Opinion
Ecclesiastes 7: Good Friday and the Good Old Days
In a series of warnings Solomon tells us to beware of bribery, pride, anger and nostalgia.
IICSA at Easter: Do we make resurrection too easy?
The problem with sin is that the act is secondary to its roots. If my husband cheats on me, my pain isn't just that he has slept with someone else, but that he has become the sort of person who would do that.
Society is awash with hatred, but love is stronger
A strong contender for word of the year for 2018 is already 'hate'. Every day we hear about hate speech, hate groups and numerous slogans along the line of 'love trumps hate'.
Salisbury under siege: What does it mean to be an Easter people?
Being an Easter people does not mean that any of us will not require a handkerchief to mop up our tears.
Protecting conscience: Why this House of Lords bill is aimed at defending healthcare professionals
There is clear evidence of discrimination against those with conscientious objections, and noted that many saw limitations on career progression if they sought to exercise their right to freedom of conscience.
Is Mark Zuckerberg the antichrist?
Those cat videos are the sweet and furry face of power.
Why J John is wrong about the BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is one of those national treasures, like the NHS or the Proms, that generate a sort of proprietory feeling. It is, after all, British, and we fund it through the licence fee, so it's 'ours'.
St Francis and clergy abuse: What the saint teaches the church about suffering
Late in his life, Francis prayed one of the most challenging prayers I have ever come across. In it he asks that he might feel in his own body, as much as he can bear, the suffering of Jesus on the cross.
Whatever happened to backsliding?
When I became a Christian two-and-a-half decades ago, you couldn't move in a church for hearing the word 'backslider'.
Down's syndrome and the sum of human happiness
Entitled 50 Mums, 50 Kids, 1 Extra Chromosome, this video has gone viral â and little wonder.
John Piper says egalitarianism is responsible for sexual abuse â but is he right?
John Piper has released an extraordinary podcast in which he appears to say sexually abusive behaviour is because of an 'egalitarian' approach to relations between men and women.
How the book of Leviticus teaches us how to be saints
Leviticus, the third book of the Pentateuch, is possibly the most important book of them all.
Stephen Hawking and learning to be wrong: Why it is good to change our minds
We have much to learn, and good learning comes through getting things wrong.
Memo to Justin Welby: There is nothing progressive about abolishing tuition fees
The idea of going to university for free at a cost to ordinary people is nothing short of a scam for the wealthy
Are conservative evangelicals more likely to protect child abusers?
The dilemma is this. Should we believe in repentance, forgiveness and transformation? And if we do, how should we show it?
Ecclesiastes 6: Life in the Shadowlands
After the first and highly successful Live Aid, Bob Geldof turned to his fellow organiser Midge Ure, and asked, 'Is that it?'