Opinion

Our children are being sexualised - and sex education is part of the problem
The fact is, the sex education industry needs to take its share of the blame because it is obsessed with explicitness and hostile to the Christian sexual ethic.

The faithful life of Elisabeth Elliot continues to set a challenging example of discipleship
Elisabeth saw Christianity as something that involved a discipleship of complete obedience to Christ. It was such a discipleship that compelled her to meet with her husband's killers and forgive them.

The cruel age of group think leaves no room for forgiveness
There must surely be a creeping anxiety spreading thoughout the English cricket team - what tweets from their teenage years lie like time bombs waiting to be discovered? What adolescent thought crimes may slip out of the long forgotten murky past to destroy their career?

Sexually assaulted on a mission trip: how my dream almost ended before it began
It's a moment I rarely talk about and one I've tried to forget â but it's finally time to talk about the time I was sexually assaulted on one of my first ever mission trips.

I washed protesters' feet and became a climate change champion
If I'm honest, the climate wasn't always high on my priority list. Then Extinction Rebellion happened, writes the Bishop of St Germans.

Is the Church now the Green Party at prayer?
The Church should not be treating the Extinction Rebellion doctrines as Holy Writ.

UFOs: are you a cynic or believer?
Are you interested in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)? You probably ought to be, as the Pentagon and US intelligence community are about to publish a report on them.

Lessons from the Book of Numbers on the nature of true belief
We're not promised a free lunch or a bed of roses.

Has the pandemic weakened religious liberty?
Dr Dennis Petri, new head of the International Institute for Religious Freedom, speaks to Christian Today about worrying religious freedom violations and what impact he believes the pandemic has had on religious liberty.

Be warned: the slippery slope of euthanasia is real
Euthanasia is going to be the moral issue of the next couple of years but we only need to look at Belgium and the Netherlands to see where this is going.

Is the Septuagint inspired?
It is time for Christians to rediscover the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament.

The disregard for disabled people during the pandemic is a national scandal
There should be a full inquiry into the failings, write Kay Morgan-Gurr.

The pandemic has left even more people hungry - but there's hope
Why we need to empower children trapped in poverty to meet their God-given potential.

On the withdrawal of hydration and nutrition, how far can we trust the NHS?
Unless withdrawals of nutrition and hydration are being independently monitored, based on proper record keeping, their lawfulness can't be taken for granted.

Social media promises equality and diversity - except for Christians
To abuse someone on the basis of their religion is against Twitter's rules. Unless apparently you are a Christian.

As child trafficking risks rise, how can churches help protect children?
When Godwin was in his mid-teens, a nightmare unfolded that would disrupt his academic dreams, steal him away from his family, and leave him fearing for his life: he was trafficked into Ghana's fishing industry.