Opinion

'In our grief, we call on God to strengthen us to resist evil.' The Bishop of Manchester on the suicide terror attack
Bishop of Manchester David Walker writes for Christian Today: 'Today is a desperately sad day. Manchester is famous for its music culture, and last night's attack is a direct assault on our desire to meet peacefully and enjoy seeing our favourite stars in person.'

How can Salvation can be relevant to the world of commercial real estate?
My Christian experience has been broad and positive but until recently I couldn't readily connect my day job with my faith. How was the message of salvation relevant to the world of commercial real estate?

Christian TV and the teaching that comes straight from Hell
The prosperity gospel and the Bible: There are quite a few warnings in the Bible about false teachers and prophets. According to Jesus, Paul and others, there will certainly be men and women who come like the proverbial wolves in woolly clothing, and disrupt the church with twisted versions of Christian truth.

Why we must challenge hatred and point the way to hope
Finally, as we challenge ideas and politics that are contrary to our faith â whether on the street protest or in an election â we need to do so in a way that shows we value the people holding those views and that we want to hear their concerns.

GAFCON's 'missionary bishop' â the spark to blow up Anglicanism?
Let's avoid silly Twitter tirades and pointless Facebook fisticuffs. We are followers of Jesus Christ.

There's a 'rape clause' in the tax credit system. Here's why it's wrong
At the beginning of April this year the UK Conservative government amended its tax credits policy by adding a two child limit for payments.

How the Bible helps us work for the Common Good
In a new resource from Bible Society and Together for The Common Good, we argue that the Bible has a unique ability to bring people together from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to seek the welfare of everyone.

Tim Farron is a liberal who has been forced to give in to social illiberalism. And that's not ok.
Westminster's blanket social liberalism was demonstrated last night when, for better or worse, it finally swallowed up Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and an evangelical Christian.

How Easter challenges the horrifying injustice of America's death penalty
Holy Week witnessed new levels of protest against America's culture of violence, specifically the State of Arkansas' line-up of eight people to execute in 10 days.

Are American Christians really being persecuted â or are they just being manipulated?
There's an enduring narrative among many conservative Christian groups that the downfall and even persecution of Christianity in America is coming.

Gary Lineker's 'anti-Christian' Easter tweet â is there any truth in it?
When someone refers to your deeply personal and considered faith as 'bonkers religious stories', it's not unreasonable that you might take offence.

Is Lord Carey right that the UK government could do more for persecuted Christians?
Former Archbishop Lord Carey says the UK government should do more for persecuted Christians. Is he right?

France's presidential election is too close to call. What should pastors tell their congregations?
Mainstream political groups in France look adrift. Both the left and centre/right-wing presidential primaries produced winners that defied the polls. Both are now in serious trouble.

This is the real problem with Sean Spicer's Hitler analogy
There' s a handy debating tool called Godwin's Law that Sean Spicer, Donald Trump's press secretary, really ought to look up.

Why the Church in Egypt is still the hope of the world
As those of us who have regularly passed through Westminster on our way to work or just for a visit know, to have been close to the site of an horrific terrorist attack is always unnerving.

Why it's time to stop mis-using 'For such a time as this'
Christians love to reappropriate lines of Scripture as if they were simply idioms to be quoted as popular wisdom or pinned to a fridge door.