I've recently come across some videos created by people who have a wonderful way of explaining complicated things – cutting through the technical jargon, and using great visual imagery to communicate the important details.

Over 1500 people attended a Roman Catholic Mass which was celebrated in York Minster in January. Has the Church of England now publicly proclaimed a blasphemous fable and a dangerous deceit? asks Glenn Davies.

We never cope with loss as well as we think we will. It is easy to imagine loss, but impossible to imagine what loss will feel like.

Last week, Wollongong Bishop Al Stewart, Central Coast Evangelical Church's Andrew Heard and Steve Chong, lead pastor at Kirkplace and director of RICE, cast a bold vision to launch a new national network as they gathered potential church planters to think through how to make 'talk' of church planting 'action'.

I do not envy the Prime Minister one bit. As a public, committed Christian he was required to preach a 'sermon' at a 'service' that invited along everyone but God.

Hoxton Parks new multipurpose building opened yesterday, but has already brought over 20 people to church after more than a year in construction.

In the past 30 years we have seen our churches move rapidly away from formal liturgy. More and more congregations are devising 'do-it-yourself' church services. Everything seems up for grabs.

It is a magnificent achievement for a first-time author to be short-listed for the Man-Booker Prize ... but I don't like this book.