Shaping the future
Maybe it does sounds pretentious. But the calling of those who name Jesus as Lord is nothing less than to help shape the future. We are not simply to let the future happen, fatalistically shrugging our shoulders and…
Understanding the present
How bleak is Europe's future? Can Christianity survive today's challenges? Will Europe's cities soon be re-populated by Muslim immigrants? Will her cathedrals be replaced by mega-mosques? Or will Europe simply implode from moral failure? Last week we wrote…
Scratch the surface!
If you have never visited Prague, you owe it to yourself. If you have, you will want to return. So why not this summer? Prague is a vital link in the story of the making of Europe, and…
The Great Cover-up
You don't have to be a believer to recognise the unique role of the Bible in shaping Europe. Arch-atheist Richard Dawkins freely admits that 'without knowledge of Christianity and the Bible, you just can't understand European history'. French President Nicolas…
Why bad things happen
Around the fireside over the weekend, several of us gathered to discuss one of the oldest questions in the book: why do bad things happen to good people? The immediate occasion for this discussion was the tragic death in Africa…
