by David Kerrigan | Jan 9, 2015 | Opinion
The terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine came as yet another shocking example of the impact of Islamic fundamentalism on today’s world. Nothing, absolutely nothing, that offends us justifies murder. Admittedly that is a Western value, but it...
by David Kerrigan | Mar 17, 2014 | Opinion
A conference rarely reaches the heady heights of being a sensory experience but the third Christ at the Checkpoint conference, meeting in Bethlehem on March 10-14, has done so in full measure. Taking as its theme “Your Kingdom Come,” the aim has been to...
by David Kerrigan | Sep 30, 2013 | Opinion
Hundreds of churches in the United Kingdom observed Sunday, Sept. 22, as “The Big Welcome.” Sponsored by the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and others, this initiative encourages Christians to invite someone they know to do something they love. Many...
by David Kerrigan | Dec 13, 2012 | Opinion
I live in South Oxfordshire in England where many of the villages are chocolate-box pretty, the land is fertile, the meandering Thames adds its own unique fingerprint and the air is clean. Well, except when our beloved power station has a malfunction! But if there is...
by David Kerrigan | Oct 22, 2012 | Opinion
Heroes have been in the news recently. My attention was drawn to the story of Henry Langford, someone I hadn’t heard of until the 93-year-old’s death on Oct. 7 was reported in the religious newspapers. Langford supported the cause of racial equality in...