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The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer

What’s the first joke in John’s Gospel?

James Cary, BBC sitcom writer, who can’t help tuning into the comedy of the Bible, shares an underappreciated joke from John

Streaming with Laughter… the quest for the funniest online service fails

Spotted a streaming service fail? Nominate your best entry for our Streaming with Laughter poll

Baby pilgrim candles

They’re candles, they’re kind of Catholic, and they have baby toes. Want to buy a pair? I should Rococo

We rise to sing…

The rediscovery of a cherished old hymn sheet causes sniggering in the back pews
Photo of Brian Greene by Luiz Munhoz/Fronteiras do Pensamento

The manufactured meaning of the world

Huw Spanner talks to Brian Greene, populariser of science, about our search for meaning in an evolving universe

‘Not today’ Covid-19 face mask

Hillsong TV has chosen this moment to produce a $15 promotional Covid-19 face mask

The doubting disciple

Andrew Walker takes a fresh look at Doubting Thomas, a man who liked to get his facts straight

John Calvin discovery is ‘a bombshell’

A long-lost manuscript discovered in the Library of Geneva sheds new light on gloomy reformer, John Calvin

In praise of online church

As 1000 churches go online due to coronavirus, Steve Goddard reminds us why virtual church can be so good

Lead us not into augmentation

When livestreaming the church service doesn’t go exactly as the Roman Missal says it should

Hope at the end of the world

Simon Parke asks: How do we find hope as the uncertainty of coronavirus takes hold?

A rosary that knows when you pray

The holy beads which twin with an app on your phone to turn your prayers digital
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