Damilola Makinde is the UK Evangelical Alliance's advocacy engagement lead. Her background spans law, public policy, preaching, and worship leading. Damilola is originally from London but having grown up within a Nigerian diaspora in Ireland, her experience of tri-cultural heritage has contributed to the powerful and prophetic voice she holds today.
Islam and Christianity share more common ground than you might expect, but their answers to the deepest question about human value diverge in ways that matter. Living as neighbors provides a great opportunity to share about God's sacrificial love in relation to the dignity that God has given all human beings.
Legislation passed in the UK to permit pregnancy termination at any point up to birth is dissonant with the public outcry against a paramedic who induced an abortion without his partner's consent. While the value of personal choice as a priority reconciles the two cases, it doesn't satisfy biblical morality. Every abortion is a loss to God, as is every life not surrendered to Jesus. Christians need to uphold human dignity rooted in this truth.
With recent reports celebrating an increase of Gen Z attending churches in the United Kingdom, some Millennials are lamenting the loss of the spotlight to Gen Z. Yet the phenomenon presents a fresh challenge for Millennials to step up into servant leadership.
We will find ourselves in grave danger if we treat Jesus like a wonder drug that helps us avoid the need to embrace sacrifice in order to achieve a valuable reward.
