I have prepared a talk about whether or not we are facing a serious crisis as a planet, given everything that is going on in the world. Should we Christians be prophets of doom or bringers of hope? We remember Jonah who was disappointed when the people of Nineveh averted disaster by repenting, and we think of Peter, who was astounded that the Holy Spirit came even on the Gentiles. God can be far more generous than we sometimes imagine!

Well, however we may feel about such matters, Christians are called to be confident agents for positive change, bringing together those who have been separated to work on positive solutions to the world’s problems