Peter Crumpler
Let's hear it for the mothers who have been keeping us going during this pandemic
Let's hear it for all the mothers who have been on the frontline of helping our country survive the Covid pandemic!
The Pope's visit to Iraq underlines why martyrs still matter
Wherever Christians face persecution and death for their faith, their witness is a challenge and encouragement to our own faith, and a call for us to support Christians facing persecution wherever that occurs.
Are we preaching the wrong gospel for today's world?
When it comes to preaching the gospel to 21st century people, are we getting the message right? And will the Covid pandemic change our thinking?
This Valentine's Day, I'll be celebrating long-term love
This year, as I look at the rows of red or pink Valentine's Day cards on sale in the shops, I shall look out for cards that have a deeper message.
Bishops, under pressure from secularists, still have an important role to play in the House of Lords
When the Bishop of St Albans spoke up about problem gambling in the House of Lords, it led to the formation of one of the biggest lobby groups in the Lords dedicated to tackling this issue. Their work continues today.
Football club takes faith to the airwaves
Thousands of BBC local radio listeners across England tuned in to an unusual sporting-themed church service on Sunday morning. It wasn't broadcast from a typical place of worship, a church or a cathedral, but from Wycombe Wanderers FC
After a year of pandemic, here are five things I'd like to see in 2021
I've been looking ahead to 2021 and thinking about the five top things I'd like to see in the year ahead. What would you put on your list?
Christmas seems to come earlier each year - but that's a good thing!
Every year it happens, round about this time. I hear Christians lamenting how 'Christmas comes earlier every year.'
Five reasons why Christians should pray for the media
Christians and churches of all denominations are being urged to pray for the media on Sunday November 1. The appeal comes from Christians in Media, a network working across all forms of media â online, print, local, national and global.
The pandemic's unsung heroes who help us say goodbye
No one likes to talk about death, especially during a pandemic that's impacting everyone on the planet. And yet for some people, death is their life's work. It's their vocation.
Think twice before you take aim at the messenger
My heart sank when I heard the news that Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters had delayed the distribution of several UK national newspapers by blockading their printing presses.
Praying for a football team
Thousands of pilgrims have been descending on a west London place of worship as it prepares to close after 116 years of playing a vital role in its local community. But this is not a cathedral, church, synagogue, mosque or temple. It's a football ground.
Fighting the fourth pandemic: disinformation
The rise in disinformation and fake news has reached epidemic levels in countries around the world, with mounting concern about its negative impact.
Abbey's 'black Jesus' stirs up a storm â but is that so bad?
A large-scale painting of the Last Supper depicting Jesus as a black man has sparked controversy and heated debate in the UK and around the world. I reckon that's no bad thing. In fact, it could be really positive.
London 'more religious than the rest of the country', says new report
The report 'Religious London' released this week, shows that Londoners are significantly more religious than people living elsewhere in Britain, and the capital's Christians are far more ethnically diverse.
When Christ stood in Trafalgar Square
There, with London's traffic rushing by, pigeons coming in to land, and tourists snapping photographs of each other, Christ stood unobtrusively. Standing, you could say, at the door of our consciousness, and asking to be let in.