British Isles
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:33
An election prayer
Lord, we pray for peace in this election season. We pray for peace between divided communities and within families; we pray for peace between political opponents. We pray that You will be our refuge and our…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:30
Cleanup after floods
Please continue to pray for the owners of over 1,750 properties that have been flooded in recent weeks. Ask God to support them as they go through the painful process of assessing damage, claiming insurance, and…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:28
Christian banned from Speakers’ Corner
On 10 November Rev Roland Parson was told by police officers he could not show his ‘Blood of Jesus Christ’ banner which was fixed with rope to the side of his preaching stand while he preached…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:25
Designer babies in two years?
New research by bioethicist Dr Kevin Smith claims that the risks of gene editing are now low enough to warrant its use with human embryos, arguing that ‘creating designer babies is ethically justifiable and highly desirable’.…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:22
Homelessness: the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness is not a crime. The 1824 Vagrancy Act, which makes rough sleeping and begging illegal in England, is needlessly pushing vulnerable people further from help, according to a report from Crisis. The Government is reviewing…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:20
Homelessness at Christmas
A note left in a postbox at the L6 Community Centre was written by a seven-year-old to Santa. She wrote, ‘Dear Father Christmas, can you help? Can we have a home for Christmas? Mam wants us…