Columns
Lawrence Temfwe: Modelling Sacrificial Service
Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela are among the great leaders who used their power of oratory to win and inspire followers. Consider our leaders speeches in the last two weeks in light of the events-Worlds AIDS Day, The National Library Week, and The UN Day against Corruption etc. Would you say the speeches were momentous, thought provoking or inspiring?
Rev Malcolm Duncan: The Sexual Orientation Regulations - An Alternative Christian Perspective
For all those Christians and churches who are planning to demonstrate their opposition to the proposed Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), to be discussed in the House of Lords today, we want to voice concerns about this kind of virulent and aggressive approach...
Pastor Jonathan Oloyede: A Year of Prayer - A Day of Prayer for London!
On the 20th February 2006, a sizeable group of Leaders from London and beyond it met at Holy Trinity Brompton to listen to Jonathan Oloyede's vision for united prayer across the Capital and British Isles. The meeting hosted by Nicky Gumbel and facilitated by Joel Edwards with Jane Holloway was the relational platform from which this initiative began.
Christianity and the Triumph of the West
When you hear the word "globalisation," you probably think of Chinese factories or customer service centers in India. What you probably don't think about is Christianity. Yet globalisation and Christianity are linked in ways you may never have imagined.
Darlene Zschech: Psalm Devotional 2
Hey lovely people... well, it is the middle of the night, my household is fast asleep, I am shockingly jetlagged, so I thought it must be a great time to get up and ponder over the psalm study for this week.
Bishop Jonathan Gledhill: Saddam Hussein Execution 'Not Unjust'
The Bishop of Lichfield has reacted to the execution of Saddam Hussein by saying that it "cannot be called unjust" if he had a fair trial and proper opportunity to appeal.
Anglican Head Dr Rowan Williams: New Year 2007 Message
Here in this London shopping centre - as in towns across the UK - the January sales are well underway - after a Christmas when many of us probably spent more than we should and eaten more than we should. It's all in stark contrast to Sudan where I visited last February.
David Spriggs: Christmas Angels Help to Get the Message Across!
Angels have been making a come back in an attempt to get the Christmas message going again. Luke Walton, the Arts officer for Bible Society, was inspired as he walked through Swindon Town's shopping centre.
Andy Flannagan: HIDE and SEEK
Artists and performers are inevitably the worst in the world at practising the art of "being hidden". The very lifeblood to our work is often publicity and marketing, which is not in itself wrong, but the battle for control of our hearts and motives in this context becomes increasingly violent.
Rev Malcolm Duncan: Building a Better World - Part 3
The Leader of the Faithworks Movement, Revd Malcolm Duncan, has just published his first book, Building a Better World . In this, the third of a series of extracts and thoughts from the book, he explores just what it is in the Christian faith that spurs us on to build a better world...
General Shaw Clifton Christmas Message: Words & Songs to Greet the Saviour
The opening chapters of the Gospel of Luke hold the divinely inspired record of words and songs that preceded and greeted the glorious birth of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Today these words and songs still lift our hearts, as we celebrate Christmas again.
David Spriggs: Theos - A New Word on the Street
For Christians who know only a smattering of Greek, Theos is likely to be one of those words, it means God. So why are all kinds of newspapers suddenly writing about Theos?
Dr. James M. Stevens: A Heart-warming Christmas Story
Back when I was studying music at Samford University in Birmingham, AL, I had the privilege of working as a music minister at some small churches in rural areas. It was a great training ground to work with choirs of limited resources and I met some of the most wonderful Christian people.
Bishop of Lichfield, Rt Rev Jonathan Gledhill: Christmas Message 2006
I enjoyed the switching on of the Christmas lights in Stafford market place this year. It must be the child in me but the sparkling coloured lights and the smell of roasting chestnuts stirs up a sense of wonder and delight.
Rev Malcolm Duncan: Building a Better World - Part 2
The Leader of the Faithworks Movement, Revd Malcolm Duncan, has just published his first book, Building a Better World. In this, the second of a series of extracts and thoughts from the book, he considers how Christians need confidence in their own faith in order to work with others...
Archbishop of Canterbury: Statement on HIV/AIDS for World Aids Day 2006
As Christians we pray this day in the light of a global disaster the momentum of which has built for 25 years. Since the first appearance of the pandemic an estimated 65 million people have been infected with HIV, of whom 25 million have died. In 2005 alone an estimated 4.1 million people became infected with HIV and an estimated 2.8 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses.