The Forgotten Reformation
Sunday, July 6, was the Festival of Jan Hus. For on that date in 1415, the Czech reformer was burnt at the stake as a heretic during the Papal Council, held in Constance on the Swiss-German border. Everyone knows Luther…
A Symbol of Compassion
The name is derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, yet has been long associated with a popular peace-loving saint born in today's Hungary but forever associated with the French city of Tours. Martin was born around 316, very…
Along the Embankment
A FREE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN LONDON prior to a speaking engagement gave me opportunity to wander along the Thames Embankment opposite the London Eye Millennium Wheel. It was not just a casual walk. I was looking for something specific. Two…
So, there is a God!!
Yes, the photo's upside down! Actually, that's how it appears on the cover of a recent book by the most influential atheist over the past fifty years. So-called 'new' atheists like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have stood on…
On Imitating Christ
A short drive from where I live, just outside of Zwolle, is a leafy gladeon what the Dutch optimistically call a mountain. The Swiss would not evencall Mount St Agnes (Sint Agnietenberg) a hill, but here on this 'mountain'…