http://networkipswich.org.uk/Groups/91543/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Opinion.aspx Latest articles from Opinion, Network Ipswich 2010, Network Ipswich en Insight by Endis, www.endis.com 1440 http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/214533/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Hawking_God_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/214533/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Hawking_God_and.aspx Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT Following a recent Times front page headline "Hawking: God did not create the Universe", Ipswich scientist and theologian, Matthew Firth, gives his thoughts on Stephen Hawking’s latest book and its implications for Christians. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/212339/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Is_the_universe.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/212339/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Is_the_universe.aspx Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight considers a question once posed by Einstein: is the universe friendly? http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/211258/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Take_a_Break.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/211258/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Take_a_Break.aspx Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT Many of us carry major ongoing loads and responsibilities; but the Bible tells us that we sometimes need to slow down and escape to continue to be effective. By Margaret Killingray http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/210466/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Mission_The_Organising.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/210466/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Mission_The_Organising.aspx Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT Michael Frost looks at the way churches are organised and asks whether we should now place mission as the organising function, rather than worship - with potentially radical implications for service and community. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/209258/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Searching_for_evidence.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/209258/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Searching_for_evidence.aspx Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight writes about how the proof of God's existence is found by looking also at what else exists. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/206060/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Stepping_into_a.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/206060/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Stepping_into_a.aspx Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight says that passion and genuine enthusiasm for the truth is a very positive thing. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/205805/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Social_Trends_2010.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/205805/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Social_Trends_2010.aspx Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT Nick Spencer looks at recently published statistics on social trends over the last 40 years and observes that some have been good and some bad - and some point to a Biblical principle. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/204183/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/House_Rules.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/204183/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/House_Rules.aspx Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT Ben Care writes about the relationship we have with our houses and the pressures to climb up the property ladder. He then challenges us to look at houses from Jesus’ perspective http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/201610/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Looking_for_that.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/201610/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Looking_for_that.aspx Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight asks what happens when someone asks God to reveal Himself...and nothing happens. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/201448/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Is_there_such.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/201448/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Is_there_such.aspx Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight considers whether some people are naturally more open to religious belief. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/200083/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Capitalism_A_Love.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/200083/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Capitalism_A_Love.aspx Thu, 27 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Channel 4’s recent programme about American capitalism showed how some Christians have either claimed it is based on Christian values or demonized it. Mark Sampson shows the risks of each. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/196196/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Five_Daughters.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/196196/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Five_Daughters.aspx Sun, 09 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Following a week in which there has been much discussion on the recent TV series “Five Daughters”, Jackie Sears writes about the transforming power of love though Christ. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/193808/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Democracy_is_Changing.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/193808/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Democracy_is_Changing.aspx Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT Recent statements by Faithworks and some religious leaders, make it clear that voters should not to be seduced into thinking that Government is a social cure-all. Peter Heslam looks at the need for our democracy to change. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/193542/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/What_should_the.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/193542/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/What_should_the.aspx Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT Matthew Firth asks where our future emphasis should be; on serving a hurting world, on God in worship, or on building Christian community. He concludes that all three are important – but to achieve real impact something deeper is needed. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/192657/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_awakening_of.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/192657/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_awakening_of.aspx Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT Widely travelled author and speaker, J John, writes about the historical role of Evangelical Christians in politics and their significance in the coming election. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/192018/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Affection_can_make.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/192018/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Affection_can_make.aspx Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight talks about the effect of truly loving one another in his Easter message http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/189366/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Turmoil_as_deep.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/189366/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Turmoil_as_deep.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight says the hardest thing for dyed in the wool atheists might be the change of mind itself. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/181312/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Do_faith_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/181312/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Do_faith_and.aspx Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight asks how far should Christians delve into the world of politics and what effects their influence might have. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/178947/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/You_cant_heal.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/178947/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/You_cant_heal.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT So said Ali Redcliffe in the first episode of Material Girl, the BBC's new prime time drama in which she features as a central character. Sally Orwin takes a look at the new series from a Christian perspective. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/176322/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/There_is_something.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/176322/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/There_is_something.aspx Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich correspondent Chrissie Gray writes about the power that songs have in our lives - and how God “sings over those he loves”. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/175579/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/A_Christmas_Word.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/175579/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/A_Christmas_Word.aspx Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist, Jane Cornish, writes about the meaning and power of words – and one word in particular…. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/174288/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Brittle_Britain_anxious.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/174288/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Brittle_Britain_anxious.aspx Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT A new report by the Young Foundation says that, although there is much less material poverty in Britain than a decade ago, psychological needs are just as great, and some inequalities are widening. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/173921/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Please_don_t.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/173921/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Please_don_t.aspx Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Network Ipswich columnist, Jane Cornish, looks at the deeper implications of the British Humanist Society’s latest billboard campaign “Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself”. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/172803/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Understanding_the_shocking.