Opinion
Hollywood, Show us Your Faith - If You Dare
These past weeks were dazzled with awards nights - Hollywood stars moping around the red carpet as they glorified themselves in sparkly gowns and tight tuxedos.
It's Time for a Media Clean-up
The Church of England drew its General Synod to a close last week with a debate on whether standards of decency were falling in the British media in the aftermath of the Celebrity Big Brother race row and growing concerns over the increasing presence of sexually explicit images and violence in the media.
Christian Lawyers Fear for Religious Freedom After Parliamentary SORs Report
A response from the Christian Lawyers' Fellowship to the recently released report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) on the Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs).
Modern Day Slavery - Never Again Say You Did Not Know!
The Amazing Grace film is set for release in the UK on March 23 and in its approach, churches have been active in highlighting the issue of modern day slavery and the statistics are altogether alarming.
WEA International Director, Geoff Tunnicliffe: Unsung Evangelical Heroes
February 23, the film Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story was released in theatres across the United States. Wilberforce was one of the greatest social reformers of all history.
Copyright: An International Concern for Christians
A while ago, I had the great privilege of personally meeting with Jang W. Choi of Sunmin Music, Seoul, Korea on his visit to Nashville.
Interview: Louie Giglio on Chris Tomlin and the Worship Diet
Back from a 22,000-student conference, stepping off the Grammy red carpet in Los Angeles, and after a couple of days of rest amid a rigorous winter tour schedule, Louie Giglio, founder of Choice Ministries, Passion Conferences and sixstepsrecords, says he and his team needed those two days of rest.
Interview: Tony Campolo - Tackling Social Injustice...the Christian Way
Dynamic US speaker and author Dr Tony Campolo spoke in the UK recently, elaborating on the theological background to economic and social injustice. Dr Campolo, who is a Baptist minister, as well as former spiritual adviser to Bill Clinton and leader of the US 'Christian Evangelical Left', addressed Christians working in London's financial district, challenging their commitment to issues of trade and justice and encouraging them to support policies and practices that lead to a more just world. H
Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address at General Synod
The Church of England General Synod opened Monday with an address from the Archbishop of Canterbury in which he commended the Tanzania Primates' communiqué as representing a "serious attempt to go beyond the surface problems and to give us some space to look at the underlying and neglected theological factors".
Is Britney Spears the Prodigal Daughter?
I have two snapshots of Britney Spears stuck in my brain. The first is from the late 1990s. I was living in Atlanta and had started attending a cool new church. It was a church "unplugged" - the pastor was young and sat on a stool and talked about Jesus and U2 and Quentin Tarantino.
Meet Zach Hunter - The Teenage Abolitionist
Fifteen-year-old Zach Hunter is just like any ordinary American kid. He likes listening to music, reading, and running after what he is passionate about. But already at the age of 12, he had a specific passion. It was to 'be the change' and abolish slavery, just as William Wilberforce did 200 years ago. Having launched the 'Loose Change to Loosen Chains' programme in the seventh grade, Zach raised thousands of dollars with the intention of rescuing victims of slavery.
Interview: Presiding Bishop of ECUSA Reflects on Primates' Meeting
The Primates of the Anglican Communion have called for the formation of a "Pastoral Council" that would work in cooperation with the Episcopal Church to facilitate and encourage healing and reconciliation, particularly for those who feel unable to accept the ministry of their bishop or the presiding bishop.
Archbishop of Canterbury: Final Statements & Questions on Tanzania Summit
What I'd like to do is touch briefly - very briefly - on the issues in the final communiqué of our meeting. As usual, you'll see elements there of narrative - this is what we did, these are the activities we shared and these were the subjects we covered.
Chuck Colson: The Spirit of Wilberforce
Few men have changed history as profoundly as the English parliamentarian William Wilberforce. Beginning in 1791, and moved by his conversion to Christ, he began the crusade to abolish the slave trade in Great Britain. It was a crusade that would try his soul and cost him his health for the next twenty years.
Come All Ye Faithful; Bring Your Bible, Hymn Book... and U2
I sit on the sofa, listening to U2's "If God will Send His Angels", not because I am Bono's #1 fan but because I want to hear what is captivating the churches lately: the "U2charist".
Philip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane at Anglican Tanzania Summit
It's good to be with you again to give you a brief update on today's proceedings; as I anticipated with you last evening, we spent the morning today considering further the Primates' responses to The Episcopal Church's reactions to the Windsor Report and the Dromantine requests from the Primate.