Russian princess packs out Shoreham church
A RUSSIAN PRINCESS who supported refugees, protested against anti-Semitism and challenged the KGB has generated local news headlines, capacity crowds and a growing interest in a Sussex church The story…
Premier lose appeal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to ban an advert inviting Christians to share their experiences of marginalisation in the workplace.
Parents who would have had abortion sue lawyers
A mother and father, who would have aborted their own daughter if they had known more about her chances of being disabled, are now suing their legal team.
Deserting Downton for Jesus: Villagers ride new wave of worship
An “alternative” service has attracted scores of worshippers from across Sussex villages, rejecting Sunday night TV in favour of live worship. And the idea is about to spread. Clive Price…
Your Letters (Dec 2013 – Jan 2014)
“Hate” crimes and giving offence IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS the single most effective tool for stifling freedom of speech?
Book of Truth By Norman Todd
Yes, you can argue for the flood and against evolution, with evidence gathered over many years by Sussex writer Norman Todd Many Christians struggle with the Old Testament, wondering whether…
A Prayer Drive around England – Ann Allfrey
Another Sussex author and Lydia Fellowship member has driven around the rest of England’s coastline Ann Allfrey, a member of the Petworth Community Church, has written of her “prayer drive”…
New vision for fire-wrecked pier
Keith Hayden invites Christians to get involved in restoring the pier to spiritual as well as visual glory IN OCTOBER 2012 Hastings pier suffered a devastating fire that left it…
From Wolves to Weald
What do Wolverhampton Wanderers, theology, Brighton’s homeless and a food bank have in common? The answer is they’re all passions of Mervyn Weeks, a new pastor in Lindfield, the pretty…
VICAR OF BAGHDAD: “COMPASSION FATIGUE STOPS BBC REPORTING IRAQ VIOLENCE”
CANON ANDREW WHITE, the popular “Vicar of Baghdad”, says that the BBC has given up reporting on the daily violence suffered in Iraq.
IRAN AND WEST “THWART ZIONIST PLOT” WITH NUCLEAR DEAL
IRAN HAS HAILED the nuclear deal it reached with Western powers in Geneva as a victory over “the Zionists”.
Album review: Clannad celebrates 40 years of heavenly harmonies
Nádúr /Christ Church Cathedral (CD and DVD) Clannad (ARC Music) Forty years of heavenly harmonies by Irish band Clannad have been marked with not only a live album and DVD…
Album review: Hope, ache and struggle after the heady days of “Delirious?”
Of Burdens, Birds and Stars Stu G Gone are the days when we used to sing twee “happy ever after” songs about the Christian life. Older and wiser, some of…
CD review: “Deeper wells of worship” in a sung liturgy for a healing service
The Healing Experience Grenville Richard Harding and Jane Weeden Classical music remains on the edge of mainstream worship in the 21st century. Yes, some churches might experiment with a “special…
We have ways of making you tolerant…!
The writing is on the wall – or screen – for our every unguarded conversation to be monitored. The EU’s new tolerance directive will require each state to have a…