Pilgrimage in the age of Covid-19
Rituals have often been adapted in the face of difficult circumstances.
Rituals have often been adapted in the face of difficult circumstances.
Harriet Tubman suffered all the brutalities of slavery: starvation, whippings, beatings and a particularly severe head injury that left her with lifelong problems. Yet amid this suffering, she was part of a dynamic church culture that gave her a firm faith in Christ.
In a nutshell, over-reliance on computer "carers", none of which can really care, would be a betrayal of the user's human dignity.
Christians who think it's enough to be a good person in order to be saved outweigh those who believe Jesus is the only way to salvation, a new survey has found.
Too many Christian men think "sex starts in the kitchen" but they're getting it all wrong.
There is a lot of emotional pain and grief in constantly changing partners which is never acknowledged by today's culture.
Two professors who published a paper last year on the mental health benefits of 'gender-affirming' surgeries now say their original conclusions were "too strong".
Lockdowns are seemingly vital for controlling Covid-19. Early evidence suggests they have a big effect on preventing deaths. But if we're to keep using them, we also need to know their broader impacts. Many people are worried about lockdowns also having a negative effect on mental health.
The shops and cafes are open, the kids can go back to school in September, so is now a good time to go on pilgrimage? Well, yes and no.
The Old Testament prophets possessed a prophetic imagination that refused to accept things as they were and sought to render them as they should be. Creation could do with some of that prophetic imagination right now
Josephine Butler is little known today despite being one of the most important Englishwomen of the nineteenth century, working tirelessly for decades to rescue prostitutes and prevent women being trafficked into prostitution.
Although William Wilberforce is remembered mainly for leading the battle against slavery, he did an enormous amount of good in many other areas.
There are no easy answers to the hard questions about God, the Christian faith and the difficulties of life.