Euthanasia means ‘good death’..
The question of euthanasia is a fraught one which most of us wrestle with personally. There is no easy answer, no hard-line ideological prescription.
Change we can believe in?
Why does Jesus call Peter "Satan" even though the disciple has just identified Jesus as the Messiah?
Spreading the word in cyberspace
The anticipation of chocolate eggs and rabbits, the promise of a long weekend and arguments over Easter trading tend to overshadow Easter remembrance and celebration as the most significant event within the wider Christian community.
29% of UK teachers back creationism
Twenty-nine per cent of teachers believe that creationism and intelligent design should be taught as science, according to an online survey of attitudes to teaching evolution in the UK.
Why does God close the door?
What shall we do with a parable that speaks about God closing the door to heaven?
Oxford debate: science v. theism
Atheistic Professor Richard Dawkins contests the compatibility of science with a theistic worldview in a live debate with Christian Dr John Lennox at Oxford Museum.
Priest, rabbi agree on source of hope
If Jews and Christians could achieve reconciliation and peace, then peace is possible between any two people, say a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi.
The Creed for contemporary Kiwis
Bishop John Bluck has come up with a new booklet on the Nicene Creed for people curious about Christianity but cautious about believing all its claims.
Mission and the Kingdom
Our calling as leaders in the church and participants in God’s mission is to so live the life that we become the very promises we speak about, says Bishop Victoria Matthews.
Confessions of an unrepentant liberal
The demise of liberalism would diminish the resources for careful discernment, limit our intellectual options, and narrow the Anglican tradition of comprehensiveness.
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