Ideas with real foundation

Coming up to Easter is, I suppose, as good a time as any for headlines to scream things like “Christians got it wrong about Heaven, says Bishop”. Bishop “Tom” Wright has a book out, Surprised by Hope, in which he quotes from a children’s book about heaven: it is “a beautiful place where you [...]

Christmas story

I recently came across this biting parody of the Christmas story by Greg Walton. It deserves a wider circulation.
 “ Now it came to pass from about the eighth month of the year, that there went out a decree from the profit makers that the entire Western world should go out and spend exceedingly. This decree was [...]

do you believe spin?

The ‘spin-doctor’ is one of the most dangerous people around. He [or she] can give words just that wee twist which suddenly changes the way we understand the truth of the situation to be. They have managed to alter the way we think. Normally we, ordinary, people are too busy to care, but a [...]