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
What would Jesus Occupy? by Canon Dr Angus Ritchie Until this month, the phrase “What Would Jesus Do?” was largely associated with campaigns against pre-marital sex. We have the Occupy LSX Camp to thank for putting this same question at the heart of our national economic debate. From a Christian point of view this is … Continue Reading
Finally, I feel like a Biblical Christian by A Missionary (for reasons of security, this article has, unusually, been granted permission to be published anonymously) Going to church in Pakistan is not as straightforward as you might think. To give you an idea, let me describe the requirements for attending church in our city. At … Continue Reading
Faithfulness Matters Bible Study The Patriarch, his wife, the Pharaoh and the slave by Jody Stowell ‘The Glory of God is a human being fully alive’ IRENAEUS The above quotation from the early church is one of my favourites and it seemed right to use this as the basis from which I wrote a Bible … Continue Reading
Inaugural lecture at St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews 26th October 2011 The four gospels stand magisterially at the head of the canon and the centre of early Christianity. They are remarkable documents. If they had been lost for centuries, and then dug up last year in the sands of Egypt, they would be … Continue Reading
(Inklings One, Two , Four and Five) To continue at last, to develop my ideas about the mission of the church in rural England. I write from a different place now, as one employed part time and very short term, as a parish priest. I began thinking about rural mission from the outside, watching the … Continue Reading
Putting children, young people and families at the heart of our mission – a challenge for the Church. by Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green Kt. Chair, Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education There has been ferocious media criticism of children, young people and families recently. The riots and shocking images of young children out of parental control … Continue Reading
by Rev Colin Chapman The Bush Administration responded to 9/11 with ‘the war on terror’. Anders Breivik committed his crimes on 22 July 2011 because he felt that Europe as a whole and Norway in particular had been naïve in their response to Islam. Have we learned anything from what has happened in the last … Continue Reading
Shopping with Violence: Riots and the Responsible Society by Luke Bretherton first published on ABC Religion & Ethics David Cameron said the rioters represented ‘pockets’ of society that were ‘sick’. His analysis was both wrong and worryingly misguided. To say someone is sick is to suggest they are not responsible for what is happening to … Continue Reading
John Stott (1921-2011) More than Anglican but not Less by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne copublished with The Times online, The Living Church, and The Church of England Newspaper John R W Stott was more than Anglican but not less. Earthed in his beloved Church of England, his influence has percolated throughout the world-wide evangelical … Continue Reading