Today’s guest writer is the Revd. Canon J. John. J John is an internationally recognised Christian speaker and author. He has written over 50 books and spoken in 69 countries, teaching the Christian faith and addressing over 300,000 people in person each year. His series… Read More ›
Prayer
A good week for Christianity within the walls of Parliament
“The church is not an NGO with lots of old buildings. It is the Church of God, rejoicing in the realities of cultural diversity in a way never known before: global, cross-bearing, confident and welcoming. The Church holds for the… Read More ›
#prayforpeace in Syria – learning from a revolution of prayer that brought down the Berlin Wall
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. (Daniel 9:3) Pope Francis is definitely getting the hang of social media. Since announcing on the 1st of September… Read More ›
A tale of two bomb attacks
Last night’s news of the explosions in Boston was truly horrendous. Within moments of it happening my Twitter feed went into overdrive with every picture and piece of video flying round the world as it was hastily retweeted. Even though… Read More ›
God is in the House(s)
Last week I had the privilege of being taken round the Houses of Parliament. I have to admit that this was the first time I had ever visited, which might come as something of a surprise given the subject matter of… Read More ›
A prayer for marriage
I know that today at midday many Christians will be praying round the country for the state of marriage in our nation. Right now I have an overwhelming urge to bring this before God and give it over to Him. … Read More ›
Two weeks until this year’s biggest prayer meeting
In two weeks time we’ll be seeing potentially the biggest prayer and worship gathering in the UK for some years as the National Day of Prayer and Worship (NDOP) takes place in London on Saturday 29th September. The event is… Read More ›