By Derek Walker2023-09-08T16:02:00
20 years on from the death of Country superstar Johnny Cash, Derek Walker takes a look at the complicated life, faith and struggles of the ‘Man in Black’
For many years, Johnny Cash was best known for songs like ‘A boy named Sue’ and ‘Ring of fire’. But now, his 2002 cover of Nine Inch Nail’s ‘Hurt’ is right up there, and possibly one of the most iconic tracks of his career.
‘Hurt’ was written about heroin addiction, but when Cash sang it – frail, free of polish and with his voice as craggy as his ageing face – he made it his own. His authorised biographer, Steve Turner, called it a “masterful… melancholy meditation upon his own mortality”.
2025-05-02T12:57:00Z By Derek Walker
Mike Peters, lead singer of The Alarm, has died of cancer aged 66. Derek Walker reflects on the life of the Welsh punk rocker who was a contemporary of U2’s Bono, an avid campaigner and a creative force to the end
2023-09-11T09:41:00Z By Pete Moorey
Even in an increasingly secular age, music and faith are inextricably woven together, says Pete Moorey. We’re drawn to music with Christian roots because it offers a counter-cultural message of hope to those who may not otherwise be interested in coming to church
2023-08-04T13:57:00Z By Jonty Langley
Barbenheimer is a cinematic phenomenon. Jonty Langley has watched both Barbie and Oppenheimer, and reckons they each have something profound to say, both to the Church and to our searching culture
2025-06-12T18:28:00Z By George Luke
After being accused of serious sexual misconduct and drug abuse, the former Newsboys singer Michael Tait has issued a full apology. George Luke hopes other Christian leaders caught in sin will take the same approach
2025-06-12T17:53:00Z By Miriam Cates
A new UN report says all but three countries in the world will have below replacement levels of reproduction by the end of the century. God’s command to ”increase in number” was never meant to be an optional extra, says Miriam Cates. It’s time that Christians took it seriously again
2025-06-12T17:41:00Z By Krish Kandiah
With so much tragedy and unrest dominating our news headlines, it can be tempting to turn away or become disheartened. But in a world where conflict drowns out compassion, we need peacemakers more than ever, says Dr Krish Kandiah
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