When I was growing up in the 1980s, Christianity always appeared to my young eyes to be very tribal. Christians were very keen to emphasise their differences, drawn mostly along denominational and doctrinal lines. Issues such as adult/child baptism, the… Read More ›
Holy Spirit
Pentecost – the Church’s Big Bang moment
Christmas and Easter rightly have prominent places in the Church calendar. Jesus’ birth, death and Resurrection are should be properly celebrated, but the place of Pentecost is equally as important. Without that point in time when the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus’… Read More ›
Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury – God’s outsiders pointing to a new era for the church
Next week within three days arguably the two most influential Christian leaders in the world will be enthroned. It will be a truly unprecedented week when both the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Pope Francis are installed into their respective… Read More ›