“A huge leak of documents has lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. The files were leaked from one of the world’s most secretive companies, a Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca”. Continue reading
Controversially important preaching topics
One of the criticisms leveled against preachers such as me is that when we speak on certain topics, like “sin, death and hell”, is that it can easily cause offence. Continue reading
Christians suffering for their faith
The issue of Christians suffering for their faith in many countries throughout the world is a recurring theme and this would seem to be on the increase. Continue reading
Should we join the EU?
I was intrigued by a posting earlier today by one of my Facebook friends, which asks the simple, albeit hypothetical, question: Continue reading
Christless Christianity
A couple of days ago, I came across a quote attributed to William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, Continue reading
Guide to John Barber’s blog (2)
The following is an index of the titles of my more recent blog posts, newest entries first – click on the title to reveal contents title refers to. All blog entries can be accessed via my website, click here. For the index of the older posts, click here. Continue reading
Iain Duncan Smith and Welfare Reform
One of the less expected and likely unintended consequences from last week’s Chancellors Budget statement Continue reading
Hope for us oldies
It is a rather sobering thought but when a few weeks ago I received an official letter reminding me that I am due to start receiving my Old Age Pension later in the year Continue reading
Redeveloping the Queensway estate
The issue of how best to develop and regenerate a town centre is a thorny one with many complexities that need to be considered in order to get to the bottom of what needs doing. Continue reading