Opinion

Is Britain breaking up?
Is Britain breaking up?

Should we care? And is there a particular Christian perspective on this? I think so.

Churches need to include children with disabilities in their summer events planning
Churches need to include children with disabilities in their summer events planning

The reasons given for not wanting to have children or young people with additional needs or disabilities on summer activities vary greatly, but usually have a standard theme to them: safety risks, unable to accommodate, they'll spoil it for others, they won't keep up, not enough space or leaders.

'Are those donuts free?' and other meaningful Spring Harvest questions
'Are those donuts free?' and other meaningful Spring Harvest questions

Masses upon masses descend upon Spring Harvest each year for one thing and one thing only: the exhibition tent.

A Jewish woman's sacrifice and the spirit of Deuteronomy
A Jewish woman's sacrifice and the spirit of Deuteronomy

What the congregation in San Diego would have read just before the shooting started were these unsurpassed injunctions in Deuteronomy and Isaiah to love everybody

Extinction Rebellion: some Christian reflections
Extinction Rebellion: some Christian reflections

At the end of the day we have to be very shrewd about when and how we as believers engage in civil disobedience.

We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka
We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka

In the aftermath of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, The Leprosy Mission England and Wales's National Director, Peter Waddup, speaks of a ministry of reconciliation.

#PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system
#PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system

People finding themselves wanting to join in the chorus of prayers for Rachel and her family, but somehow feeling like they needed to first preface it with a positional statement.

The logic of liberals who think street preachers are evil
The logic of liberals who think street preachers are evil

In the name of free speech, we will silence dissenting voices. In the name of justice, we will forcibly suppress any challenge. In the name of love, we will practice bigotry and hate.

Why go on pilgrimage?
Why go on pilgrimage?

The modern world allows us to fill every minute with distractions. A few days, mostly out of mobile range, with the only concern being what to have for lunch, soon changes that.

Healing or curing: what's the difference and why does it matter?
Healing or curing: what's the difference and why does it matter?

What comes into most minds when you mention this word is someone jumping out of a wheelchair and dancing, or throwing their crutches away and running around an auditorium. But healing is much more than that.

Sri Lankan tragedy – prejudice, politicians and the press
Sri Lankan tragedy – prejudice, politicians and the press

In Christchurch it was a mosque that was attacked. In Sri Lanka it was 'places of worship' and 'Easter worshippers'.

It was a culture of impunity that enabled the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka
It was a culture of impunity that enabled the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka

Religious intolerance has been on the rise in the country since 2000 and especially since the end of the civil war in 2009.

Celebrating the true diversity of our white-washed saints
Celebrating the true diversity of our white-washed saints

The stories of Christian saints are often told with little or no reference to their origins, ethnicity and cultural heritage.

Notre-Dame, Folau and Christians who don't know what they believe
Notre-Dame, Folau and Christians who don't know what they believe

Sadly, there are Christians who don't know what they believe. At the same time, those that do are condemned.

The Death of Death
The Death of Death

Forget all the romantic images. The Cross is so ugly that even the most hardened turned their faces away. The cruelest form of death that not even Mel Gibson's Passion could show the full extent of the horror.

Flying tankers and a rush for answers: a lesson from Notre-Dame

Like the 45th President of The United States of America, I sometimes find myself facing someone's situation or confronted with another's problem and before I can help it, I've blurted out some unsolicited, unnecessary advice.