Thanks Dad!

Here’s to all good fathers, playing a vital role in their children’s lives and building stable families in the midst of our often fragmented society.  Let’s be praying for all dads, and particularly for Christian dads, that they might make a real difference for the better.  May God strengthen and bless you all.

No place for Christians in Politics?

It’s a crying shame!  Tim Farron made it clear that he has been hounded out of politics because of his Christian faith, demonstrating what a deeply intolerant society we truly live in.  ‘The consequences of the focus on my faith is that I have found myself torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader,’ he said.  ‘A better, wiser person than me may have been able to deal with this more successfully, to have remained faithful to Christ while leading a political party in the current environment.  To be a political leader – especially of a progressive, liberal party in 2017 – and to live as a committed Christian, to hold faithfully to the Bible’s teaching, has felt impossible for me.  I’m a liberal to my finger tips, and that liberalism means that I am passionate about defending the rights and liberties of people who believe different things to me.  There are Christians in politics who take the view that they should impose the tenets of faith on society, but I have not taken that approach because I disagree with it – it’s not liberal and it is counterproductive when it comes to advancing the gospel.  Even so, I seem to be the subject of suspicion because of what I believe and who my faith is in.  In which case we are kidding ourselves if we think we yet live in a tolerant, liberal society. That’s why I have chosen to step down as leader of the Liberal Democrats.’

 

This is a deeply sad moment for our country.  What we need is more people in politics with deep Christian convictions, not less.  The deeply intolerant secular press should be utterly ashamed of themselves.

Please pray for Tim Farron and for other Christians in politics, serving Christ in an increasingly hostile culture.

Lord, have mercy on our nation.

 

 

 

Grenfell Tower: Please pray

Please be praying for the survivors of the awful fire at Grenfell Tower, and for all those affected  by this terrible tragedy.  Please be praying for the emergency services, and for the churches as they seek to reach out to those in need.