Perspective

“The foundation of all our preaching is, and must be,” John Wesley claimed, “whosoever believeth on Him shall be saved”.1For over fifty years, from his conversion in 1738 to his death in 1793, [...]

I still, just, support the war in Afghanistan. I still regard the probable consequences of withdrawal in defeat by the Western powers as highly undesirable. I even believe that, for troops in [...]

Once a year, thanks to the holiday attached to the holy-day of Easter, even non-Christians mark the death of Jesus Christ on a cross in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. We Christians, however, do not [...]

The Old Testament book of Esther is much loved by many, especially by Jewish readers. For in it we learn about the remarkable preservation of the Jewish people. It is an altogether providential [...]

Celebrities: We hear all the time about their money, lovers, homes, and jet-setting lifestyles. Yet they are among the unhappiest people on earth. Nothing seems to satisfy them for long. An [...]

During October 2010, all the world was mesmerized by the ongoing “miracle” rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground in the San Jose mine in Chile for 69 days, a process that took weeks to [...]

War and the menace of war is a constant reality in the world today. Peace seems always to be under threat from one quarter or another. The Bible has a great deal to say about peace. It teaches [...]

Dear Ms Prime Minister, May I congratulate you on your historic accession to the highest political office in the land? However, there is a fact about which (though it may seem unimportant to you) [...]

Screwtape is the pretend demon and protagonist of CS Lewis’s famous book, The Screwtape Letters. In this satirical essay, Andrew Lansdown imagines what Screwtape might teach his pupils (and, in [...]

Anger is not a pleasant emotion. It’s ugly to watch and it’s awful to be on the receiving end of it. It transforms someone we think we know into someone else. It’s awful. Why don’t we like anger? [...]