David Fletcher
David Fletcher is Prayer Alert’s Editor.
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A year after Russia stepped into the Syrian quagmire on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow has challenged the US and NATO in virtually every arena possible. The Russians: - probably bombed a…
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura appealed to Jabhat al-Nusra, Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate, to leave Aleppo saying, ‘1,000 of you are deciding the destiny of the 275,000 civilians.’ Jabhat al-Nusra’s role in Aleppo…
This month children in Syria are to meet in mass prayer, to end the ‘spiral of death’ that is killing hundreds of people in rebel-held districts of Aleppo. Christian and Muslim boys and…
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump recently told Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if he is elected President, the USA will recognise Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel. While…
The daily struggles and snags we get caught up in are a normal part of everyday life; they are part of the imperfect world we live in. People let us down or misunderstand…
What is God’s plan in uncertainty? He wants his people to stand together and pray. As we pray and praise, situations change. This is a crucial time for the UK: a time of…
The shockwaves caused by the Brexit referendum have led to some soul-searching - for religious and non-religious people alike. Clarifying what we stand for, as a society, involves thinking about some core values…
Former British soldiers have responded fiercely to ex-military MPs who attacked their satirical anti-war art project. The ex-services group accused them of being ‘self-appointed veterans’ champions’ who ‘trade off the backs of ordinary…
Should Christians practise yoga? For some it's a non-question: yoga is just a nice way of keeping fit and flexible, with no spiritual implications at all. They're perfectly happy to see their church…
Justin Welby writes: ‘The habits of antisemitism have been burrowing into European and British culture for as long as we can remember. In England’s late mediaeval period, Jewish communities faced constant persecution: Shylock,…
