News in brief
Brexit UK-EU trade talks are continuing; the deadline to agree an extension to the Brexit transition period is the end of June. Dave Borlase says: “The EU will no doubt…
Mortgaging the future
Covid-19’s legacy will prove terminal for the current world system, says Philip Wren Maybe the economy will bounce back as the government hopes. Maybe tax revenues will quickly recover, allowing…
Locked down but not locked out
Shetlanders threw their nets wider Zoom meetings may have palled for some after ten weeks of isolation (you can’t greet a screen with a holy kiss), but they did save…
Thousands dial up hymns
A free dial-a-hymn hotline received more than 106,000 calls in just over four weeks. Daily Hope offers well-known hymns, prayers and worship services from the Church of England. Launched in…
Good news in brief
Bibles flying off the shelves The Bible has experienced a dramatic surge in sales as readers search for hope amid the pandemic. One US publisher had a 62 per cent…
“Three years of great humbling will come upon this nation…”
In the days before the prophet Samuel, we are told “the Word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation” (1 Samuel 3:1). That is…
National News
by Andrew Halloway Civil servants are ‘puppets’ of abortion industry Pro-abortion lobby has “privileged access” to heart of government A recent legal challenge over ‘DIY’ abortions carried out by women…
Bible teacher David Pawson dies
It was only in our last issue that HEART celebrated the ministry of David Pawson on his 90th birthday, but he ‘ascended’ to be with his Lord and Saviour on…
Prayer points in a time of “plague”
Perhaps our other pages have already provoked prayer, but here are more points for your thanksgiving and petitions Israel These Israeli families were filmed saying “Thank you” for money that…
The day of the Lord
Surely God must have some extraordinary purpose in allowing TWO plagues to hit the world at the same time Locusts are devastating desperately needed crops following years of poor harvests…
A propaganda war
San Remo trumps all subsequent Middle East peace efforts by Charles Gardner With the Covid-19 pandemic in danger of blinding us to every other significant development in the world, we…
In Brief
‘List of Jews’ demand sparks outrage A top police official in Ukraine has sparked outrage by demanding a ‘list of Jews’ in the western city of Kolomyia. The demand for…
Iranians beg to flee – to Israel!
Caught between an oppressive regime and the raging coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s Foreign Ministry says thousands of Iranians are requesting help to escape to Israel. “Thousands of people are asking to…
Fast tracked to a new life
Meet the biker who found freedom in the fast lane by Chris Eyte THERE’S something different about the motorbike as it roars down the racetrack and spectators glimpse the rider…
“Don’t give in to fear,”
says cancer survivor Michael Bushby In 2013 I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and today I am alive! So I’m saying as Jesus said to the devil, “Coronavirus, get…