Remembering Haiti

by Ian on January 30, 2010

in News

As it idisappears out of the news, it is important to remember that the suffering and needs in Haiti continue. Below is the latest appeal film from Tearfund. You can donate through the DEC here.

HT: The Simple Pastor

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Paul Bettany as Darwin

Paul Bettany as Darwin

In a first for a UK ministry, The Damaris Trust have announced that resources they produced for the movie Creation have been included on the DVD release of the film.

To celebrate this Everything Christian is delighted to offer a free give-away copy of the movie (with the Damaris Trust extras) to one fan of the Everything Christian facebook page who messages EC at contact@everythingchristian.co.uk with their name and address*. You can become a fan on Facebook here.

Three leading academics with contrasting views discuss issues raised in the film. Other features include seven short clips, ‘Digging Deeper into Darwin’, by author Nick Spencer.

“This is the first time our resources have been endorsed and made available on a secular DVD release,” said Nick Pollard, founder of Creation DVDChristian educational charity the Damaris Trust. “We published them online when Creation went on general release. We are delighted that Icon, the film’s distributors, saw value in schools and church groups discussing issues raised in this excellent film – the existence of a creator God, evolution, humanity, suffering and faith.”

The three scientists featured are Dr Denis Alexander, a theistic evolutionist and director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge; Prof. Andy McIntosh, professor of thermodynamics and combustion theory at the University of Leeds, a young earth creationist speaking in a personal capacity; Prof. Lewis Wolpert, a developmental biologist at University College, London. He represents the views of atheists/humanists.

Creation dramatises Charles Darwin’s attempts to reconcile his theory about the origin of species with love for his devout Christian wife – and the impact of his 10-year-old daughter’s death on belief in a benign deity.

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Is Loyalty a Virtue?

January 28, 2010

In the first of new series from Christians working in politics, Everything Christian welcomes Andy Flannagan and Chris Le Marquand from the Christian Socialist Movement.
It’s been fascinating to observe the differing reactions to Peter Watt, former General Secretary of the Labour Party, who has spoken out against his treatment at the hands of the Gordon [...]

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National Charity outlines plan to rescue 20 Christian bookstores

January 27, 2010

The Nationwide Christian Trust have announced a plan to acquire a significant number of the Wesley Owen stores not purchased by either Koorong or CLC (see previous report for more information).
Below is an extract from their press release, which can be downloaded here:
In the weeks leading up to Christmas we waited with bated breath to [...]

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Seismic Shifts in the UK Christian Book Trade

January 27, 2010

So here we are at the end of January. No one could have predicted this time last year that such a seismic change would be about to hit the UK Christian book trade. The changes to date are beginning to feel like a long running saga with multiple episodes!
Biblica USA started the merry-go-round when they [...]

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DEC launch Haiti appeal film – watch it here and donate.

January 15, 2010

There can be no doubt of the level of human suffering in Haiti right now as you are reading this, following the earthquake there earlier this week. Below is the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal video launched today nationwide, and you can donate at this link on the DEC website. Please consider helping to resource what [...]

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Advert: Contributors wanted!

January 15, 2010

It was a pleasure to welcome Amy Boucher-Pye to Everything Christian this week with her excellent comment on the recent consultation day for Christian publishing and retailing. One of the distinctives that we desire for Everything Christian is that it is collaborative and reflects a diverse range of opinion, background and church experience.
We are currently [...]

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Stronger Together, Weaker Apart – Can We Include Authors and Artists?

January 14, 2010

The weather cooperated this week for the consultation and presentation day by Christian Resources Together. I heard before the day started that some 140 people were to be coming, and the sanctuary in Central London where we were meeting certainly seemed brimming with people.
In the social mingling afterward I left my papers somewhere, so can’t [...]

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Churches and the Public Performance License – update!

January 12, 2010

Further to my story below regarding the change in law relating to the current exemption for churches and other charities from needing a PPL license, I have now received an email from the organisation themselves clarifying the position:

I have just been alerted to your piece on changes to music licensing and the comments that follow [...]

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C of E to Debate Communion with Breakaway American Anglican Group

January 8, 2010

A private members motion tabled for the February General Synod of the Church of England will debate whether the Church should be in full communion with the breakaway group, The Anglican Church in North America. The group was formed by conservative parishes and dioceses unhappy with the theological developments in the Canadian and American Episcopal [...]

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