Chilean Miners and Christian Preachers – a plea
The story of the rescue of the miners is easily the story of the year. You just know it’s going…
Category: Reflection (page 7)
An Economic Herem in Ireland
Allegedly, one of the great barriers to some people embracing the Christian God is the picture of him portrayed in…
The Dark Characters at Communion
The last supper accounts in Matthew, Mark and Luke are an interesting collection of events and anything but the pious…
The Parable of the Rich Farmer
16And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17He thought to…
A Brief History of Ordinary Things – the lawnmower
How many miles have I walked with this lawnmower? How many kilos of grass have I lifted? How many seasons…
Bill Hybels & the Rogue Wave
I haven’t been living under rock for the last 15 years or so, but though I am aware of Bill…
Who's Leading Public Debate?
The media (admittedly a multifaceted beast) has also played a role in narrowing public discourse, to the extent that fundamental…
BBC Radio Ulster Broadcast Service
I was delighted to be able to do the Broadcast Service from the studio in BBC Radio Ulster. The theme…
Another Generation of Evangelicals and the Old Guard
A friend tweeted a link to this article about a new kind of evangelicalism the other day which I found…
Between Mystery and Committee on the way to Pentecost
As we get closer to Pentecost, things get stranger and stranger. Just 40 days after the resurrection is the startling…