credit they deserve
Justin Welby, now just days away from becoming the next Archbishop of Canterbury, spoke last weekend of the need for Christians to unashamedly talk openly about their faith. Speaking at Trent Vineyard Church in Nottingham, he said the Church should “grasp the… Read More ›
Enough food for everyone…IF. The changes the campaign is calling for
I had the privilege yesterday evening of spending an hour in the cold taking part in the launch of the Enough Food for Everyone…IF campaign. It’s a bit of a mouthful, but I expect it will soon end up being called… Read More ›
New global report finds persecution of Christians increased in 2012
For the last 11 years, Open Doors the charity founded in 1955 by Brother Andrew, author of God’s Smuggler has produced a list of the top 50 countries where Christians are most likely to be persecuted. This is a detailed academic exercise… Read More ›
Rowan Williams to become new chair of Christian Aid board in 2013
It looks like Rowan Williams is intending to keep himself busy once he steps down as Archbishop of Canterbury later this month. This news is just in from Christian Aid: Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is to become chairman of… Read More ›
The Trussell Trust – when the Gospel is put into action we all benefit
Yesterday’s Autumn Statement by George Osborne confirmed a few things we should all know anyway. The country’s economy is still in a perilous state and the end of the dark tunnel is not getting any closer and probably won’t be… Read More ›
Are the Scouts really in need of a Godless Promise?
Today’s announcement coming from the chief executive of the Scout Association came as a bit of a surprise to me. Having explained back in April that they had no intention of changing the Scout Promise by removing the ‘God’ bit… Read More ›
Unsung Christian heroes celebrated at parliamentary awards ceremony
This is a great piece of news from the Evangelical Alliance on some of the outstanding work Christians are doing around the country serving their communities, often receiving little in the way of publicity and recognition. ———- The winners of the Inspire… Read More ›
Demand Justice for Pastor Irani
Today’s post has been written for this blog by Kiri Kankhwende, press officer for Chrisitan Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Please take a few moments to learn about the desperate plight of a faithful Christian brother. You can follow CSW on Twitter at @CSW_UK…. Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 