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.

Article
  1. Attention
  2. Change
a puppy sleeps on a cushion

Life lessons from the pup

Natalie Garrett
A new arrival reminds Natalie Garrett how to learn much about a life of simplicity and joy.
4min read
Column
  1. Change
  2. Trauma
A blurred exposure of a person under a hood turning their head to the side.

What to do when life interupts

Roger Bretherton
Mental Health Week acknowledges the many traumas and interruptions in life, notes clinical psychologist Roger Bretherton - who analyses how we might respond to them.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Change
  2. War & peace
People help unload aid parcels from the side of a van, some wearing body armour.

Millions of Ukrainians on the move set off an aid revolution

Simone Di Vicenz
Christian Aid’s Head of Humanitarian Policy Simone Di Vicenz argues the Ukraine war shows a change in approach is required to respond more effectively to global crises.
3min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Climate
Girls stand in the northern Kenyan scrubland holding water bottles.

Chasing the rains: why gender equality matters in development

Jane Cacouris
An encounter with a Maasai woman, leaves Jane Cacouris pondering another encounter at a well.
5min read
Explainer
  1. Attention
  2. Change
A bee rests on a human hand sipping a liquid.

Meditation and meaning beyond the bee 

Jane Williams
Beyond noticing the moment, Jane Williams sees another dimension to meditation, giving a different kind of account of what is going on.
3min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Community
A pile of coins in focus at the bottom of an out of focus glass tube.

When nuns held up a bank

Ryan Gilfeather
A community fearing being left behind, takes novel action to help change its economic and social fortune. Ryan Gilfeather tells the tale.
3min read
Column
  1. Change
  2. Death & life
A pocket watch rests next to a black and white photograph of a father lying beside a new born baby.

The really annoying thing about dying

Roger Bretherton
In his first Notes from Solitude, the death of his dad causes Roger Bretherton to reflect on the relationship and the strange emergence of 'father’.
6min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Royalty
Under a gilded arch, a statue of a young Queen Victoria sits, between two standing figures.

The art of encouraging

Belle Tindall
After uncovering the enchanting story of how Prince Albert encouraged Queen Victoria, Belle Tindall explains why it's not only children who crave the art of encouragement.
5min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Generosity
a group of people crowd round a campfire backlighting them in silhouette.

What a campfire encounter teaches about making enemies and building empathy

Jer Swigart
Crossing divides in the most unexpected circumstances, Jer Swigart shares an extraordinary encounter that brought questions about friends, enemies and how far his empathy could stretch.
7min read
Review
  1. Change
  2. Freedom of Belief
A refugee looks out from a cover photograph of a book resting upright against a cylinder

Face to face with the danger of faith

Belle Tindall
In the face of compassion fatigue, connecting with the humanity of a cause requires the artistic, not just the imperative. Belle Tindall reviews Clay and Canvas.
4min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. War & peace
An aid worker and a local resident consult a list as they stand outside in a battle-affected town.

Letter from Odesa

Peter Robertson
It’s fatiguing living close to the front line. Peter Robertson reports on how aid is supporting those suffering in Ukraine.
2min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. S&U interviews
A woman sits on a chair in a field holding a large stringed musical instrument.

After the anniversary

Peter Robertson
Ukrainian musician Lyuba Reznichenko reflects on the war’s anniversary and on the aid given in so many ways. Interview by Peter Robertson.
5min read