Christianity is supposed to be a faith based upon revelation – truth revealed by God to mankind. In theory we should accept what is true whatever the prevailing moods or preferences of the age. But is that how it really works? I was a guest on a chat show on TV a few months ago. [...]
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Not Ashamed is an initiative to encourage Christians to resist the pressure from the secularists to hide their faith in public. See this video. And go to the web site.
One of my daughters sent me the link to an excellent article on the demise of Emerging Church at WorldMag.com. Written by Anthony Bradley, in ‘Farewell Emerging Church, 1989-2010′ Bradley says that while the effects of the emerging church movement will linger for some time we will begin to see books praising and attacking the [...]
I had been surprised by the interest in my posts about Rob Bell. And in the light of the hits my post had been getting I was chatting with some people at church yesterday about him. One comment which struck me was that Bell seems to be the object of much animosity. I think I [...]
This is a great read! It is a story of wonderful hope amid great sadness and heartbreak. I say this is better than ‘The Shack’ (what would not be?) because this book makes it clear that hope does not come from an imagined fantasy reality, or a reinventing the past, but from the real giver [...]
I know about the Nooma videos with their super cool style and cosy chats about religious stuff. I have not watched many of them, in fact I have only seen one of them right through to the end. I had always assumed they were harmless and meant to be good discussion starters to provoke people [...]
Damaris is an educational charity with a Christian foundation. Damaris has been asked by E1 Entertainment to create official resources to help churches, schools and community groups make the most of Nativity! (UK release: 27th November, certificate U), a wonderful family film containing a clear presentation of an important part of the Bible story. These [...]