Andy Flannagan
Just a mistake?
Is the word 'mistake' being used properly?
After Boris Johnson's resignation as Tory leader, we need a return to integrity in politics
It would be so easy just to focus on the failings of one person but the events of this week reflect the collapse of integrity in leadership more widely.
How Christians can engage in the mission field of politics
It's not all about becoming a candidate. It's about getting involved in small ways in your locality to influence the conversation.
After the pandemic, it's time for the Church to get back out there
As it becomes more difficult to make the gathered as shiny as it was, perhaps we could allow what God has been doing out in our world to take its full place in the rhythms of our church life.
Why does the Church need another new song?
Andy Flannagan on the inspiration behind new hymn "We Seek Your Kingdom".
Political divisions in the US remind us why Kingdom must always come before tribe
Failing to remember that we are all made in the image of God and all part of the one human family leaves us able to 'other' those we disagree with and they may become people we would rather see removed from proceedings than have reconciled to us. Let's pray we aren't about to watch this play out in the US.
A plea to the nation after the general election
To those who have knocked on peoples' doors in the midst of an ugly winter, I say you are heroes. You have helped people feel that little bit less disconnected from the big picture.
In the age of Brexit, we may be more radicalised than we think
People are being radicalised. I can't think of a more appropriate word for it. I know it conjures up connotations of terrorist grooming, but the methodology is very similar.
Christians must make the first move to bridge the divide over Brexit
At this moment in the UK, there is a real danger of a cultural divide becoming a cultural chasm. So could you make the first move in reconciliation?
The politics of Christmas: How to listen to the unheard story
How you hear a story depends on what type of story you think you are hearing. You might also say that how you hear it depends on what you are looking for from the story.
Christians on the Left: Corbyn's Labour has opened a major national conversation
The EU referendum was an act of political calculation to steal some votes, as was the calling of this snap election. Both of them have backfired spectacularly.
Singing In The Wrong Cathedrals: Why The Church Has To Be In The Public Square
When we complain about the lack of God in our public square, rather than directing our angst at 'secularism', should we not be staring at the culprits in the mirror?
What would Ronald Reagan say to Donald Trump and the 2016 Republican Convention?
What would Ronald Reagan say to Donald Trump and his convention? We don't have to guess...
Tony Blair and Chilcot: Lessons from a PR magician
The real question is not whether the war was carried out well but why we let the narrative of Iraq became front and centre at all.
A hymn for Brexit
Struggling to know how to lead your Sunday service following the EU referendum? This hymn may help.
EU referendum: 'Coming together' is impossible if we never meet
Whether you are happy, sad or indifferent today, more than ever, your country needs you, writes Andy Flannagan.