Electricity is hope
w e e k l y w o r d ww 9 Oct 2006 'Electricity is hope' Bizarre events continue to unfold in the Caucasus as Russia punishes her southern neighbour of Georgia for arresting Russian officers accused of spying…
Off to HOT places
THE GIRL BEHIND THE DESK SLAPPED A BRIGHT YELLOW 'HOT' LABEL ON MY BAG, HANDED ME MY PASSPORT AND WISHED ME A PLEASANT FLIGHT. I watched curiously for a few moments as the bag disappeared down the conveyer belt and…
Equipping the European church…
Who was the last pop star you heard of who converted to Islam? Cat Stevens? Try 'googling' 'pop star' and 'Islam' and, yes, up come several stories on Yusuf Islam, better known as Cat Stevens. You can even download a…
Europe’s limited options
While storms rage across a muslim world upset with the pope, I will not be distracted from writing about the spiritual challenge to Europe I mentioned last week. That challenge, I proposed, was greater for Europe than that of Islam…
Nine-eleven five years on
Almost every newspaper in the world today is devoting editorials, pages and even special supplements to that infamous event exactly five years ago. There are stories about survivors and families of victims; investigations as to who in the US Government…