Opinion
We need to talk about trauma: Why the church needs to face up to a massive problem
One in three UK based adults report experiencing some kind of traumatic life event, defined as an incident where we or someone close to us experiences a risk of serious harm or death.
Gaza: How Christians are helping keep hope alive in a stricken land
The Israeli blockade, which restricts imports and exports of goods to a minimum and prevents Palestinians from entering and leaving, continues to blight this small strip of land.
As a Christian, I'm still supporting Oxfam. And so should you
If, in anger, you stop giving to Oxfam â because some of its staff did things you disagree with â and you still fill up with Shell after what they have allegedly done in Nigeria, you may be a hypocrite.
As Lent begins, join me in this uncomfortable challenge to help tackle modern slavery
With the wonderful benefits of our 'small world', there comes a challenge: to use our identity as global citizens responsibly â to love our neighbour, wherever they may live.
Shrove Tuesday: Evangelicals must endure the suffering of Lent
Pancake Day isn't much of a thing, really. Egg, milk and flour, fried, flipped and served with sugar and lemon? Forgive me for not exactly salivating.
Polyamory and polygamy â the next big social change?
Logic and reason are being butchered so that the language becomes even more meaningless. What else can you can of otherwise intelligent people declaring, 'Although they were fully committed they continued to date other people'?
From poverty to plenty: What the church can do about food waste
Why is a third of all the food produced in the world never eaten, especially when most of this waste is preventable?
John Piper and mental health: Is it someone's own fault if they're depressed?
Someone doesn't have poor mental health because they're narcissistic, self-indulgent and unspiritual. They have it because â well, they're ill, they don't need a reason.
Do you need to tear up your wrong ideas about God?
One of the things we quickly discover about Jesus Christ is that he upends many of our expectations about God.
Rachael Denhollander and the scandal of sexual abuse in the church
Rachael Denhollander is my new heroine. I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite as brave, compelling, articulate and gospel centered as her testimony in the Larry Nassar trial.
State inspectors at Christian youth groups? They probably won't come, but if they do...
There's a familiar narrative in some Christian circles that the secularists are out to get us.
Ecclesiastes 4 and the cure for loneliness: the cord of three strands
Solomon speaks of a man who works hard, who makes money but travels alone. Who is it for? He perhaps never stops to think why he is doing it, until the end.
A radical proposal for the CofE's Westminster headquarters: move out and do some good
Retaining a hugely expensive building on some of the most expensive land in the world is arguably sinful.
George Bell, Justin Welby and the perils of navigating a binary argument
Either George Bell was a giant of the Anglican Church who helped rescue Jewish children from the Nazi regime and, against the grain, heroically opposed the bombing of Dresden, or he was a child abuser and all his achievements are for the birds.
As Theresa May visits China, will she call on the regime to protect religious rights and stop persecuting Christians?
Prime Minister Theresa May's first official visit to China, which begins today, is billed as an opportunity to boost trade with an important ally. But it will also take place against the backdrop of the country's violations of fundamental human rights, including freedom of religion or belief.
Preach it! Could the Sermon of the Year competition revive this ancient art?
It would be wonderful if the growing success of Sermon of the Year helped restore the religious sermon to its central place in public life â and private â life.
