Andy Walton

Amazing Grace: One year on from the Charleston church shooting
Amazing Grace: One year on from the Charleston church shooting

A year after the killing of nine people during a Bible study, their inspirational legacy and the foregiveness of their families resonates across the world.

Protests outside California pastor\'s church over anti-gay comments
Protests outside California pastor's church over anti-gay comments

Protestors have held a demonstration outside the California church whose pastor preached a sermon seeming to endorse the Orlando nightclub attack.

Anointing Jesus\' feet: What this beautiful and shocking story can teach us
Anointing Jesus' feet: What this beautiful and shocking story can teach us

The story of Jesus' anointing by a sinful woman reveals just how revolutionary Jesus was and how far he was from being 'just another moral teacher' or 'a great religious leader.'

A tragic story: How racial division has held back the UK church...
A tragic story: How racial division has held back the UK church...

The response of many white British Christians to immigrants from the Africa and the Caribbean sadly ensured that we have a segregated Church in the 21st Century. This week, the Archbishop of Canterbury described this as, "the single biggest failure of the Church of England over the last 40 or 50 years."

Christian singer Trey Pearson says many in the industry support him after coming out as gay
Christian singer Trey Pearson says many in the industry support him after coming out as gay

Trey Pearson says he's had lots of support from within the Christian music scene, he also talks about the end of his marriage...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominates Palestinian leader for Nobel Prize
Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominates Palestinian leader for Nobel Prize

Marwan Barghouti has been behind bars since 2002. He was found guilty by Israel of murder in 2004.

(((Fightback))) How Twitter users are taking on anti-Semitism
(((Fightback))) How Twitter users are taking on anti-Semitism

User names with three brackets are appearing in a show of defiance against racists who've used the symbol for the past two years...

BHS and the rest: Is capitalism doomed without God?
BHS and the rest: Is capitalism doomed without God?

It's time for us to rediscover the Christian framework for our economy. The framework which values profit, hard work and creativity, but which also values the dignity of labour, the importance of family and community life and the inherent worth of each person not to be exploited by vultures masquerading as businesses.

Man charged over theft of vicar\'s late wife\'s rings
Man charged over theft of vicar's late wife's rings

A man has been charged with burglary after a dramatic incident in the home of a London Vicar.

Always pray. Don\'t give up. How can we follow Jesus\' words?
Always pray. Don't give up. How can we follow Jesus' words?

Perseverance. Persistence. Pushing through. These are all seen as great Christain virtues. Yet they're so hard to emulate. How can we do it?

Yes, ISIS really is Islamic. Now it\'s time for us to admit Christian crimes
Yes, ISIS really is Islamic. Now it's time for us to admit Christian crimes

Too many Christians ignore the disastrous role we have played in violent conflicts.

Senior Church leaders - UK should stay in the EU
Senior Church leaders - UK should stay in the EU

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, is among a group of church leaders calling on the UK to stay as part of the European Union.

EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?
EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?

While discussions about economics and immigration are important, they don't get to the heart of the issue as to whether the UK should remain in the EU. They don'tspeak fully about the key to the whole question – identity.

Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us

Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.

\'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers\', church tells Londoners
'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners

A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area

Vicar catches burglar stealing late wife\'s jewellery, tweets picture, then prays for him
Vicar catches burglar stealing late wife's jewellery, tweets picture, then prays for him

Rev Simon Harvey took to Twitter to report the theft and even post a picture of a man he'd disturbed in his house. The man managed to take sentimentally valuable jewelry with him – including several rings given to Mrs Harvey by her husband over their 30-year marriage.