Christian Today
Love's Got Nothing To Do With It
With all the wrangling over same-sex marriage within both secular and religious circles, the debate seems stalemated. And one reason Christian debaters have not succeeded is that they overlook one simple fact: Biblical love is not based on romance...
Don't blame God, Dr Williams
It is depressing to hear the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, confess on Radio Four that the Beslan atrocity has made him doubt his faith. Asked, "Does your faith not tremble just a tiny bit?" he replied, "Of course it does. Yes, there is a flicker, there is a doubt...
Forum for World Evangelisation to Start September 29 in Thailand
Nearly 2,000 Christian leaders from around the world will be attending the Forum For World Evangelisation in Thailand starting September 29, 2004. The purpose will be to examine worldwide evangelisation...
Religious Ethics Clash with Loan Practices
American democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has brought the issue to the forefront by proposing a sweeping ban on a series of "abusive" loan types that he says are costing consumers in the United States upwards of $9 billion a year...
Help the Clay I become
A piece of clay, held in His hands is all I am today. Ready to be molded, Ready to be made, in His own perfect way. I must be willing, I must stay soft
A Cross to Bear
When I open my bible and I see the cross I must say for words I am at loss It seems so cruel so grisly so cold The tears run freely as the story unfolds I try to imagine what you went through But nothing comes clear to what you had to do To nail a man and hang him up on a tree
The Mighty Love
His love , a stain of blood, Resting upon my sinful heart, Cleansed me white as snow; His crimson glow ever ablaze in my world ...
Bible Pathway Ministries outreach to 56 countries and continue to look further
Bible Pathway Ministries (BPM) is celebrating outreaching to a total of fifty-six countries. Ken Sharp from Pathway has said that this accomplishment can be seen as a mark of cooperation and partnership in outreach...
20s & 30s Week
Date: Fri 15th - Sun 17th October
Venue: Lee Abbey House Devon
Description: To explore the reality of the Church today, how 20s and 30s fit in, how we can proclaim the Gospel in new ways which are still relevant to today's culture.
Women's Weekend of Spiritual Refreshment
Date: Fri 22nd - Sun 24th October
Venue: Waverley Abbey House, Farnham, Surrey
Description: The retreat is ideal for women of all ages and backgrounds. Verses extracted from Psalms will help people to gain a fresh understanding of how they can relate to God and learn to express, through their lives, a new song to Him.
Haiti Flood Death Toll Nears 700, Relief Efforts Delayed
Tropical Storm Jeanne swept north of Haiti during the weekend, drenching the impoverished Caribbean nation of 8 million, inundating cities and sending deadly mudslides through towns and villages...
A Harvest of the Spirit
Over the next few weekends, churches will be awash with tinned food, packets of cereals and displays of local produce. Improbably large marrows will jostle with baskets of fruit, loaves of bread and sheaves...
Suffer the Children
Treatment of children comes as close to a universal human measurement of humane civilisation as any test we might try to devise. Nazi concentration camp guards bayoneted Jewish children into the gas...
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY - the UK's Hope in World Poverty
Poverty is a common worry for the world, especially in the Third World where many people are dying because of poverty. Statistics have shown that poverty kills 30,000 people every day. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY represents the hope of UK's faith groups and charities to make a radical change to the deadlock in 2005.
Prayers for Harvest Fast Day 2004
This basket is the work of human hands, Woven together to hold the good things of creation, We remember the hopes and dreams Of all who work to fill it, And we pray for all those Whose lives may be nourished by its contents. May it be a sign of the hospitality of God's banquet, Where a table is set for all peoples to share.
Engaging the City of Man: Christian Faith and Politics
Over the last 20 years, evangelical Christians have been politically mobilised in an outpouring of moral concern and political engagement unprecedented since the 19th century crusade against slavery...