Photo by Nikolett Emmert on Pexels.com I am used to writing precisely manicured documents tailored to appeal to audiences whom I understand. Sometimes that’s been Government Ministers, Civil Servants, MPs, Council Officials, academics – you get the picture. When Jon asked me to write some thoughts on my own journey to Christianity, my initial reaction… Continue reading Agnostic, academic, believer: my journey to faith in Christ – by Paul Anderson
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The personal cost of political service – by Helen Dennis
After 11 years of planning committees, resident engagement events, surgeries and political meetings in cold church halls, I have decided to hang up my councillor lanyard today. My decision to run came on the back of years in the Christian Socialist Movement (now Christians on the Left) and a formative time working in parliament for… Continue reading The personal cost of political service – by Helen Dennis
Moral excommunication & the progressive left – by Jon Swales
Something feels fractured in the UK right now. There is a new hardness in the air. You can feel it on the streets, hear it in conversations, see it in our politics. For immigrants, refugees, Muslims, and people of colour, it can feel like the ground is shifting beneath their feet. Phrases like “send them… Continue reading Moral excommunication & the progressive left – by Jon Swales
The trouble with the ‘inclusive’ Jesus – by Ian Paul
This is a longer guest article re-produced with permission from Ian Paul's blog Psephizo. I wanted to share with G+T readers as it grapples with the inescapable tension in the gospels between the inclusivity of Jesus and the startlingly exclusive claims he makes. As we approach Holy Week this biblical tension is worth reflecting on.… Continue reading The trouble with the ‘inclusive’ Jesus – by Ian Paul
‘Bigoted woman’ or Rochdale Pioneer: Gillian Duffy changed British politics – by Jonathan Thomas
Gillian Duffy meets Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Rochdale, 2010 election campaign Everyone loves wallowing in nostalgia. And recently I was commissioned to write the story of the last 30 years of immigration in the UK. This was a period dominated at its outset by an era of expansive immigration policy under New Labour. It was… Continue reading ‘Bigoted woman’ or Rochdale Pioneer: Gillian Duffy changed British politics – by Jonathan Thomas
There’s enough homelessness legislation, its proper accountability we need – by Mark Brennan
For years, we have been told that rising homelessness is the inevitable by-product of no-fault evictions, welfare reform or a shortage of housing. But there is a harder truth that too many in the sector are reluctant to say aloud: gatekeeping by Local Authorities. By gatekeeping, I mean the practice where council housing departments discourage,… Continue reading There’s enough homelessness legislation, its proper accountability we need – by Mark Brennan
Applauding idolatry: the spiritual obscenity of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast
A guest post by Mary Geddry Trump wandered into the National Prayer Breakfast like a man who’d accidentally been scheduled for a revival service in between a rally and a grievance deposition, and proceeded to deliver what can only be described as a theological Mad Libs stitched together with ego, revenge fantasies, and intermittent references… Continue reading Applauding idolatry: the spiritual obscenity of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast
Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
Photo by John Carlo Capistrano on Pexels.com Christian leaders are complex human beings. That shouldn’t need saying. But sometimes it does. We are all shaped over time — by desire, fear, love, disappointment, trauma, hope. We change. We are never static. And leaders, like the communities they serve, are a mixed bag. Some are being… Continue reading Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
As a church leader, last year’s Christmas Day was very different from normal. After the Christmas morning service, rather than relaxing into the normal routine of family, food and festivities, I got into a cab and went to central London to appear for three hours on live television. GB News had invited me to join a… Continue reading The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
‘No one too lowly, no one too important’: Jesus’ birth breaks barriers of race, class & culture
Text of a talk by Eman Tabbasum, aged 16, at Streatham Baptist Church on 14th December When Jesus was born, God didn’t choose the mighty or the powerful to welcome Him. Instead, he chose people from opposite ends of society: the shepherds and the wise men. God brought them both to Jesus and their inclusion… Continue reading ‘No one too lowly, no one too important’: Jesus’ birth breaks barriers of race, class & culture
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