A Church for the poor could enrich us all.

by | Jun 3, 2016

For his book For his book The Upside Down Bible ; What Jesus really said about money, sex and violence Symon Hill shared Bible passages with people who were reading them for the first time. It was striking how people not influenced by tradition or theology relate...

Brexit, bulldogs and self-congratulatory illusion

by | May 30, 2016

When our hereditary head of state opened parliament 12 days ago, she arrived in a gilded horse-drawn coach built in 1852 and was escorted by soldiers dre When our hereditary head of state opened parliament 12 days ago, she arrived in a gilded horse-drawn coach built...

Children’s mental health and neoliberalism

by | May 28, 2016

The Children’s Commissioner has reported that many children who need mental health support are not receiving th The Children’s Commissioner has reported that many children who need mental health support are not receiving the help they need,  even after a suicide...

Church of Scotland says yes to same-sex married ministers

by | May 24, 2016

The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly has agreed that ministers and deacons can marry members of the same gender. The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly has agreed that ministers and deacons can marry members of the same gender. Commissioners made this historic...

Life and ministry in war-torn Syria

by | May 21, 2016

Two Armenian Christian leaders from Syria have been in the UK this month (May 2016) to remind people of the often stark realities facing a country where half the population are either refugees or h Two Armenian Christian leaders from Syria have been in the UK this...