Light in the prison cell
‘I know how much of a difference Daylight people have made in my life and the lives of many with whom I served time. Thank you for caring.’
This was a message from Ed, a former prisoner, to those attending the Daylight Christian Prison Trust’s conferences held in Chelmsford and Bristol in March. For many attending it was the first time to hear from Ed, for whom they have prayed over many months.
Mission - quo vadis?
Thorsten Prill
Date posted: 1 Sep 2012
Where are evangelical missionary organisations heading in the long run?
So far we have seen that unbiblical positions, such as Open Theism, held within evangelical mission organisations may be the result of either theological ignorance or the work of false teachers. However, there are other factors which foster problematic theological views and mission strategies.
The evolution of Darwinism
Nigel Faithfull
Date posted: 1 Nov 2008
February 12 2009 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and April the 150th anniversary of the completion of his manuscript entitled On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (hereafter referred to as Origin). Few books have had such an influence on people, education and parliamentary laws during the past 150 years. The sanctity of the life of the unborn child has been eroded, together with loss of the importance of traditional family structure and sexual morality.
Darwin was essentially a deist, believing in an impersonal God who created the earth, giving a spark of life to some primitive life form, and then left everything to evolve without any divine aid or direction. His ideas were not truly original, but were a system inherited from the classical Greek and Roman philosophers, as outlined below.
Are we fundamentalists?
Barry Seagren
Date posted: 1 Mar 2008
Barry Seagren finds that the parallels between Islamic extremists and evangelical Christians are too close for comfort.
The term fundamentalist has always had negative connotations, and especially so since 9/11.
When enough is enough
Dave Bookless
Date posted: 1 May 2007
Towards a theology of sustainability
‘Sustainability’ is a concept in search of a home. Many have an idea of what it means, but scratch beneath the surface and the ideas are diverse at best, contradictory at worst.
Today sustainability has become a great rallying cry, adopted by politicians, economists, multinational corporations, scientists, environmentalists, town planners and faith leaders . . . but they use it to mean what they want it to mean.