‘The First Hymn’: Chris Tomlin’s new song resurrects the world’s oldest known hymn
A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The ‘Oxyrhynchus Hymn’ is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation – and was rewritten by Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding just in time for Easter. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Books: The good, the bad and the ugly in the history of the church
DAVID ADAMS reads Australian historian John Dickson’s latest book on Christian history…
THE INTERVIEW: JOHN DICKSON – CHRISTIAN HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
Australian Christian historian, author and speaker Dr John Dickson’s latest book explores the evidence for the historical Jesus. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about ‘Is Jesus History?’…
Australian Christian leaders among more than 50 public figures calling for increase to country’s foreign aid budget
Prominent Australian Christian leaders are among more than 50 public figures who are calling for a bipartisan political commitment to rebuild the country’s foreign aid budget ahead of this year’s federal election. Five years of cuts under Australia’s Coalition Government will see the country’s foreign aid budget drop to just .2 per cent of gross […]
BOOKS: ACCESSIBLE YET SCHOLARLY – JOHN DICKSON’S “ONE-STOP” GUIDE TO JESUS
NILS VON KALM is impressed with John Dickson’s “doubter’s guide” to the person of Jesus…
DVD: JOHN SMITH’S “STORY OF GRACE” HITS THE SMALL SCREEN IN ‘SMITHY’
NILS VON KALM reviews Smithy, a documentary on the life of iconic Australian preacher and God Squad founder John Smith…