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Waves of frustration: Following Jesus in mid-pandemic Europe

May 11, 2021 by Jessica Cowell

“Does it seem like too much to ask Ale and Maria if we can see them this weekend?” I asked Simon a couple of months ago. After all, we had seen them only the week before, but for the first time in months. Hearing my own question, I wanted to cry,…

What I pray for my kids – with Annabel Nixey

May 6, 2021 by Annabel Nixey

I have a distinct memory from when I was in high school. I was sitting in the car, about to jump out and my mum was praying for some test or exam I had that day. I don’t remember what the test was. I don’t remember what she prayed. I remember how she prayed.…

The age-old problem of pluralism

May 4, 2021 by Ben George

I was watching the recent episode of the ABC’s Q&A which featured Martyn Iles from the Australian Christian Lobby. One of the pushbacks to Martyn’s comments was “that’s not what all Christians think.” There was a presupposition amongst…

What I pray for my kids – with Ruth Baker

April 29, 2021 by Ruth Baker

I have a Christopher Robin and a Tigger. My eldest son is mild, kind and wise. My younger son bounces around and never stops. I thank God for them daily, even when one is being the Minister for Justice and the other is being a crazy stuntman. Among…

This unity (Ephesians 4:2–3)

April 27, 2021 by Lionel Windsor

In the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the King of Swamp Castle issues an appeal for unity. The King is in the middle of holding a wedding for his son. Sir Lancelot has just turned up, stormed the castle in a mistaken rescue mission,…

Where I go when faith feels dry

April 22, 2021 by Ruth Baker

I don’t always see it coming. But some days just creep up on me where I know my faith feels lacking. Not absent—just sucked of its life. Dry, dusty, like Miss Havisham’s dining room. Sometimes it happens when I’ve let life get in the way: work, parenting…

Freedom and faith: Scotland’s lockdown

April 20, 2021 by Matthew Baines

This has been a difficult year for Christians in Scotland, but one in which our convictions have been sharpened, our unity stretched, and the historic constitutional settlement in which we worship called into question. Our family moved from…