John 1:14 by Pete Broadbent In the contradiction of the gods of Mammon and the lords of Misrule In the pavement legalities of occupation and assertion, injunction and counterclaim At the interface of tourist and worshipper, occupier and passer-by He pitched his tent among us. In another place and time, where the Eagle standard spreads … Continue Reading
Peter is 16 and describes how his father died after a long battle with cancer. Laura is 6, and sits alongside her 8 year old brother, Toby. Both children were pulled alive from the wrecked car in which their father was killed. Emilie, 13, tells of how her mother killed herself in front of her. … Continue Reading
Conversations in St Paul’s Churchyard by James Mercer On the first Friday, (which seems along time ago now in the brief history of the protest outside St Paul’s), we walked around the encampment, en route to another destination. We were invited to join a conversation. Wearing clerical collars undoubtedly gave us entrée to the event. … Continue Reading
Why Faithfulness Matters by Jon Kuhrt co-published with the Church of England Newspaper 13th October 2011 by permission I used to be the manager of an emergency hostel for young homeless people in Soho, central London for the charity Centrepoint. Day after day, young people came to us highly damaged by drugs, self-harm, prostitution, violence, … Continue Reading
Public Statement from Global Personals By Jon Kuhrt first published on http://resistanceandrenewal.net/ This week I received two letters from Global Personals lawyers. One invited me to a meeting and the other included the following statement: Global Personals Ltd is a software and services provider. Our business creates the platform upon which thousands of online dating … Continue Reading
originally published by The Living Church Much about the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant has caused controversy, but one fact does seem incontrovertible: It is Section 4, “Our Covenanted Life Together,” that for many is most troublesome. It was the section which changed the most through the various drafts and the section which continues to be … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Newsletter, June 2011 Moral Journalism by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne the Richard Johnson annual sermon preached at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London Tuesday, 7 June 2011 for the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers an edited version of this piece is published at Faith Central at Times Online and in the … Continue Reading
When Two Tribes go to War by Jon Kuhrt Originally published on http://jonkuhrt.wordpress.com/ Over the last 10 years, through both my work with homeless people and in community development, I have worked with a wide range of different churches and with Christians who hold very different theological perspectives. Despite some encouraging signs around Christian unity, … Continue Reading
by Paul Roberts The biggest “Christian” internet event of the year so far was the prediction that the world was going to end on 21st May 2011 at 6pm in each time-zone. The reaction by Christians has been either to ignore it, to join in lampooning it as extremely stupid, to protest loudly that they … Continue Reading
by John Martin There’s nothing new about rapture predictions, just that the Internet means more people hear about them. Counted among my friends is a very unusual Seventh-Day Adventist. An American, he was for some years based in England as general secretary of the movement in this country. His father and grandfather before him were … Continue Reading