Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its lit...

In a far corner of the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, lie the remains of a man who at the height of his career had unparallelled power a...

I will never forget the first time I read the following quote, almost two decades ago. I was so struck by it, that I wrote it down and have...

This week along with thousands of others, our church has marked the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church . However, we a...

"Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it ...

Over the last few years, genial BBC Radio host, Stuart Maconie has produced a series of books about Britain. These books, ( Pies and Prejud...

"For seven years I was College Chaplain and Worcester College, Oxford. Each year I used to see the first year undergraduates individua...

Under the great golden dome of Les Hotel des Invalides , on the banks of the Seine Underneath a breathtaking painted ceiling Surrounded by...

Here's a few quotes I tried to use to stimulate our discussion of Genesis 1 in our house-group tonight. The first three paragraphs have...

The late Professor Bruce, noted classical scholar, biblical critic and exegete, at the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester wrote of his...

In some sense the most benevolent, generous person in the world seeks his own happiness in doing good to others, because he places his happ...

"Where have we any command in the Bible laid down in stronger terms or in a more peremptory urgent manner; than the command of giving t...

On Friday my wife had worked a gruelling fifteen hour day, including a meeting at lunchtime. In case you are wondering, she is technically ...

I believe it was Tory politician Norman Fowler who quit Thatcher's government in order to (as his statement of the time read) "spen...

What do you do when, despite the fact that you have lived in Scotland all your adult life and have produced children who are self-consciousl...

N.T.Wright , writes: For seven years I was College Chaplain at Worcester College, Oxford. Each year I used to see the first year undergradua...

Brian [McLaren] makes such a good point about the importance of the subjective encounter with God that he tends, I think, to minimize the im...

"This is when people get to see if I really believe all I've been preaching about all these years". The late Nigel Lee, the re...

R. H. Strachan commented, on the act of Jesus washing the disciples' feet in John 13:1-4. "...the great truth that this divine self...