I was very impressed by the presenter Vicky Gibbens who interviewed me yesterday on her radio show. Iāve been interviewed on the radio quite a few times and Iāve often come away feeling rather deflated and disappointed. Iām making myself vulnerable here. With Vicky it was completely different. It wasnāt Read more
Fred Lemon was born in 1914 in the east end of London. He grew up in the world of jellied eels, winkles and cheeky, cockney geezers. His mum and dad taught young Fred “to steal whenever there was an opportunity and to forage in dustbins for rags and bottles and Read more
Abraham Kuyper was a Dutch politician, journalist, church reformer, theologian, pastor and educator whose influence shaped both Dutch society and Christian thinking about all areas of life and society. He was a founder of a Christian university, the Free University in Amsterdam and a Christian political partyāthe Anti-revolutionary Partyāand even Read more
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every Read more
The Bible is very honest about human depravity. In the Old Testament the prophets were profoundly aware of how idolatry can destroy countless lives. In particular they denounced the prophets of Baal who peddled a dark, pagan faith that we need to understand. How did the followers of Baal serve Read more
William Tyndale was born in Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire in 1494. He was a gifted linguist and wordsmith who crafted many evocative phrases such as āthe fat of the landā, the āwriting is on the wallā and āthe powers that beā. Amazingly he was fluent in eight languages. Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, Read more
Baruch Spinoza (1632ā1677) was a famous Dutch rationalist philosopher. He believed that pure unaided reason can tell us everything we need to know. He believed that God is the same as Nature (pantheism). In other words only God exists. He contended that brilliant boffins (like him) can prove conclusively that Read more
Efim Klubnikin was an inspiring prophet who heeded Godās warnings to leave his homeland and journey to Los Angeles in the USA. This prophecy saved the lives of thousands who listened to his ominous message. The American celebrity Kim Kardashianās great grandparents were saved from the horrors of the Armenian Read more
George Washington Carver was born in about 1864. He is perhaps best known as the āpeanut manā because he discovered over 260 uses for the humble peanut. His innovations in agricultural science, crop rotation and soil enrichment techniques, revolutionised agriculture and helped many Afro-American farmers rise out of poverty. Carver Read more
Steve Bishop and I are writing a book about Christians who serve God outside the church sphere. We would like to introduce you to the inspiring work of Egbert Schuurman. What does technology have to do with Christianity? In a world where artificial intelligence and genetic engineering are transforming our Read more