Columns
A Christian response to the crisis facing young people
The Church has a wonderful message of hope to share with young people increasingly feeling a sense of nihilism and hopelessness at the state of the world, writes Tim Farron.
Is there a two-tier Britain?
When we abandon God and his Word – and base justice on identitarian politics - we end up with the madness we are seeing in the UK today.
The Poet and the Rabbi - a conversation on Browning and Judaism
Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, discuss the poetry of Robert Browning.
Sunderland Minster PCC was right to push back over trans toilet sign
The arrogance of left-wing activist clergy in the Church of England is unfortunately on full display in the row over ‘trans inclusive’ toilets at Sunderland Minster.
Britain doesn’t need another national conversation about death, it needs hope
The answer to a lonely, anxious and exhausted nation is not to make death easier. It is to build a society where fewer people feel that death is their best option in the first place.
Every child belongs in a family: why the Church must rethink orphanage support
Residential care can be a vital emergency and transitional resource. The question is whether it becomes a destination rather than a bridge.
The powerful symbolism of Marco Rubio’s visit to Mother Teresa’s home
The blatant demonization and targeting of Christians harms not only the community but also millions of needy Indians who benefit from Christian-run schools, hospitals, and social services.
The future of ecumenism - and why it has everything to do with divisions over human sexuality
If the twentieth century saw significant ecumenical progress, what we have seen in the twenty first century is this progress stall and then begin to go backwards.
Violence against religious leaders has been ‘normalised’ in Colombia - the authorities must act to protect them
In 2023 the Colombian government withdrew special protections for religious leaders, leaving them increasingly exposed to the rising tide of violence in the country. These must be restored.
What should Christians make of Tommy Robinson?
In demanding that the likes of Robinson be banned from the Oxford Union, the clergy are in effect setting their own limit on freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Does the Church of England need to re-think its messaging?
If you look at the Church of England’s communications all that it ever seems to highlight is the good works that Christians do to improve the temporal well-being of their neighbours. It is right to highlight these things, but they are not the primary reason for the Church’s existence.
Without a culture shift, Christian street preachers will continue to be arrested
Christian street preachers are almost invariably arrested under a section of law that was originally intended to deal with football hooliganism.
The Christian Church in mainland China since 1949
The history of the Christian Church in mainland China since 1949 is a story characterised by times of dramatic upheaval, near destruction and martyrdom, and unexpected revival.
Why did the Lord speak to Moses in the desert?
Numbers 1:1 goes: ‘And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert.’ But why is the desert the best place to receive this teaching?
Let’s encourage our churches to support and pray for their elected representatives
Last week’s elections confirm that people have lost trust in both the system and the politicians - and the fragmentation that exists in British politics.
After the elections, what next for Britain?
If the two-party system is indeed dead, as both Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage claim, it’s because members of these two parties have failed, promoting ideologies that are alien to the British character, and serving their own interests, rather than those of the people.