Due to other work commitments I have been forced to put Everything Christian on hold at the moment, which is a shame as the feedback and traffic have been really encouraging. I do hope to get things up and running again soon, but I just do not have the time at the moment.

However …

If there is someone who is interested in working with me on this project – writing, persuading others to write, reviewing etc then I would be willing to offer the following:

  • I will cover the costs of hosting the site for a further six months
  • Will guarantee to contribute on a weekly basis
  • Will share the project on a 50/50 basis with the right person.

Is that you? – email me at contact@everythingchristian.co.uk

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The Faraday Institute have announced a UK tour based on their influential new resources to help Christians answer the New Atheists, Test of Faith.

“The New Atheists – Dawkins et al – are throwing up questions many church leaders don’t feel equipped to answer – particularly questions of science and faith,” said Ruth Bancewicz, Director of the Test of FAITH project. “We are putting on a nationwide tour that will resource, encourage and help pastors, youth workers and leaders of all kinds to answer the questions they face.

“We are aiming this tour at the church leaders of today and tomorrow – including youth leaders and small group leaders, as well as those involved in evangelism and outreach,” she continued. “The question of whether science and faith are incompatible is not going to go away, and the Church needs to be ready to give an answer. This tour will enable that to happen.”

The tour dates are:

  • Aberdeen School of Christian Studies (1st March);
  • Holy Trinity, St Andrews (2nd March);
  • LST, Northwood (9th March);
  • Trinity College, Bristol (10th March);
  • St Johns Nottingham (11th March);
  • Cliff College Sheffield (21st April);
  • ICC, Glasgow (27th April)
  • LICC, London (19th May)

Further details are available from the Test of Faith tour website

Further details can be found on www.testoffaith.com

‘The New Atheists – Dawkins et al – are throwing up questions many church leaders don’t feel equipped to answer – particularly questions of science and faith’ said Ruth Bancewicz, Director of the Test of FAITH project. ‘We are putting on a nationwide tour that will resource, encourage and help pastors, youth workers and leaders of all kinds to answer the questions they face.’

‘We are aiming this tour at the church leaders of today and tomorrow – including youth leaders and small group leaders, as well as those involved in evangelism and outreach. The question of whether science and faith are incompatible is not going to go away, and the Church needs to be ready to give an answer. This tour will enable that to happen.’

The tour will now visit the Aberdeen School of Christian Studies (1st March); Holy Trinity, St Andrews (2nd March); LST, Northwood (9th March); Trinity College, Bristol (10th March); St Johns Nottingham (11th March); Cliff College Sheffield (21st April); ICC, Glasgow (27th April) and finally LICC, London (19th May).

Further details can be found on www.testoffaith.com

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Resources round-up: Study Bibles

February 26, 2010

Part One
The study Bible is one of those products that most lay people, and many ministers, will buy perhaps only once or twice in their lives. My first study Bible was a (requested) 21st Birthday gift from my house-mates not long after becoming a Christian – the now out-of-print Wesley Bible with NKJV translation from [...]

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Justice, Rights and Human Wrongs

February 26, 2010

Chris le Marquand
I get the impression that Christians are sometimes wary of using the language of human rights. Whereas on the one hand most of us would look at torture cases such as that of Binyam Mohamed and decry the violation of human rights that went on there, on the other we think of the [...]

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Second Day of Prayer for Christian Publishing Industry Announced

February 16, 2010

Following a tumultuous year for Christian publishing and retailing, and responding to the success of the first day of prayer at the end of 2009, a second day of prayer has been announced. The date set is the 26th March, with hopes that Churches will also join in on the following Sunday, the 28th. Retailer [...]

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#synod: the week in review

February 15, 2010

After another week of debates, motion, amendments,votes and all the obscure etiquette that is the modern governing body of the Church of England, it is now all over, and many observers will be asking what, if anything, was accomplished?
There was no groundbreaking new resolution passed – no ordination of women, no Methodist/Anglican covenant, no Fresh [...]

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What you missed

February 15, 2010

A summary of the last week on Everything Christian:
Chris le Marquand from the Christian Socialist Movement on the Politics of Integrity
A round-up of Lent & Easter Resources
Review of Cathy Burton’s new CD, Source of Every Hour
And reports from the General Synod of the C of E during the week Wednesday am, Wednesday pm (plus update [...]

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Books for Lent & Easter

February 12, 2010

Lent is almost upon us – get those pancake pans ready for next Tuesday. In case you haven’t settled on something to read or study for the 40 days, below is a pick of just some of the plentiful Lent resources available, as well as some great suggestions for Holy Week & Easter.
The most obvious [...]

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The Politics of Integrity

February 11, 2010

In the second of his contributions, Everything Christian welcomes political contributor Chris Le Marquand.
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. – Proverbs 11:3 (ESV)
It’s amazing that even thousands of years after it was written the Bible still has some pretty spot on remarks for today’s politicians and public [...]

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#synod Thursday morning: Methodists, Buildings and the state of our navels

February 11, 2010

This morning opened with an address from the President of the Methodist Conference about the Anglican/Methodist covenant. Expecting one of those dull periods of interminable ecumenicalism, with lots of good intention and not a lot of real practicality and, as I was able to stay focussed it seemed to be going that way. However Pete [...]

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