Change

What difference does Christianity make? Read our curated articles that report on how Christian faith impacts individuals, communities, and nations. Change is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Review
  1. Change
  2. Community
A pianist sits at a keyboard singing on a stage.

Sing it out with James Partridge’s joyous assembly

Natalie Garrett
Bad days gets better when we sing together.
6min read
Review
  1. Change
  2. Film & TV
A restorer rest on his elbows while painting a wooden rocking horse.

Why is the The Repair Shop so cherished?

Sarah Basemara
Memory lane and the makers work magic on tired treasures.
5min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Community
A man stands in a relaxed way on the doorstep of a brick building.

“We’re amongst everybody.” The novel communities serving London

Robert Wright
The city's intentional communities live in, and love, particular places.
6min read
Snippet
  1. Change
  2. Digital
Two people. sitting at a street cafe amid empty tables and chairs, are silhoutted.

This weekend, find something better than the busy-busy

Jack Nicholson
Get the life-work balance the right way round.
4min read
Article
  1. Ageing
  2. Care
An old woman wearing a shawl looks pensive.

Delicate, fragile, frail: how we cope when we age

Helen Cowan
The insights and analogies that help.
5min read
Snippet
  1. Art
  2. Change
Gallery-goers mingle around large paintings on a wall

Gallery-going has lessons if you're hesitant to cross a church’s threshold

Jamie Mulvaney
Both welcome those seeking ideas or restoration.
3min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Character
A muddy rugby player carries equipment off a pitch.

Rugby teaches how to live for others

Cameron Wiltshire-Plant
The unseen players, doing unseen work, witness a truth of a content life.
5min read
Snippet
  1. Change
  2. Gaza
At a night time hostage exchange, a hostage wears a pink top and is guide toward the side of a white vehicle bearing a small red cross.

The little red cross trusted by everyone

Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski
Hostages and prisoners alike accept the symbol of trust and hope.
2min read
Snippet
  1. Ambition
  2. Change
A man lies asleep on a closed lap top on a desk.

Don’t just hustle or quietly quit. Work hard at rest

Callum Elwood
Here’s what BrewDog's CEO doesn't get about work-life balance.
4min read
Podcast
  1. Care
  2. Change
A podcast guest talks in front of a mic, while gesturing with both hands.

Les Isaac on re-enchanting the streets

Nick Jones
Season 6 starts with the Street Pastors founder talking integrity and caring for clubbers.
1min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Politics
A crowd of people stand in the side steps of the Lincoln Memorial

Hope is a choice, insist on it

Elizabeth Wainwright
Amid loveless politics, remember hope cannot exist in isolation.
7min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Change
Graffiti on a wall, spells out in Russian character the name Navalny.

Russia’s waiting reformation

Simon Burton-Jones
Putin’s world is not the only take on Russia.
4min read