Columns

The law should preserve life

The current law may not be perfect, it is the best show in town

Mission on the margins

When the church takes its calling seriously the most amazing things can happen

We need not fear the future

If there ever was a moment for sharing our good news it’s now

Why David Cameron's Bible speech matters

It's the timing of Mr Cameron's intervention that makes it so important

Christopher Hitchens’s common grace

On real tyranny, the sort that sucks away the lifeblood of free societies, Hitchens was right

Are some people lazy or just hard up?

We must never forget the needs of those who have been driven, or have even recklessly fallen into debt and poverty

The politics of Christmas

Christmas will remain domesticated and apolitical. Just like most of our church life.

The offence of the crass vs the offence of the cross

If Jesus were speaking in Britain today, there is little doubt he would been arrested for incitement to religious hatred

The church and the re-moralisation of Britain

Christianity could find itself back in demand from the political and media establishment

How should we respond to a suicide?

Suffering can drive us to despair or into the arms of an ever-faithful God

Public sector pensions - time for a reality check

Everyone wants a pension but nobody wants to pay for one

Greed and why we have ten commandments, not nine

Blame can be born out of anger or a sense of injustice, but those sentiments can easily blind us to the log in our own eye

Democracy vs adolescent capitalism

You can see why some feel that protest and peaceful awkwardness is the only option if politicians are impotent and nobody else will listen

Hard times need not be a faith killer

The ‘problem of evil’ has not dealt a deathblow to faith

Comparing gay activists to Nazis will harm, not help Christian witness

When we do not speak in such a way that a possible antagonist understands us, we should be silent.