Archive for 'Editorial'

What is paganism?

What is paganism?

How do you boil a frog alive? If you throw it in a pot of bubbling water it will jump straight out (so I am told – I’ve never actually tried this!). The only way is [...]

A blind spot

A blind spot

Many Christians expect to find a gospel church wherever they go in the world. This expectation may be based on an assumption that most, if not all, of the world has been evangelised. So it is [...]

What have I done to deserve this?

What have I done to deserve this?

It’s the summer of 1993 and the sun is bright today, lighting the distant Firth of Forth and its famous bridge; below us the city of Edinburgh is half-hidden by the wooded hills. We are on [...]

Reincarnation or Resurrection?

Reincarnation or Resurrection?

On a return flight from a recent overseas trip I was sitting to the left of a chatty eleven-year-old who had just entered secondary school. His more self-conscious older brother sat quietly to his right while [...]

Money, money, money

Money, money, money

So sang ABBA back in 1978, and they continued: All the things I could do If I had a little money: It’s a rich man’s world. Times don’t change much, do they? Nor do the men [...]

The Lord still reigns

The Lord still reigns

As Christians, we acknowledge that time itself has been split into two distinct eras, BC and AD, by the life and times of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ – the effect of His incarnation has [...]

Editorial: Educating our children

Editorial: Educating our children

God has spoken; yes, even about education. It is true that the word ‘education’ is not in our English versions of his word, but the concept is very much there. It is a much fuller idea, [...]