Polarisation and peace-making

Polarisation and peace-making

Jan 23, 2025 | News, The Way of Jesus

“Polarisation” is a word that is coming to define our age. Social media algorithms, we are told, double down on our prejudices, and ramp up our reactions. Civility, debate and humanity have left us, and outrage anger and aggression appear to have become virtues. Even...
Polarisation and peace-making

Following the Way of Jesus

Jan 16, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Way of Jesus

As religious practice appears to freefall in the UK, interest in Jesus and Christianity is on the rise. Take Russell Brand’s 2024 baptism for instance and his meandering reflections on faith amongst his many online followers. To my point, Brand recently joined forces...
Five Hundred

Five Hundred

Jan 9, 2025 | QPUpdate

Famously The Proclaimers sang about walking five hundred miles. We are of course not meant to take five hundred literally and there are internet memes aplenty of a map showing 500 miles leading you to somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic, and other places no one...
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Jan 2, 2025 | Christmas

May I, on behalf of the staff and leadership team of QPBC (and indeed of one and all), pray that you would know God’s ever-present help in whatever opportunities or challenges 2025 throws your way. “May you find your way blessed.… every moment on this journeymay...