Current page: Reporter / Andy Walton
About Andy Walton
Andy Walton is a Contributing Writer for Christian Today.
Andy Walton
-
Water into wine: The extravagance, revelation and victory of Jesus' first miracle
The Wedding at Cana is far more than just a literary trope. It's famous for being the first of the miracle accounts of Jesus' life recounted in the Gospel of John. The turning of the water into wine when it looked like the wedding party was about to fall flat on its face.
-
Russia again seeks to crack down on gay rights
The latest attempts to outlaw homosexuality in Russia are becoming clearer this week. Two developments indicate that the country's attempts to roll back rights for LGBT people show no sign of abating.
-
Murdered Christian politician's brother carries on the fight against Pakistan's blasphemy laws
The brother of a high profile Pakistani Christian who was murdered for standing up for his faith has announced he is carrying on the campaign.
-
Egypt's parliament meets after more than three-year absence
The new parliament, which will be dominated by an alliance loyal to now President Sisi, has 568 elected members plus another 28 appointed directly by him.
-
A warm welcome to church can change people's lives, and even the whole country
The Social Integration Commission has released research which shows churches are the best places in the country at bringing together people of different backgrounds. We should be proud of this – and redouble our efforts.
-
Want your church to grow? Then it's time to surprise people...
If people have stereotypes about church as cold, boring, irrelevant, unwelcoming, cliquey, and so on, then we have the answer. Many of our churches simply explode that myth.
-
Why are people in rich countries less religious?
Countries like Ethiopia, Pakistan and the Philippines have populations for whom well over 80 per cent see religion as important in their lives. In the US it's 53 per cent and the Uk just 21 per cent.
-
Pope set to honour victims of worst anti-Christian violence in India
Extremist Hindus went on a series of murderous rampages eight years ago attacking and killing men and women of various Christian denominations.
-
Anne Graham Lotz: 'I can feel evil approaching, our nation is enveloped in darkness'
"I can feel the encroaching darkness of evil that is like a heavy moral and spiritual fog. It's permeating our nation at every level" said Lotz in a piece which doesn't name specific issues, but has a grave tone.
-
Clinton joins calls for attacks on Middle East minorities to be called 'genocide'
Presidential candidate says Islamic State is destroying not only the lives, but wiping out the existence of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East.
-
'Keep praying' urges local bishop as floods cause chaos in northern England
Days of torrential rain in northern England have caused rivers to burst their banks and flood several villages.
-
Glory to God in the lowest! How Christmas changes everything...
The Incarnation shows us that God is with us, that Jesus counfounds expectations and that it all began in Bethlehem.
-
Hey, Christians. Isn't it time we stopped worrying about Harry Potter?
To ban children from reading and engaging with Harry Potter just seems lazy, says Andy Walton.
-
The rise of ISIS, Christian persecution and an uncertain future: the Arab Spring, five years on...
What actually happened during the Arab Spring? How did it begin and spread? What has happened since its hopeful beginnings? And where might the region go from here?
-
Stop judging and start loving. Why we need to drop the 'holier than thou' act
We need to get to know people in need, live our lives alongside and then we'll be a lot slower to reach for the easy stereotypes
Most Read
-
From OnlyFans to Jesus
-
Leviticus 19: Loving your neighbour as yourself: the key injunction of the Torah
-
What happened in the ten days between Ascension and Pentecost?
-
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey converts a second ancient Byzantine church into a mosque
-
Lib Dems accused of deselecting candidate for Christian faith
-
A Christian view of suicide and assisted suicide