You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud of Turin has apparently been successfully dated to the time of Jesus.
History is cyclical, they say. Or, to quote George Lucas, “it’s like poetry, it rhymes.” That idea has been very much in
You don’t have to be Christian or even religious to appreciate the compelling and magical properties of the Nativity story, with its
You might’ve heard that the US has left Afghanistan. After twenty years there, the US and the international forces have pulled out.
So… let’s establish some very important background to what’s currently going on in Israel and with the Palestinians. We really, really need
What is presently going on in Israel, Gaza and Jerusalem isn’t surprising: and was all too predictable. But there’s some broader context
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth, or an ideal or a foundation-stone of faith, that has exerted an
The release of the Laurel and Hardy film biopic Stan & Ollie has brought the legendary comedy duo back into the public
A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring found in Bethlehem ‘belonged to the man who crucified Jesus’. The man
100 years ago, the First World War was a devastating conflict in which many millions of people lost their lives and in