An intriguing novel about peace in the Middle East How do you solve the Middle East conflict? This is the theme of an intriguing new book, The Chandelier Maker (published by Saffron Planet), which is both quirky and revolutionary. Steve Maltz, prolific author of more than 30 books often dealing […]
Author: Charles Gardner
The donkey and the Lamb — a Passover reflection
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondentby Charles Gardner My wife Linda and I have just spent a precious few days in the tranquil surrounds of the New Forest in the south of England. It’s a beautiful expanse of both wooded and open countryside famously home to wandering wild ponies requiring drivers […]
Brave Bonhoeffer remembered 80 years after his martyrdom
With the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom on April 9th, the fresh challenge to Christian faith posed by a new movie on the great man continues unabated. I have now been alerted to a paper1 about the German theologian who stood up to the Nazis, written in 2021, that […]
First-of-kind ‘God of Abraham Hymnal’ caters for Messianic Jews, Christian Zionists
Recognising the awakening of Jewish followers of Jesus and their Christian supporters, an all-embracing new hymnal has been published. Described as a bold new project for a passionate generation, the God of Abraham Hymnal is reported to be history’s first-ever Christian Zionist and Messianic Jewish hymnbook. Along with all the […]
Solemn anniversary approaching against backdrop of global pandemic of antisemitism
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, to be marked by the now annual Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK and elsewhere, I struggle – as many do – with the ongoing injustice of our world, especially when […]
Reflection on greatest gift from Jewish people as Hannukah, Christmas coincide — Charles Gardner
When the new-born Jesus was dedicated at the Temple, a righteous man called Simeon pronounced that he would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:32). Yes – Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah, who changed the world forever, is the glory of […]
Peace in Jerusalem: Only solution to Middle East conflict already taking place
We were studying the opening verses of Matthew’s Gospel in our church home group the other day, appropriately at the start of the Advent season focusing on the first and second coming of Christ. It’s a strange way to start a book, as our leader pointed out. Strange, for Gentiles […]
Andrew Murray, a revivalist who inspired a nation — and saved my family from extinction
A feature by Charles Gardner, that was originally published in ‘Heroes of Faith’, an inspiring UK-based quarterly magazine Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was among the world’s most inspiring devotional writers. And although he lived for the most part in the 19th century, reprints of his writings (he wrote 240 books) kept […]
Steve Maltz — ‘Who Am I?’: Book review
Sequel to Now Everything Changes exposes sinister roots of wokery For those with an identity crisis, and for others who fail to understand what all the fuss is about, a helpful guide has emerged. In a sequel to Now Everything Changes, Steve Maltz moves on from explaining the huge spike […]
Archbishop’s downfall: touching ‘apple of God’s eye’ a risk not worth taking — Charles Gardner
Church leaders everywhere, as well as national heads of state, should learn the lesson from the ignominious downfall of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. For he touched the apple of God’s eye and has severely injured, not only himself, but the worldwide institution he has led. Though his alleged cover-up […]