Opinion
The best gift this Christmas can be a simple visit
People often shy away from visiting people with dementia because the normal ground rules don't apply, and they don't know how to communicate effectively.
Is the 'transgender bubble' about to burst?
Are we close to reaching 'peak transgender'? Is the once-seemingly inexorable march of contemporary transgender ideology about to be halted?
What should we make of Kanye West's conversion?
Every Christian and their dog apparently has an opinion about Kanye West, and it's been a bit depressing and somewhat amusing to see some of the discussion.
When God doesn't make sense
The tragic deaths of the A Rocha leaders in South Africa last week have reminded me of one of my most valued books. Written by Dr James Dobson, the title seems to say it all: "When God Doesn't Make Sense".
There's tribalism in politics and in the Church - and it isn't helping anyone
Exalting tribal loyalties so high, putting them almost on a level with God, is perhaps the single most corrupting force at work among Christians of our generation.
How the West was lost - and how it can be recovered
After years of economic uncertainty, a seemingly endless war on terror and moral decline, the West is in crisis. But the Church has a crucial role to play in its resurrection.
Mission agencies need to adapt to survive into the future
If British mission agencies are to remain relevant in the future, they will need to take their place within a growing multi-national mission movement which looks very different to the situation in which they were founded and developed.
Farewell to the Frank Sinatra Parliament
Parliament prorogued, DUP intransigence, Labour infighting, Scottish Nationalist opportunism. Truly, this has been a House of Commons where everyone sought to 'do it their way' and we, the long-suffering British people, have paid the price.
In the midst of the Brexit mire, increasingly engaged young people are a source of hope
Not only are young people becoming more involved in politics and defining elections, but there are Christians pursuing God's Kingdom in the very heart of politics.
The status of women in Judaism: a clarification
There is a common line of thought in many Church circles that Jewish women were "nothing" in the time of Jesus. But this is inaccurate to say the least.
The Church needs to be ready to welcome in children living with disability
I see Christians talking about the sanctity of life who then go strangely quiet when it comes to the issue of disability and abortion.
In our secular post-Christian democracies, Christians need to remember their roots
Living in post-Christian democracies, and sometimes like Joseph or Daniel having to bear indirect responsibility for practices that contradict the aims of God's kingdom, demands frank and clear Christian prophecy.
Why we struggle to share our faith and what we can do about it
Tim Moyler knows how it feels to struggle when it comes to telling others about Jesus. That's why he's put together a programme for Agapé UK that will help more Christians share their faith with other people in a way that is natural and effective.
What Chick-Fil-A reveals about British intolerance and irrationality
The LGBT neo-Puritan militants cannot tolerate the idea that anyone anywhere might be enjoying something they do not approve of
Only God can save Western civilisation
The crisis of Western society, set out so clearly and terrifyingly by Douglas Murray in his recent books, is at root a metaphysical crisis stemming from the abandonment of God and, with it, all grounding in objective moral values.
A lesson for Brexit Britain from William Wilberforce
After depressing developments in the excruciating Brexit saga, I've found it helpful to return to the story of William Wilberforce.
