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Contemporary writers reflect

Read leading Christian writers reflecting on how we can live our faith now.

Each month, one leading Christian writer reflects on Christianity in the 21st century, deepening our understanding of timeless truths through the lens of our lives now.

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Alexandra is a young black woman wearing an academic robe standing in front of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Pool

Remembering Martin Luther King

Alexandra Drakeford reflects on the philosophy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr for Black History Month.

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Graeme is a white man with short grey hair and a black top, seated in front of a white wall with a white framed photo behind him.

Faith and Politics

Graeme Smith reflects on Christians' involvement in politics.

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Neil is a white man with balding grey hair and wire framed glasses, wearing a black clerical shirt and black jacket. He smiles at the camera, trees and a garden wall blurred in the background.

On Prayer

Neil Evans reflects on prayer for the season of Lent.

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Alan Smith, a black man with bald head and black glasses wearing a navy blazer over a pale blue shirt, stands in front of large glass windows.

Fair Money

Alan Smith considers issues of equality, fairness and justice in money and the economy.

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Christopher Chapman is a white man with short grey hair wearing a pair grey casual shirt and sitting in front of a bookcase, cupboard and fireplace.

Ripening: reflections for a changing season

Christopher Chapman reflects on signs of God in the changing season.

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Ayla Levine stands inside the National Gallery

Painting the Passion

Ayla Lepine reflects on paintings in the National Gallery which illuminate our Lent, Holy Week and Easter pilgrimage.

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Sanjee Perera is a young Asian woman with long dark hair, photographed on a green lawn with sunlight across the lawn behind her, and a chapel in the background.

Grappling with the Wilderness

Sanjee Perera reflects on the wilderness of Lent.

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Our Restless Hearts: Four Reflections on Saint Augustine

Jarel Robinson-Brown reflects on the lives of the Saints, particularly through the life of St Augustine, and what they can teach us about being holy and truly human.

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Our Job is to Love

John Swinton writes about love in many forms – God’s love, self-giving love, its role in politics, and the central place it holds in the Christian story.

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Paula Gooder speaking at St Paul's Cathedral

How to live in hard times

Paula Gooder reflects on the story of Palm Sunday, and how it might teach us to live in hard times.

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Graham Usher in a garden with beehives in the background

Listening to the Voice of Creation

Bishop Graham Usher reflects on how we can listen to the Voice of Creation in a time of climate change.

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Contemporary writers reflect

Contemporary writers reflect

Each month, one leading Christian writer reflects on Christianity in the 21st century, deepening our understanding of timeless truths through the lens of our lives now.