Opinion

Who can you trust to tell the truth about climate change?
Who can you trust to tell the truth about climate change?

As we seek to be honest witnesses, it's vital that we base our opinions on trustworthy sources.

What Boris Johnson can learn from 1 Peter 3:15

Boris Johnson seems to be doing all he can to not expose himself to rigorous questioning by the media.

A child's power to choose: rethinking child sponsorship
A child's power to choose: rethinking child sponsorship

When we show children that we believe in them it builds their self-esteem - a belief that they can reach for the stars.

Why keep Lent?
Why keep Lent?

Most things in the Church's year are festivals and we happily talk about celebrating them. Lent is very different.

Political leaders urged to set differences aside to tackle drug crisis
Political leaders urged to set differences aside to tackle drug crisis

The call comes from Rev Brian Casey, of Springburn Parish Church in Glasgow, who has conducted hundreds of funerals for victims of the crisis - including three people from the same family.

Dante 700 years on: the lessons on Hell are as relevant as ever
Dante 700 years on: the lessons on Hell are as relevant as ever

2020 marks the 700th anniversary of Dante's masterpiece "The Divine Comedy", a poem charting his journey through Hell.

When education slips into indoctrination, parents have a right to be concerned
When education slips into indoctrination, parents have a right to be concerned

School pupils in Primary 1 are aged between four and five, so reading to them requires careful selection of material. The P1 pupils at Glencoats Primary in Paisley were recently treated to a story time with a sexually explicit drag queen with the stage name of Flowjob.

I may be a Jew but there was no way I could support a Holocaust memorial next to the Houses of Parliament
I may be a Jew but there was no way I could support a Holocaust memorial next to the Houses of Parliament

Turning the worst turmoil in our history into a tourist attraction and a money-spinner for vested interests is crass and insulting.

Regardless of Jean Vanier's actions, the organisation he founded must not be tarred with the same brush
Regardless of Jean Vanier's actions, the organisation he founded must not be tarred with the same brush

The work these wonderful communities do is exemplary. Please don't let this revelation detract from that.

Suicide: a subject that cannot and should not be ignored
Suicide: a subject that cannot and should not be ignored

I didn't know Caroline Flack, but I have known and loved people like her. Those who have felt isolated and hopeless, who have struggled with pain and suffering and have chosen to take their own life.

Dear Lord, can I have a word?
Dear Lord, can I have a word?

A letter to Jesus from a contemporary clergyman

Wherever there is supernatural healing or power, there is also temptation
Wherever there is supernatural healing or power, there is also temptation

If God uses us, it's because of His grace and not our merits.

2020: an important year for pilgrimage in England
2020: an important year for pilgrimage in England

2020 marks 850 years since the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170, and 800 years since the translation of his body to Trinity Chapel on 7 July 1220.

What can Mary Poppins's adventures teach us about Lent?
What can Mary Poppins's adventures teach us about Lent?

I once heard a man describe Christianity as 'Disney'. No one who has read the Bible, with whatever degree of scepticism, could embrace the Disney comparison.

Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?
Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?

Given that both Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded nearly 50 years ago, is the Church – and many Christians – now playing 'catch up' on an issue that environmentalists have been highlighting for half a century?

The challenges and rewards of sharing the Gospel in closed countries
The challenges and rewards of sharing the Gospel in closed countries

J and P, who cannot be named for security reasons, regularly travel to closed countries to encourage Christians and share the gospel.