There was a time when a Christian doctor working in the UK could reasonably presume a shared worldview with her or his patients. In most areas, most people would identify themselves as 'Christian'. The gospel story was familiar, even if not understood, or personally embraced. Today, competing belief systems, including...
And other questions about heaven, hell and the life to come Marcus Nodder Good Book Company, 2013, £3.99, Pb 96pp, ISBN 9781908762337 Reviewed by Julian Churcher, CMF London StaffworkerTake a complex and emotive subject that eludes description except by analogy and simile, and lies beyond shared human experience. Let...
Trusting God through the Dark Times Sarah Collins & Jayne Haynes Christian Focus Publications, 2011 £4.99 Pb 128pp ISBN 978 1 845 506 339 Here is a primer for the families, friends and pastors of those suffering from depressive illness, as much as for those currently walking with the'black...
Don't be put off by the front cover and title, suggestive of yet another tale in the 'religious conspiracy' genre. The 'scandals' it refers to are the very scandals of Jesus' life, relationships, ministry, and teaching; the author is a scholar in Rabbinics and the New Testament who writes elegantly...