J John
The genius of Norman Warren's Journey into Life
Younger readers may be unfamiliar with it and will almost certainly be unaware that for over a quarter of a century after its publication in 1964, it was to be found on bookstalls in every church where the gospel was preached.
Joy after dejection: what we can learn from Easter Saturday
The Saturday of Easter is a day that is easily overlooked. For one thing there is very little mention of it in the Bible. Yet there is more than this behind its neglect.
The black hole and the cross
The black hole is an image that has a wider significance
Why Christians should be worried about British 'officialdom's changing attitude to the Bible
The recent arrest of a street preacher and a poorly judged rejection letter to a Christian asylum seeker reveal a widespread and arrogant scorn for the Bible, writes evangelist J John
Why cheerfulness is so important for our Christian walk
Cheerfulness may be a virtue but there is a widespread suspicion about it because modern culture automatically assumes cheerfulness to be shallow. Unfortunately it's not hard to find a parallel perspective within Christianity
3 reasons why we should keep Lent
Lent is never celebrated but only 'kept' and is not so much marked by what we do but what we don't do: it's the season of giving things up.
Does your brain have too many tabs open?
Many of us have lives in which there is simply too much going on and which we don't manage in the best way.
Let's get the saints out and into circulation
We seem increasingly to be living in 'interesting times' where our society is torn by division, instability and polarisation.
J John: Three gifts you can give homeless people this Christmas
As homelessness is on the rise throughout the UK, J John offers three gifts you can give people on the streets this Christmas
Why Christianity has a solid, historical basis and can stand up to intellectual questioning
Released this month in the UK, The Case for Christ movie follows Lee Strobel's long search for the truth about Jesus. Evangelist J.John asks, 'does the film make an effective case for Christ?'
Evangelist J John on why Lidl's removal of the cross is a 'grotesque and blundering cultural insult'
As someone who is both Greek and a Christian, this action by Lidl to erase the cross from a Greek Orthodox church on food products amazes and annoys me.
Truth is not the only virtue in peril this election. Grace and justice are also at risk
If virtues are not constantly reinforced, vices will take over. And in the fervour of electioneering it seems to me that these three particular virtues are so threatened that their defence is essential.
Leaving a legacy
You might be surprised at the value of the things that you leave behind
Do we really need Halloween?
Even the most resolute atheist must surely be troubled at the growing trend for ever-more-gruesome masks and costumes
Now the dust has settled
When we look at the tragic events of 9/11 we cannot avoid recognising that the West played a part in sowing the seed of that terrible day
Riots and God
These terrible events have simply strengthened my own belief that Britain desperately needs to go back to the Maker's instructions, the Ten Commandments