Columns

Pray for our farmers

Minister Jim Paice admitted that he does not know if government departments and public services, like schools and hospitals, are paying farmers enough to cover their costs

When morality becomes a taxing question

Christians as much as anyone else have been conditioned into thinking of taxes and rates and revenue charges as something approaching extortion

Chariots of Fire : Eric Liddell, a hero of the faith, still inspires today

The willingness to sacrifice is a dimension that has largely disappeared from Christian discipleship today

‘Libor’ – Lying Is Becoming Occupational Routine

Our society is now incapable of functioning without lies and deception

Science gives us good reason to believe

We live in a universe that seems to have been created with us in mind

Alcohol and pregnancy: why take the risk?

Alcohol in any amount is potentially harmful to the foetus

Promoting caring, not killing

The prospect of facing pain and suffering is an understandable concern, but improved care is the right response and the law should not be changed

My big fat weak church

What is noticeable in the “Obese Church” today is the tendency towards tailoring worship to pander to a consumerist mentality.

A Christian case against defence cuts

Social disorder is already a growing threat to the maintenance of justice in our country

For every child, a father

How do we do justice to Father’s Day in an increasingly fatherless society?

We do God, but do we do honesty?

It’s worth remembering that God’s people have always let the side down, and often in a big way

What is the Church’s dress code?

The Church has all too frequently worn the inappropriate apparel of theological bickering, archaic language and incomprehensible ritual

Defender of the Faith

The Queen deserves our thanks for the way she has sought to serve both God and her people

Pray for Britain

Prayer is something we can all do

A very unlikely coalition in the fight for free speech

Even Peter Tatchell appreciates the lunacy of a student being arrested for asking a policeman if he knew his horse was gay

Until injustice ends, there's work to do

The structures of society can assist or undermine the struggle for human flourishing