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Rt Rev Robin Eames: A New Value Ethic?

If there is one practical lesson I have learned in over 40 years of public life and ministry it is to be extremely wary of entering the corridors of another discipline with an attitude which says : "Let me comment on your work...

World Evangelical Alliance: Statement on Rev. Ted Haggard's Resignation

The leadership of the World Evangelical Alliance is saddened by the events of the past few days surrounding the resignation of Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals...

James M. Stevens: The Hymn Book- Relic or Treasure?

Is the hymn book a relic of the past or a treasure for the future? Many seem to think that the traditional use of the hymn book as ended. I would hate to see that this would ever be the case.

Darlene Zschech - In Spirit and Truth

Hey friends... well, life has been SO full, with mountaintop experiences AND valley moments, and all of it seems to be requiring me to keep refining my understanding about worship...

David Spriggs: Mission in the Media?

No one can miss it - the media are everywhere whether it's bill boards or TV ads, downloads or web site banners, broadsheets or red tops. What the media do affects us deeply, shapes our attitudes, compels our purchases and, moreover has a powerful influence on opinion formers and policy makers who in turn affect us in every aspect of our lives.

Robin Eames, Primate of all Ireland - Presidential Address at Armagh Diocesan Synod 2006

As I welcome you all to this meeting of our Synod I am of course deeply conscious it will be for the last time. On Sunday 31 December I will retire as Archbishop - a position and privilege I have held since 1986...

Dr Nigel G. Wright: Hard and Soft Secularisms

You can learn a lot about the religious history of these islands from the built environment. From parish churches and cathedrals through to Nonconformist gothic and Gospel Halls it is all there. Yet one building tells a different story from most and intrigues me much.

Rev Samuel Kobia on North Korea Nuclear Test

World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, Rev Dr Samuel Kobia releases a letter addressing North Korea's nuclear test on Monday 9 October 2006...

Darlene Zschech: Psalm Devotional

This is an instructive Psalm of Asaph... so we are to learn from the timeless story of the faithfulness of God.

David Spriggs: LYFE - but not as you know it!

'Reading the Bible' has become something that consenting adults do behind closed doors, or even worse, only when they are on their own! So it might well seem to a 'fly on the wall'. lyfe seeks to change all that and also make Bible reading both more fun and impactful at the same time. So what is lyfe?

Abbot Christopher Jamison OSB: I'm Not Spiritual But I Am Religious

Occupying the number one spot in the Amazon Religion and Spirituality list for the last few weeks has been a book about the power of positive thinking. Having worked as a school teacher for many years, I know that believing you can achieve something is half the battle of achieving it...