A new whole-life worship song to the tune of the hymn ‘Abide With Me’ “inspires to see our daily tasks through God’s eyes”, says the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.

What a great concept, to replace the negative associations of ‘Red Light District’ with the creation-friendly associations of ‘Green Light District’! Could this in some way be an answer to prayers for ‘God’s kingdom to come’ in Amsterdam?

Over 1,100 church leaders in the UK sign an open letter saying they “wholly oppose” vaccine passports as a precondition to access churches.

An event held in Madrid shows the successes of the Nordic model, which punishes the client, to curb trafficking and prostitution.

Peter Lynas of the Evangelical Alliance UK asks to “pray for youth workers, church leaders and others working behind the scenes to ease tensions and work for peace”.

Prince Philip died at the age of 99. “He was extremely interested in theology”. Many religious leaders showed their condolences and highlighted his faith.

Evangelicals may be approaching a time when we are ostracised and where we need to have confidence in what we believe and what the Bible teaches because we will not receive endorsement for those beliefs from the world around us.

The local transport company removed Festival of Hope ads from its buses in 2018. A court has now ruled that it was “a wholesale disregard for the right to freedom of expression”.

China passed a reform of Hong Kong's election law to evaluate the “patriotism” of the candidates. “Many people do not agree with the government”, says a Christian in the city.

Churches in the region have launched a campaign with posters featuring John 3:16 and the slogan: “You are the passion of Christ”.

Mathematician Rodney Holder highlights some of the contributions of John Polkinghorne (1930 – 2021), the well-known mathematical physicist and theologian who was awarded with the Templeton Prize.

“86% of GPs worried about women having a medical abortion past the legal limit or being coerced”, a poll finds. “The government has chosen to abandon woman to DIY abortion”.

“We are Zoomed out, home-schooled out – restrictions extended. And those we love die, unattended”. A spoken word by Phil Knox of the Evangelical Alliance UK.

StopBettingAds.com encourages Christians to respond to a public consultation of the government, “explaining the damage that gambling related marketing has on communities across the UK”.

Christian girls and women are “doubly vulnerable”, says Open Doors. “Preventing women from freely raising their children as Christians is an effective means of controlling the Christian population”.

The idea of jubilee articulated in the Old Testament points to an entirely different economic model from the one fuelled by debt and interest which financialised capitalism depends on.

A public consultation of the UK government asks whether to make early medical abortion at home permanent. “It puts women at risk and further liberalises abortion practice”.

A website aims to help the 130,000 Hong Kongers expected to arrive in the UK this year to get settled. They see it as an “opportunity for the church to show Jesus' hospitality”.

Christian forgiveness is given and received without conditions.

When we consider new ideas, our inner radar ponders, “Is it popular?” as much as “Is it true?”.

There have been over 700,000 deaths in Europe since the beginning of the pandemic. Strong measures against coronavirus remain in most of the countries.

Thai evangelical leaders “work to keep political issues out of the church”, while young people “feel disappointed that churches ignore what happens in society”.

The Archbishop of Canterbury received the first dose of the vaccine due to his work as a volunteer chaplain at a hospital in London. The Anglican Salisbury cathedral is one of the venues used for the vaccination.

“Trump’s time in the White House has impacted many, reaching far beyond the shores of the US”, writes Gavin Calver of the Evangelical Alliance United Kingdom.

“Churches need to use wisdom as to whether it is appropriate to meet in person”, the UK Evangelical Alliance says. The new measures in Scotland state that churches must close.