by contemporarychristianity_admin | Mar 18, 2025 | P.S.
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been sitting over the last few weeks. It has been harrowing to listen or read what have been described as “commemorative hearings” which have reminded us how the twenty-nine people who perished and the many injured were individuals simply...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Feb 13, 2025 | P.S.
In the beginning, two humans. Created by God, they gaze at one another. With wonder. With Joy, Curiosity, Excitement and Enchantment. We see this enacted repeatedly when people fall in love. That wonder. The “you and me” becoming an “us.” Self and Other, with grace...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Feb 11, 2025 | P.S.
“Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion…” and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1) Does racism matter? Many churches feel that racism is not something they need to consider: their congregations are kind and...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Jan 21, 2025 | P.S.
Why metaphor matters in any church first struck me when the vicar of the church in Southall where I was working shared a contentious cross-cultural issue they were facing. One cultural group held that children during services should be ‘free to be free’ while another...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Jan 13, 2025 | P.S.
As Public Policy Officer for the Evangelical Alliance (EA), I have the privilege of a wide-angled view of how churches and Christian organisations are embedded in communities, and dedicated to seeing people flourish. The latest Reimagine video series* we produced...
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