Daily Devotional Preaching

The Conservative Party, having jettisoned not just its principles but also its hunger for power, is locked in a political death spiral. They have moved to the left of Labour, so what is there available for right wing Christians in the UK in the range of political options?

The ex-archbishop Roawan Williams opined recently that the church needed to be edgy on climate change. But is that right, should the church be edgy?

A devotional based on 2 verses from the Bible:
"Taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people."
— Mark 6:41
"Give us this day our daily bread"
— Matthew 6:11

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The era of Charles III, ie now, is looking to be historic. Lets set it in context.

Join in the conversation by commenting on this episode, this show was live-streamed on the Christian Comment on Everything Youtube Channel. This time topics include: Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, and his finance minister Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have disobeyed the law of Micawber, a Charles Dickens character who said, “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.Fascinating finds from Bible times in Israel overlooking the sea of Galilee. A brief look at that excellent topic: antidisestablishmentarianism. ”There is on evidence that is piling up that raises doubts about the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines.

Live every Monday at 7pm UK time Pete and Maggie comment on current affairs and cultural foibles of the day.

Qatar's human rights record is the third worst in history for a host of the Association Football World Cup. But they are the host? Is this a good thing?

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Countries have agreed a historic dedicated fund to help vulnerable nations hit by climate disasters, but failed to step up efforts to tackle the damaging emissions that cause them. The assumption is that C02 emissions by richer developed countries have caused the issues by effecting a change in the climate. But there is a real problem with this in that it puts the blame on these countries. Are they really to blame and if not who is?

Many difficult decisions also remain about the hard-won compensation scheme, including who pays in and who is eligible for the cash.Campaigners have welcomed the move to support developing countries wrestling with the damaging impact of rising global temperatures, including extreme flooding, storms, drought and rising sea levels, despite having contributed little to the pollution that caused it.

The Church of England leadership are encourging local churches to discuss the book Living in Love and Faith. It is on same sex relationships, is ‘Living in Love and Faith’ just a way to force compromise?

UK Chancellor (Finance Minsters) Jeremy Hunt delivered a brutal budget that aimed to address soaring inflation and a major cost of living crisis, but the measures he used are miss the elephant in the room. Mark and Pete have the answers.

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One of the main tenets of Christianity is that people are encouraged to join: to become Christians? But what exactly does that entail? Does it involve baptism? How about being filled with the Spirit? And how does the sinner's prayer fit into it? Beryl and Pete delve deep into this important topic.