Jeff Fountain

Pentecost is a feast to celebrate the birth of the 2000-year-old Jesus movement, and the hope of the fullfilment of God’s purposes for humankind. Yet it is one of those events on the calendar many enjoy as a holiday weekend…

I learnt a new word this week: agnotology, the study of the deliberate propagation of ignorance.  Agnotology comes from the Greek work agnosis, meaning ‘not knowing’ or ‘ignorance’, and ontology, which deals with the nature of being.  The word was coined 25 years ago by researchers…

Tomorrow is Europe Day, May 9, a day to reflect on belonging to the diverse European family. It is a day both celebrated and ignored in different European nations. To trace the story of this day, we go to a…

 This coming week European countries will commemorate the end of World War Two in different ways.  The Netherlands, for example, will hold solemn ceremonies across the nation on Tuesday, May 4, to remember those who lost their lives. In Amsterdam,…