Opinion
Ecclesiastes 8: How to live in a corrupt society
Unless you live in the privileged world of the privileged you have to face up to the question of how fallible fallen human beings are to live in a corrupt society.
A bizarre claim India invented the internet has troubling parallels for Christians
Now we know: it wasn't Sir Tim Berners-Lee who invented the internet, but ancient Indians thousands of years ago.
Israel Folau: Heretic or hero?
Folau upset the apple cart when in response to an Instagram user who asked him: 'What was God's plan for gay people?' he replied, 'Hell... unless they repent of their sins and turn to God.'
Syria airstrikes: Why I find Iraq flashing before my eyes
Despite the PM's reassurances, I find Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya flashing before my eyes.
Ecclesiastes 7: Are men wiser than women?
Solomon, who had 300 wives and 600 concubines â contrary to the command of God and despite his wisdom and good start as king â might have been expected to know something about women.
When a Man Sets the Record for the Fastest Marathon by a Woman
The Boston Marathon (among other marathons) has announced that men who identify as women can compete with the women. I'm not questioning the fact that some men believe they are really women (and vice versa). I'm simply stating the obvious: These men are not biological women, and it is not fair for a biological male to compete against a biological female.
Yes, theologies of forgiveness and confession have played a role in Church abuse and cover up
Sometimes hearing for yourself is believing, and it was my own interviews with victims of abuse in England, and support groups, that really alerted me to the significance of theologies of forgiveness in the abuse scandal.
Should Christians support war against Assad over chemical weapons attacks?
If there's one point of agreement about Syria and the latest atrocity there â the chemical weapons attack on Douma, in eastern Ghouta â it's surely that everyone is utterly sick of politicians' platitudes.
Senior clergy don't need MBAs to deal with abuse
Being a member of a profession does not just mean mastering a body of knowledge. There are traditions and an ethos that should shape thinking and action.
Is the church obsessed with sin and judgment?
We all carry our early experiences of Christmas and Easter into our adult life. It's inevitable and it is the lens through which we interpret the present.
Ecclesiastes 7: 4 dangers for today's Christians
Having reflected on the way that we regard our times and look at life, in Ecclesiastes 7: 15-22 Solomon turns to some other conundrums of both ancient and contemporary life.
The Stronger Men's Conference video is a hoot â but it's really not so funny
I watched the video promo for the Stronger Men's Conference this morning. The last time I laughed as much in front of a screen it was a re-run of Father Ted, to me the height of comic genius.
I'm a privileged white Christian male â and I need to know it
George Washington University, a prestigious institution located in the United States capital, is under fire for an innocuous-sounding course it's running tomorrow.
Donald Trump is not our saviour: A Palestinian priest's perspective on Trump and Middle Eastern Christianity
Jamal Khader is the parish priest of the Holy Family Roman Catholic (Latin) Church in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank.
What happened on Easter Monday?
Happy Dyngus Day! Here is what happens the day after the Resurrection
Pope Francis says hell doesn't exist â but I know he's wrong
The experience of people such as myself , people who have battled and (mostly) conquered some pretty serious and rooted personality flaws over many decades, is that hell does indeed exist.