Opinion
Mythmas or Christmas?
Jesus is no myth. He is the ultimate reality and he is the reality we all need.
Tracing the roots of Christmas carols: An interview with composer Andrew Gant
New book Deck the Hall by composer Andrew Gant tells the origin stories of our beloved Christmas carols.
A Christian and a Jew on why assisted suicide should not be legalised
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater's bill succeeds, and why they are against this.
A Christian view of war
What is the Christian perspective on why wars occur? And is it right for Christians to participate in war?
Should the Archbishop of York resign?
The question is genuinely debatable.
Christmas in a world of conflict: where is God, and what is His plan?
As Christmas approaches, the lights and celebrations often stand in stark contrast to the turmoil gripping our world.
Why is there hope for all who believe in Jesus?
Since New Testament times Christians have looked forward in hope to Christ's coming in glory, but many people today, including many Christians, are unsure about the nature of this hope.
Picturing Christ: how has Jesus been depicted over the last 2,000 years?
Most people today have a visual image of Christ. Long haired and bearded, simply dressed in homespun cloth, portrayed with varying degrees of Middle Eastern appearance (sometimes not), often with an intense gaze. These images have a back-story and historic portrayals have settled on this iconic image.
The Christian response to genocide
We have a biblical mandate to love our neighbour, and this transcends national borders.
Will the real Church of England please stand up?
Against the gloomy background of failures, scandals and resignations, thousands of Church of England churches, and many thousands more of other denominations, are working hard at the grassroots.
Making sense of Jacob's wrestle with God
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on Jordan Peterson's new book and the story of Jacob and Esau.
Parishes need to be liberated from the bureaucratic burden
The next Archbishop of Canterbury after Justin Welby inherits a national Church in numerical meltdown and groaning under a bureaucratic burden.
A black Friday for Britain
The path towards assisted suicide has been long in the making, when we forgot our obligations to the community and to God, and prioritised our own desires. This is the result.
Britain's slide into spiritual darkness
No one wishes to deny or downplay the reality of suffering, and there is nothing more heart-breaking than watching someone you love when they are in pain, but there is a world of difference between doing all you can to alleviate that pain, and designedly giving 'treatment' to bring about death.
What do Christians have to say about death?
Many people, including many Christians, find the idea of eternal damnation difficult to accept.
An open letter to my MP (and yours) on assisted suicide
This new law would not be a mild change to the law, enabling a compassionate approach to a few suffering people who need it. This would be a fundamental change in society, written into law.
