John Clark The Church of England’s Bishop for Sport, the Rt Revd Tony Porter, the Bishop of Sherwood, is encouraging Christians to take part in a “global wave of prayer” ahead of the Rugby World Cup which kicks off later this month. ACNS 11 September 2015 John Clark
Anglicanism: the final frontier. These are the prophetic voyages of Justin Welby. His continuing mission: to explore strange new reconciliations; to seek out new wine and new creations; to boldly go where no archbishop has gone before….at least since the Reformation. Archbishop Cranmer’s website. 15 September 2015 John Clark
TO SENIOR military officers, intelligence analysts and policy-makers, blood and guts are more real than fire and brimstone. To the followers of ISIS – which now calls itself the Islamic State – however, not only do the concepts of hell fire and the gardens of paradise seem real, the hope of heaven and fear of … Continue Reading
What has: 9,582 Pages? 3,388,465 Words? 62,846 Paragraphs? 333,141 Lines? The answer (as of September 2015) is the Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series of books. This series which currently stands at 27 books, but which is still growing, was produced out of the 2010 Edinburgh missionary conference and represents an outstanding piece of work. Kouyanet 9 … Continue Reading
It is an era of violence in the Middle East and North Africa, with nine civil wars now going on in Islamic countries between Pakistan and Nigeria. This is why there are so many refugees fleeing for their lives. Half of the 23 million population of Syria have been forced from their homes, with four … Continue Reading
In a statement on the refugee crisis facing Europe and the Middle East, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, said today: “This is a hugely complex and wicked crisis that underlines our human frailty and the fragility of our political systems. My heart is broken by the images and stories of men, … Continue Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has written the first post for a new blog aimed at fostering constructive debate about Britain’s relationship with the European Union ahead of a Referendum in two years’ time. Archbishop of Canterbury’s website. 1 September 2015 John Clark
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, thinks it is a Christian thing to help some people kill themselves. He is quite wrong. Christopher Howse. Daily Telegraph. 23 August 2015 John Clark
A first generation American of Iraqi origin has set up an “underground railroad” to help Christians escape the terror in Iraq. Ruth Gledhill. Christian Today 24 August 2015 John Clark
The media’s obsession with Tim Farron’s faith is revealing. I am not as worried as some that this is really a matter of Christians being driven out of political life – after all the Liberal Democrats just elected him. His faith is no secret, in fact he has been talking about it openly for years, … Continue Reading