Opinion
Should gay conversion therapy be banned?
Doubtless in the future, being accused of supporting gay conversion therapy will be sufficient for the mob to descend and your career to be over.
At what point do Covid mandates on worship become overkill?
We respect our governing authorities and comply when possible (the Bible is clear here), but when mandates begin to hinder efforts to worship God and we see tons of inconsistencies (e.g., protests are not shut down or challenged), then we must take a stand.
Harriet Tubman: a woman who did great things for God despite having so little
Harriet Tubman suffered all the brutalities of slavery: starvation, whippings, beatings and a particularly severe head injury that left her with lifelong problems. Yet amid this suffering, she was part of a dynamic church culture that gave her a firm faith in Christ.
God's offer of blessing and curse
In Deuteronomy, Moses reminds the Jewish people that words are injunctions which have to be put into practice.
Artificial intelligence and the importance of Genesis in understanding human beings
In a nutshell, over-reliance on computer "carers", none of which can really care, would be a betrayal of the user's human dignity.
There is a genocide in China and the international community needs to do something about it
Civilized nations have both the means and the cause to punish China for its actions.
Yes, Biden could 'hurt God', but not in the way Trump thinks
We can all break God's heart, not just Joe Biden.
Scotland's Hate Crime Bill is a charter for the suppression of free speech
The intention behind the Scottish Government's Hate Crime Bill seems to be good. But the bill is drafted in such a way that it is a charter for the suppression of free speech.
Trump is not using us - if anything, we're using him
If a leader lacks Christian character but is pointing the nation back to God, is that a bad thing?
Finding answers in the Bible to trauma and grief in the age of Covid-19
In the age of Covid-19, when many people around the world are suffering on different levels, a Bible-based course on trauma has become so much more pertinent.
Top tips for making the re-opening of your church accessible to all
As much as church online has been amazing for many of us with illnesses and disabilities - giving the ability to take part in a way some couldn't in the past - there have been some in our congregations who have not been able to access the internet or use the technology, and they need to attend a physical church if they feel safe and able to.
The C of E's clergy discipline scandal is symptomatic of a deeper problem
The Sheldon report would like Church of England discipline of clergy to be "more Christian". I'm not holding my breath. But I would love to be surprised.
When Christians take fellow Christians to court
Legal action against fellow believers? When I reflect on what the apostle Paul has said, I can only think that it has to be a no-go area for Christians.
Research only confirms the reliability of the Bible
Is there really such a long gap between when the Bible was written and the earliest copies, and does it matter? A recent piece of research encourages us to have more confidence in the biblical text than that.
The antidote to 'cancel culture'
Cancel culture, which is political correctness on steroids, demands rigid conformity to a stifling, ever-changing set of rules, so that things that were uncontroversial a decade ago are now fireable offenses. It requires yesterday's heroes to live up to today's momentary standardsâand if they don't, we need to tear them down.
Billy Bray: the tin miner evangelist who always rejoiced despite bitter poverty
Life was tough in the mining communities of early nineteenth-century Cornwall and Billy was always a poor man living amid bitter poverty. Yet every mention of him speaks of his extraordinary joy, happiness and cheerfulness. We who live easier, richer lives could benefit from his depth of unshakeable joy.