PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 16 May 2019 22:23
A nation in pain
Christian Voice says, ‘Who can doubt that there is something deeply wrong with the United Kingdom today? Everyone seems to be looking out for themselves, people have to be paid to care, few appear to have…
Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:25
A spiritual Magna Carta
As we pray for the UK - nations are shaking - the referendum challenges - what will our nation look like in future years? Change can bring opportunity, and God hears our prayers. This is the…
Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:23
Rural life, church, and mission
Farmers are no strangers to challenge, but today’s pressures are many and varied. Added to concerns over Brexit are increased rural crime (animals worth over £2.5 million were stolen last year), prospects of drought, and questions…
Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:21
Jeremy Hunt and Christian persecution
Pervasive persecution of Christians, sometimes amounting to genocide, is ongoing in the Middle East, according to a report commissioned by the British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt. ‘The report finds an ‘inconvenient truth’; 80% of persecuted religious…
Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:19
Christians in Parliament
The Christians in Parliament team write, ‘Our programme of chapel services started with an Easter service looking at the Hope of the Resurrection, and will continue weekly for the rest of the term. Please pray that…
Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:14
Civil servants and MPs under pressure
Stressed civil servants are encouraged to talk to counsellors about the pressures they are under. Some believe that quite a few MPs may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as they cope with coffins dumped at…