Israel-Palestine: When Theology and Politics Mix

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...

British Baptists Take Steps to Be More Welcoming

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...

Theological Contours Don’t Have to Divide Us

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...

Heroes Stand Up for Unpopular Truths

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...