Andy Walton

The City Harmonic 'We Are': New album reviewed and rated
Canadian's third album focuses on church unity and huge choruses

The Jesus Prayer: Why do millions of Christians use it daily, while others have never heard of it?
The Jesus Prayer is ancient, effective and short. Why are many evangelicals unaware of it?

The 'forgotten' war in Yemen and how the West is fuelling it
Oxfam says it's "among the worst humanitarian crises in the world."

Faith in the Future: Talking Life, Death and God with Craig Finn
The acclaimed songwriter is back with his second solo album.

Five Reasons MPs Must Not Legalise Assisted Suicide
This is a milestone moment - here are five arguments against a change in the law.

Alex Salmond says he prefers 'people of faith'. That's a bit worrying
If, by saying he prefers spending time with people of faith, he really meant that he enjoys being in a 'holy huddle', I think he's missed a big part of Jesus' message.

Refugees: Archbishop Welby speaks out on 'complex and wicked' crisis
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks as crisis deepens - says Church and Government working well

Refugee Crisis: Five things YOU can do to help
The refugee crisis has been worsening for over a year. It's time to step up and do something.

A day to remember - for all the wrong reasons.
A jet aircraft ploughed into several cars on a busy road near an airshow

The secret to Church unity? Camping (and praying) in the French countryside...
Thousands of young Christians from every denomination, and part of the world, descend on Taizé...

Pocketful of Faith: Tim Hughes' new album reviewed
Worship Leader's Fifth album soundtracks changes in his life and ministry

The vital ingredient missing from the Labour Leadership election...
The absence of a strong Christian Socialist alternative explains why Jeremy Corbyn is confounding expectations, says Andy Walton.

Songs of Praise in Calais: Finally the media listens to migrants themselves
BBC TV show: Finally the media gives a voice to the migrants themselves

What does God want from you? How the Republican candidates responded
Five frontrunners were asked what God wanted their priorities to be.

ISIS 'Peddles girls like barrels of petrol' says UN official
"The girls get peddled like barrels of petrol," she said. "One girl can be sold and bought by five or six different men." She also suggested that there is a hierarchy of 'customers' for the slaves who are first offered to the leaders of ISIS, then to foreign buyers, then to ISIS fighters.

As Family We Go: New Rend Collective Album Review
What should we expect from Rend Collective's fourth record, As Family We Go, out this summer?