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Atheist says Africa needs God

December 26th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Matthew Parris, convinced atheist and columnist for The Times of London, recently visited his boyhood home of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) and found himself confronted by a conviction that he’s been trying to avoid for most of his life: It would be good for Africa if more Africans believed in God. Africa needs God, and it [...]

2008 reminds us that worldly glory soon passes away

December 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments

So says the National Post editorial board in a remarkable commentary that begins with the current financial and economic crisis and ends with the never-changing relevance of Christmas. Sic transit gloria mundi — thus passes away the glory of the world, the old Latin phrase puts it. In 2008, the glory of money took the [...]

The Rev. David Curry: “Behold the Lamb of God”

December 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Rev David Curry, Rector of Christ Church, Windsor, gave this sermon this morning for the Fourth Sunday In Advent, based on the Gospel reading (St John 1:19-28). The theme of Advent is holy watching and holy waiting; that presents a challenge because it’s very hard to wait upon God. Advent is also a time [...]

TV show discusses Muslim misconceptions about the Bible; Muslims offended

October 27th, 2008 | 3 Comments

British television recently broadcast a discussion of mistaken beliefs Muslims hold about biblical teachings on redemption and atonement.  The programme, shown on Venus TV, featured Australian-based Pakistani Christian evangelist Daniel Scot, and was hosted by Ashar Mali, a Pakistani Christian who has been living in Britain for several years. Immediately after the show was aired, [...]

Media ignore scholarly interest in Christian thought

September 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment

A professor at Macquarie University, Australia, criticises mainstream media’s sensationalistic approach to Christianity and its critics. He suggests that the media should pay more attention to scholarly debates concerning the relationship between Christianity and the public good. A MEDIA preoccupation with sensationalist critics of religion drowns out the many intellectual voices who claim a significant [...]