By Emma Fowle2023-10-24T10:43:00
The critically acclaimed author talks about swearing, messing up his marriage and why Christian art is sometimes a little bit rubbish
Francis Spufford is a child of his times. He was raised on a university campus by “serious and convinced” churchgoing parents, in an era when Christianity was “taken for granted” as part of most people’s ordinary lives. Spufford’s childhood love of books – most notably CS Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia – was, in part a refuge from his younger sister’s illness (she would later die of cystinosis, a rare genetic condition, aged just 22). His childhood faith existed in tandem with these fictional worlds. “I would have been very happy if God just was Aslan,” he tells me, before admitting that this escapist faith had mixed results.
2025-01-10T16:53:00Z By Corey Bailey
In an appearance on the world’s largest podcast, ’The Joe Rogan Experience’, Christian apologist Wesley Huff defended the reliability of scripture and the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. Having watched the three-hour-long interview, Corey Bailey says Christians have much to learn from his example
2025-07-11T14:46:00Z By Neil O'Boyle
New research shows more young people are praying, attending church and open to faith. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, says Youth for Christ’s Neil O’Boyle. But the Church must engage with Gen Z and Gen Alpha on their terms
2025-07-09T11:30:00Z By Tim Farron MP
A Parliament without prayer? Be careful what you wish for, says Tim Farron MP. In a Chamber often crammed full of egos, there can be no better antidote than to start your day with prayerful remembrance that God is in control, not you
2025-07-10T11:12:00Z By Tim Bechervaise
The leader of Emmanuel Church, Lurgan and 24-7 Prayer Ireland speaks to Emma Fowle about why the Church needs a wholesale rethink when it comes to leadership models, leading through grief and why the Apostle Paul would turn tables in many Christian conference green rooms
2025-06-25T09:30:00Z By Emma Fowle
The outspoken evangelist is worried European churches are failing to preach the gospel. But people want to know the truth, he says. Christians must grasp the evangelistic opportunities
2025-06-20T12:01:00Z By Sam Hailes
The adventurer opens up about writing the story of Jesus as a thriller, his complicated relationship with church and why faith is like plugging in a toaster
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