Communion Andy Hawes is Warden of Edenham Retreat House Using the Prayer Book Order for Holy Communion during Lent has been a chastening experience. In many respects the contemporary language liturgy is friendlier - it has an open, even relaxed [...]
Paul Griffin looks at the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, calling for a greater appreciation of the Old Testament In ND February, Peter Toon wrote about how we should read the Bible. This is a subject that a [...]
Geoffrey Kirk takes a closer look at Archbishop Rowan Williams' controversial lecture on law, and finds more problems with its form than with its content The easiest way to organize a standing ovation is to get people to clap when [...]
In the last of his articles on the Beatitudes, Hugh Bates asks who 'the persecuted' are, and whether persecution can be a blessing Like the poor in the first Beatitude, the persecuted are promised the Kingdom of Heaven. But who [...]
J. Alan Smith offers a pro-life commentary on the Bishop Harries' recent article in support of the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill taking issue with him over his perception of the early embryo Richard, the Rt Revd Lord Harries of [...]
In a third extract from the Working Party report, Philip North identifies ways in which the church is insufficiently prepared for the challenges of mission, and makes recommendations for addressing these problems If lay renewal is to be effective, we [...]
Following positive and negative personal experiences of church plants Julian Mann investigates this controversial issue, and finds that the criticisms levelled at church planters contain lessons for all of us Into the calm convoy of our apparent conservative evangelical consensus [...]
Seeking to extend my poetic repertoire beyond AFC Wimbledon's 'When Dave went up, To lift the FA Cup, I was there, I was there', I dropped in at a verse reading at the local Arts Centre. 'Arts' should have been [...]
Two years on, an ordinand offers another personal reflection on the current situation in the Church, finding much to be hopeful about, but also highlighting areas needing improvement and the importance of maintaining unity It is over two years since [...]
Past evangelistic successes often came about through social institutions rather than evangelists, but, as Digby Anderson points out, the destruction of these institutions has made future attempts at evangelism more difficult New Directions has recently carried calls for Anglican Catholics [...]