"Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions which strangle them, and the social conditions that cripple them is a dry-as-dust religion. Such a religion is the kind the Marxists like to see - an opiate of the… Continue reading Make a stand this Wednesday against food poverty: join the End Hunger Fast Vigil, 6.00 – 8.00pm, Westminster
‘The Weight of Mercy: a Novice Pastor on the City Streets’ – by Deb Richardson-Moore [Review]
Deb Richardson-Moore worked as a journalist in the deep south of the USA for over 27 years. When the newspaper she worked for wanted her to cover religious and faith issues, she decided to study theology. This led her to leave journalism and become Pastor of the Triune Mercy Centre, a church in a desperately poor community in… Continue reading ‘The Weight of Mercy: a Novice Pastor on the City Streets’ – by Deb Richardson-Moore [Review]
National Day of Fasting, April 4th: spiritual resources for justice
Photo by jamie he on Pexels.com Friday 4th April is the National Day of Fasting. I want to encourage anyone who is reading this to join the fast and stand with those experiencing hunger in the UK today. In the last few weeks, End Hunger Fast has achieved an incredible amount for a truly grassroots… Continue reading National Day of Fasting, April 4th: spiritual resources for justice
Me, My Selfie and I – by Hannah Martin
In the last couple of weeks the #NoMakeupSelfie has gone viral. Thousands of women have taken pictures of themselves without any makeup and posted them on Facebook, then nominating their friends to do the same. The craze quickly became an incredibly successful fundraising campaign as people also donated to Cancer Research, raising to date over… Continue reading Me, My Selfie and I – by Hannah Martin
What would you include if you could write your own obituary?
What do you really want to be remembered for? What legacy do you truly want to leave? Actually sitting down and writing your own obituary is one of the exercises recommended at the end of the first chapter of the book God of Surprises. I am currently re-reading it for Lent. The author, Gerard Hughes explains:… Continue reading What would you include if you could write your own obituary?
Justice, mercy and humility: three ways to a transforming Lent
I see Lent as an opportunity to realign ourselves. A time to re-commit to an integrity between who we are on the outside and who we are on the inside. To seek a wholeness between the person that we present for the world to see, and the person we are when no one sees. And faith… Continue reading Justice, mercy and humility: three ways to a transforming Lent
Relief and Hope in South Sudan – by Anna Chilvers
Anna Chilvers manages Tearfund’s emergency programme in the Juba area of South Sudan. Here she talks about not only their response, but more strikingly the response of local people and churches. Radical sharing The assessment we did in Katigiri (100km west of the capital Juba) at the end of January has led to us intervening there.… Continue reading Relief and Hope in South Sudan – by Anna Chilvers
‘Good news to those who need it most’: evangelical social action
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com The term ‘evangelical’ is a tricky one to use. Similarly to the word ‘liberal’, people can mean very different things when they use it. The actual word ‘evangelical’ has its etymological roots in the Greek word for "gospel" or "good news" so it can rightly be used as a description of… Continue reading ‘Good news to those who need it most’: evangelical social action
‘The Bible is a blueprint for Marxism’: the theology of Jeremy Clarkson
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com It has been an important week for issues of faith and social justice. On Tuesday, the Christians on the Left Summit debated how the church’s social action, such as Foodbanks and homeless shelters, connects to campaigning for social justice. To use Desmond Tutu’s phrase, as well as pulling people out… Continue reading ‘The Bible is a blueprint for Marxism’: the theology of Jeremy Clarkson
Democracy in action…or not
Warwickshire County Council has just gone through a 6 month process to slash 26% from a budget over 4 years that had already been cut by a similar amount since 2010. Up and down the UK the picture is the same: older peoples' care, firefighters, road maintenance and libraries all under threat. As we approached… Continue reading Democracy in action…or not
