By Chine McDonald2023-03-27T09:25:00
I was nine years old when Stephen Lawrence was murdered, 30 years ago this April. It was the early 90s, and far-right extremist groups were making a resurgence in many parts of south-east London, including Eltham, where I lived, and where Stephen was killed.
As a West African immigrant family, it was a pretty scary place to be. We lived in fear of skinheads and racist thugs. We learned how to look straight ahead if we were in the proximity of people who looked like they might be National Front or BNP members, so we didn’t draw attention to ourselves.
2025-05-23T12:37:00Z By Guy Hewitt
The Church of England’s director of racial justice, Guy Hewitt, laments that even those claiming to be of God are often the ones stirring racial divisions. The work to break chains of discrimination must continue, he says
2025-05-15T12:02:00Z By Rev Dr Ian Paul
A megachurch Baptist preacher in the US has caused controversy after stating sex outside of marriage is morally permissible. In his sermon, Dr Delman Coates said there was “no biblical basis” for abstinence until marriage. In this response, Dr Ian Paul argues that while cohabitation is not specifically mentioned in scripture, it is included within prohibitions against "sexual immorality"
2025-04-29T11:59:00Z By Ellis Heasley
Christians in Nicaragua are being subjected to a disturbingly routine suppression by their government – yet, as Ellis Heasley reports, the Church remains committed to voicing its faith
2025-05-30T08:49:00Z By Jeff Lucas
Christian maturity takes a while…or even a lifetime, remarks Jeff Lucas
2025-05-30T08:36:00Z By David Instone-Brewer
Genesis says that God spoke order into chaos. Scientific findings about the universe’s first sound resonate with scripture, says David Instone-Brewer
2025-05-29T14:35:00Z By Gemma Hunt
After spending some time outdoors, Gemma Hunt reflects on how the beauty of God’s creation is good for us
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