Opinion

What sowing and reaping means for the Christian
Waiting for God's timing allows Him to work out His purposes for us in the most wonderful way

True repentance: Slow, costly and sometimes impossible
The Jewish community is currently in the penitential month of Elul, when we recite Selichot, asking G-d for forgiveness.

Hothouse Earth: With the world facing a climate change tipping point, how should Christians respond?
Will this just become one summer among many, each one breaking temperature records â the norm in a world that is one degree warmer than at the start of the industrial revolution and is warming fast?
Should the UK ban the burqa? Why Boris Johnson is right
Not much happens in August, news-wise, which in part explains the furore over remarks made by a back-bench MP about burqas.

Brittle Britain: what could help the UK right now?
The long, heavy heat of Britain's summer of 2018 has somehow seemed to fit well with the prevailing emotional and political atmosphere of the nation.

Love Island's unlikely lesson: Chastity and faithfulness are back
Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham have been together since the beginning. What was perhaps more shocking was their lack of membership of the islanders' elite club.

When Queer Eye takes us to church
'It is because of God's amazing grace that we stand here,' declares Tammye.

The churches and the aid agencies made the same theological error
There's a collective failure to grasp something fundamental about theological anthropology.

Disability inclusion: Why it's about more than a ramp
I'm a disabled woman in itinerant ministry. I'm told that I should find any one of those hard, but having the three is just plain greedy.

IICSA: What did we learn from George Carey's testimony?
Lord Carey's testimony to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) yesterday made for depressing listening.

Politicians' call to change Northern Ireland's abortion law is deeply misguided
It is surely fundamentally wrong for politicians who do not even represent Northern Ireland to be seeking to impose their own views on its people.

Here's why St Paul's Cathedral needs to control street preachers
Should the Bible be read and the gospel preached at a cathedral? It's a no-brainer, surely?

Oh Israel, Israel, what have you done?
Israel has passed 'a defining moment in the annals of Zionism and the history of the State of Israel' â according to its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

It takes a lot to unite Britain's Jews, but Labour's stance on antisemitism has succeeded
Yesterday's Guardian newspaper features a letter signed jointly by the entire spectrum of British rabbis, 68 in all, from the strictest ultra-Orthodox to Liberal and Reform.

Why I love Justin Welby (even more than Gareth Southgate)
When my wife and I lost our son, Ben, we understood God less than we ever had but we needed him more than we ever had.

Gen Z shows the way: Why evangelism doesn't have to be a battle
Most younger people are indifferent to what the church has to offer. However, indifference is not hostility, and that's rather important.