British Isles
Friday, 17 March 2017 09:45
Thy Kingdom come
We recently highlighted THY KINGDOM COME 2017, launching a time of prayer from 25 May to 4 June. It is gathering momentum - not only in the UK but worldwide. An updated website is now live…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:25
Friday Focus - becoming welcoming churches
In Acts we are told the church enjoyed the favour of all the people. What reputation does your church have – austere? cliquey? unreal? judgmental? Or is it seen as warm and welcoming to everyone in…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:23
A call to arms
The following is from a Pray for Scotland pdf: ‘We are in unprecedented times of change and upheaval. But, praise God, we are also in unprecedented times of opportunity and openness to the Gospel. In modern…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:21
Proposal to remove restrictions on abortion
A bill on abortion rules will be brought before Parliament on Monday under the ten-minute rule. This bill calls for the decriminalisation of abortion, without specifying any restrictions - allowing abortion up to birth, on demand,…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:18
Boy kept in prison cell 23 hours a day
Last week an independent investigation exposed serious allegations of international human rights breaches at young offenders’ institutions in the UK. One example was a teenage prisoner with a serious mental health condition who, it is claimed,…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:15
Beware the BBC
Last Sunday's Songs of Praise included worship in a mosque. Is the BBC's Muslim head of religious programming changing Christian slots? Last November, following complaints of unacceptable Muslim bias and the deliberate marginalisation of Christianity, the…