Looking at the world with the help of the Bible
The date 1 August 2020 marked the centenary of the birth of Loretta Pleasant, an African American woman, in Virginia, USA. In a tumultuous and eventful year, where virtually every part of the world has [...]
By the year 1800, just over 200 years ago, there were 1 billion people in the world. By 1960, just 60 years ago, there were 3 billion people. There are now over 7 billion people. [...]
Extreme weather events have recently been experienced in many parts of the world. Torrential rains have brought floods and high temperatures uncontrollable fires. Many hundreds of people have lost their lives and homes have been [...]
Most people know whether they are either 'male' or 'female'. But for some the situation is not so clear. Whether for biological or psychological reasons, they have a problem clearly identifying their gender. In which [...]
The health of Christianity in the West is often measured by church attendance and it sadly reveals a steep decline. Generally speaking, Western society is disenchanted with religion. The alarming violence displayed by Islamic extremism [...]
Thousands of visitors come to London to admire the grand architecture. But keeping the outside of the buildings clean is a problem - because of all the sparrows that try to roost on the walls!! [...]
“Ladybird, Ladybird fly away home…” (English Nursery Rhyme) As one of the so-called ‘baby-boomer’ generation, one of the things I grew up with after World War II was Ladybird Books. This was a series of [...]
The Balfour Declaration, sent as a letter to Lord Rothschild by A J Balfour, on November 2nd 1917, proposed a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine. But when it was written, on behalf [...]
World news is usually bad news nowadays. But unlike today's newspapers, Great News for the World makes exciting and reassuring reading. Gently but surely its scientist author, Alan Hayward, leads his readers towards a satisfying [...]
Anyone who has seen a graph of world record times will understand why athletics is considering a bold proposal. Steady improvement across the sport has clearly been altered by the development of anti-doping tests. In [...]
