What’s that hanging out your arts?
Can you have faith and be an artist without trying to sell something? Mike addresses the relationship between our imagination and our convictions. (yes, he's had a few). Warning: may contain...
Kicking the darkness- writing as a mystic
In the beginning was darkness, chaos, the void,; nothing a good cup of coffee couldn't fix, then. Mike contemplates the dark art of creative writing, explaining why therapy might be more expensive...
Activism is the rent we pay for being on the planet
There's no doubting The Body Shop has helped put fair or community trade relationships on the mainstream agenda. And Anita is dedicated to campaigning for the human rights so often abused and ignored...
What is Masculine Spirituality
Why have most primal cultures 'initiated' their men and not their women? And why does the male soul respond differently to images, stories, grief, the Divine, intimacy, community and relationships...
Helping without hurting
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The Green Eyed Church
* why Christians should be concerned about environmental issues * how we can act to green our church's life and mission * stories from churches * information and resources David Pickering studied...
Your Wisdom and Your Knowledge Led You Astray (the Humiliation of Babylon)
Babylon, with her superior knowledge and sophisticated technology has been ruthless towards all nations. She has decived herself into believing she is all-powerful. But Babylon will be...
Nicaragua since December 23 1973
On December 23, 1972 Managua was destroyed by an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale. Since then, Nicaraguans have seen the ousting of the Somoza family in the 1979 revolution, the Contra...
They Sell The Righteous for Silver and the Nerdy for a Pair Sandals
God is scandalised at the callousness of the wealthy, the rulers and the religious leaders in the Kingdom of the North. They exploit the poor. If we do not stop the same behaviour, our actions will...
Theologian as Poet: Poet as Theologian
Brian explores, and reads from, some poems by C.S.Lewis and Wendell Berry. Brian McLaren has been active in networking church planters and pastors since the mid 1980s. His first book, The Church on...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenThe Six Dimensional Jesus
The Evangelical Jesus is just one take, governed by one theology. But how have other Christian traditions seen Jesus? And might these other - Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anabaptist, Liberal,...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenAn African Faith Perspective on Public Private Partnership
The challenge of the crisis in Africa demands that collaboration guides those emerging with it. In recent years, the PPP movement, (Public-Private Partnership) has developed as the most effective way...
What’s so Christian About Christian Aid?
Working to right wrongs in today's world order is more than just liberal activism. It goes to the heart of what being a Christian is. Daleep Mukarji is the Director of Christian Aid. He was an...
The Dry Bones Shall Live
Despite our faithfulness and rebelliousness, God is calling us from our graves to give us life. He promises to come and live in us! Let us allow Him in and become the channels of God's hope, life and...
Asylum – an overstated case or a deepening crisis
The popular press continue to demonise refugees and asylum seekers. The government pursues one failed policy after another. What is the reality? Is there another way? What are Christian...