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/172803/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Understanding_the_shocking.aspx Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT This week regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight looks at how to deal with the shocking verses and barbaric accounts that we read in the Bible. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/171757/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Finding_time_to.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/171757/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Finding_time_to.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight considers how sometimes God just wants us to be still and know that we are loved. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/168970/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Salt_Marshes_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/168970/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Salt_Marshes_and.aspx Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Charles Croydon, who was involved with the Cornhill stall on the international day of climate action, considers the effects of climate change as seen in our local rivers and estuaries. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/167826/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Redeeming_Unemployment.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/167826/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Redeeming_Unemployment.aspx Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The number of people out of work in the UK has now risen to 2.5 million, its highest level in 14 years, and is still rising. Paul Valler looks at the issue from a Christian perspective. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/167268/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Good_news_stories.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/167268/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Good_news_stories.aspx Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Chrissie Gray recently saw two stories about Ipswich in the national media that brought good news, and reflected on the need to pray for more good news, both in our town and our lives. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/166526/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_MBA_Oath.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/166526/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_MBA_Oath.aspx Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Students at Harvard, the world famous business school, have created an “MBA Oath” that commits swearers to service rather than narrow ambition. Peter Heslam draws parallels with the monastic ideals that birthed many of the universities. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/165817/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/More_than_Sympathy.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/165817/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/More_than_Sympathy.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ipswich lawyer, Charles Riddleston, draws inspiration from Oswald Chambers in addressing the question “Is sympathy all that human beings need, or should we be prepared to speak more about the source of our love”. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/165808/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Why_did_God.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/165808/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Why_did_God.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight asks why a loving, all knowing God created us into a corrupt and evil world. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/163411/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_real_truth.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/163411/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_real_truth.aspx Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight looks at miracles in the context of logic and probability - an article that has generated much debate on our sister site Network Norwich and Norfolk By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/161239/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Breaking_through_the.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/161239/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Breaking_through_the.aspx Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich columnist James Knight looks at the topic of human suffering, drawing inspiration from bestselling author Maria Landon. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/160600/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_Graffiti_Bible.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/160600/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_Graffiti_Bible.aspx Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT A current art exhibition displays a Bible with a notice inviting visitors to add their own message. ‘If you feel you have been excluded from the Bible, please write your way back into it.’ Jane Cornish finds their comments give food for thought. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/159970/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Age_and_Concern.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/159970/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Age_and_Concern.aspx Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT July 25 saw the death of Henry Allingham. At 113 he was the world’s oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I servicemen. Nigel Hopper writes about how the elderly can be as effective in kingdom service as the young. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/158823/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Rebuilding_Business_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/158823/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Rebuilding_Business_and.aspx Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Western economic model stands humbled by events. Seldom have our financial markets been so close to collapse, or our institutions lost so much value and trust http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/157854/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_Christian_impact.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/157854/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_Christian_impact.aspx Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich and Network Norwich columnist James Knight looks at our modern society with its materialism and obsession with celebrity and how Christian principles can override it. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/156008/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Faith_perspective_on.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/156008/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Faith_perspective_on.aspx Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Regular Network Ipswich and Network Norwich columnist James Knight looks at how the Christian view in tough economic times brings things into perspective. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/153187/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Anglian_Clergy_warn.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/153187/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Anglian_Clergy_warn.aspx Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Local church leaders have warned that voting for the British National Party on June 4th could put the well being of communities at risk. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/152257/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Politicians_Expenses_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/152257/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Politicians_Expenses_and.aspx Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Kleissner takes a look at the current parliamentary expenses fiasco and draws some conclusions that are relevant to the way we all live. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149950/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_importance_of.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149950/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_importance_of.aspx Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT The second of James Knight's two articles on Science and Religion. By . http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149949/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Bringing_Christianity_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149949/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Bringing_Christianity_and.aspx Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Network Ipswich and Network Norwich columnist James Knight considers Darwin's Theory of Evolution and bringing Christianity and science together. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149864/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_political_and.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/149864/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/The_political_and.aspx Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Network Ipswich columnist James Knight looks at how the message of Christ relates to the world of politics and other religions. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/147824/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Easter_the_worlds.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/147824/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Easter_the_worlds.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Network Ipswich columnist James Knight takes a look at the most remarkable event in the history of the world. - the Easter story. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/142510/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Many_Britons_remain.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/142510/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Many_Britons_remain.aspx Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Only half of the UK population consistently choose evolution over creationism or Intelligent Design, according to a major report published by Theos. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/141346/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Out_of_church.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/141346/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Out_of_church.aspx Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Instead of her usual visit to church, Philippa Kerr took a walk through Ipswich one recent Sunday morning. These are her thoughts. http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/141497/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Placing_a_bet.aspx http://networkipswich.org.uk/Articles/141497/Network_Ipswich/Opinion/Placing_a_bet.aspx Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Network Ipswich columnist James Knight says that Christianity is not an each-way bet.