Resources
Making funerals our friends
Whether we like it or not, death is one of our ‘core businesses’. So what do people find when they come to an Anglican funeral?
Not with a whimper but an AMEN
AMEN is meant to be a cry of assent, a shout, an affirmation, says Martin Davies. Yet too often we experience it in church as a barely audible whimper.
Poll reveals distrust of religion
A survey in the US finds that 55 percent of young people aged 12 to 25 say they are more spiritual now than two years ago. But nearly one-third of them don’t trust organized religion.
There's no RIP for garden gnomes
Garden gnomes have been banned from cemeteries in an English diocese because they are "unnatural creatures".
In bed with the secular spirit
A multitude of spiritual options have exploded into Western societies. Even inert objects like crystals are invested with spiritual power today.
Spirituality important to eye patients
Patients visiting an ophthalmologist report that prayer is important to their well-being and that God plays a positive role in illness.
Daily prayer for modern Anglicans
A regular rhythm of worship and prayer provides the means of growing in faith. But how do we do this in the midst of a busy and stressful life? Three basic needs for praying Christians.
Prayer and the unknowable God
When you go apart for prayer, put from your mind everything you have been doing or plan to do. Reject all thoughts, be they good or evil….
