Opinion
Severely disabled man begs lawmakers not to legalise assisted dying
Dr Mark Blackwell, a former psychiatrist, said that if the law were changed on assisted dying it would make him feel like his life and suffering were a "waste of time".
Politicians, just like everyone else, need to mind their language
Passionate debate is part of what politics is all about. But the language that we throw around, of 'treason', 'surrender' and 'dictatorship', has direct consequences.
'Fastest-growing church' has no buildings, no central leadership, and is mostly led by women
For the last few years, researchers have credited the underground church in Iran as the fastest-growing Christian church in the world. It has unique characteristics that defy comparison with churches in America and Europe, and in the opinion of some who know it well, the church in the West could learn by studying it.
Persecution in Vietnam: a Christian human rights lawyer's story
Christian human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai knows what it means to suffer for what he believes. After providing legal advice and representation to victims of human rights abuses, including religious minorities, across Vietnam, he found himself the target of persecution and ended up in prison for four years.
In post-Brexit Britain, churches have a crucial role to play in making international students feel welcome
While the latest twist in the Brexit saga may have thrown up lots of questions about Britain's constitutional monarchy, Alan Tower, national director of Friends International is concerned about something else: the impact leaving the EU will have on the thousands of foreign students who study in the UK.
Rediscovering the Reformation
The Reformation did not turn out to be what I had thought it was.
Religious values in schools should be protected, not forced into hiding
Rather than preventing Jewish and other schools, parents, teachers and pupils from pursuing our own traditions of education, this country should examine more closely the good that has come from true diversity of belief.
The Devil may be at work in this world, but his time is short
The longer I have served as a pastor the more I've realised that the Scriptures are right when they inform us that the whole world is the focus of an intense spiritual battle.
I'm not sick, I'm single
The world of dating and relationships is a terrible conundrum, and I for one am not sure how to crack the code. Or if I even want to anymore.
Fifty years of struggling to communicate
Half a century separates two powerful books on church communications. Yet both have a similar message. So has the church just not been listening to what its communicators have been telling it?
Outgrowing Atheism: it's time for Richard Dawkins to grow up
Richard Dawkins has managed to produce a book on theology, history, philosophy, ethics and science that is even worse than his first.
What should bishops say in public?
I struggle to see how, without much mention of the name of Jesus, bishops can say they are "proclaiming the glorious gospel of Christ".
The sinister lunacy being promoted in schools by the BBC
It would be a joke if it wasn't for the fact that it has been produced by the BBC, which many schools would accept as an authoritative source.
Can you be a Christian and be competitive?
Christians are a bit squeamish about competition. There is a feeling that it might be ungodly. But have we been too quick to write it off?
The Brexit blame game: it won't get us anywhere
Blame leave. Blame remain. Blame Theresa May. Blame Boris Johnson. Blame Jeremy Corbyn. Blame the EU. Blame immigrants. None of this gets us anywhere.
Please, not the gay penguins again
In a million, trillion years, two female penguins will never produce a baby penguin. Count on it.