Promises, promises. By the time you read this, you may know which bunch holds our national political welfare in its eager hands. Not being in receipt of the gift of prophecy, I will refrain from predicting the outcome. I will stick my neck out...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It certainly came as a great relief to churches and Christian organisations. At the end of January the British Government lost several significant votes in the House of Lords in relation to its Equality Bill. The whole subject of ‘equality’ is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1859 – an amazing year. A year of revival. A time when the Spirit of God moved in a mighty way and many were converted. For a time the face of Ulster church life was deeply affected. The impact on the wider society was also profound, with...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The boring bits Do we need everything that’s in the Bible? Could we not get along perfectly well without some parts of it? If we had a kind of Readers’ Digest version, with all the important bits kept in and all the boring bits taken out, would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
‘Granny’s Little Angel on Board’. So read the sign in the back window of the car in front, along with the name of the aforementioned ‘little angel’. Twee, sentimental, naïve – describe it how you will. Not too theologically sound in its...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Invisible Church News reporting is – of necessity – very selective. Some stories are covered at length and in detail, some are accorded a brief mention, others never make it to mainstream media reports. All kinds of factors colour what is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Watching straws Straws in the wind. None of them large in itself, but taken together, they show quite clearly the direction of the wind, and that direction is very clearly against public expression of religious, especially Christian, convictions.
Probably not? ‘There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.’ So reads an advertisement on a number of buses in London and elsewhere. Sponsored by the British Humanist Association, the advertisement is designed to counter the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SHAFTESBURY REFORMED CONFERENCE In Shaftesbury Square Reformed Presbyterian Church (Dublin Road, Belfast) Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 @ 7.30 p.m. A great opportunity to hear two outstanding speakers from the USA “Right with God” Dr....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Heaven on Earth ‘But our citizenship is in heaven’, Paul writes in Philippians 3:20. There are days, aren’t there, when you feel that as a Christian you really don’t belong in this present world? Our attitudes, our values, our standards of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
