Opinion

The Church must not let the State shape its understanding of right and wrong
The Church must not let the State shape its understanding of right and wrong

It is so disappointing that the Archbishop of Canterbury seems to have accepted the law on gay marriage, but we need to believe that the core assumptions of society can be changed and that we, the Church, have divine power to demolish strongholds

Planning God into our towns and cities
Planning God into our towns and cities

If we want to avoid soulless urban sprawl, perhaps the Government and planners would do well to consider that as well as a railway station, each community needs a church?

Shakespeare may highlight the human condition, the Bible offers the solution to it
Shakespeare may highlight the human condition, the Bible offers the solution to it

They may reveal an uncanny "understanding of the human condition", I would question whether Shakespeare's works inspire hope for the lost in the same way that the Bible does.

I was born in Sebastopol

Unlike its South Wales counterpart, Sevastopol is fighting for its identity.

Anglican fudge? More like pick\'n\'mix
Anglican fudge? More like pick'n'mix

Do you like fudge? According to the Archbishop of York, the Church of England has just ordered a truckload of the stuff.

Why the UK media are not that bothered about Syrian Christians
Why the UK media are not that bothered about Syrian Christians

The plight of overseas Christians used to be a major concern for the British electorate.

What price justice? The UK\'s proposed legal aid cuts
What price justice? The UK's proposed legal aid cuts

The Government is determined to press ahead with fee cuts for barristers and solicitors

How do we inspire the UK church to engage in religious freedom?
How do we inspire the UK church to engage in religious freedom?

Do we feel equipped and suitably inspired to get involved?

Tony Benn – Lessons for Christians, Politicians and Secular Humanists
Tony Benn – Lessons for Christians, Politicians and Secular Humanists

Without claiming him as a card carrying Bible-believing Christian, it is nevertheless interesting to see just how much Christianity was a primary influence on Tony Benn's life and politics.

Bob Crow – an old style Union boss
Bob Crow – an old style Union boss

There's not likely to be another quite like Mr Crow

Ukraine\'s neo-Nazis have no place in the land of my grandfather
Ukraine's neo-Nazis have no place in the land of my grandfather

America's media and leaders have been widely ignoring the significant far right fascist power grab in Ukraine

International Women\'s Day 2014: A time for celebration, but also sober reflection
International Women's Day 2014: A time for celebration, but also sober reflection

It is sobering to think that so many women, just because of the country they were born into, are coping with conditions we simply can't begin to imagine

Has Steve Chalke fallen for the oldest trick in the Book?
Has Steve Chalke fallen for the oldest trick in the Book?

Chalke's views on Scripture are substantially different from those of Jesus himself

We can\'t stay silent in the face of exploitation and injustice
We can't stay silent in the face of exploitation and injustice

There is no logic or compassion in tackling the effects of poverty with no recognition of the cause. But that's what some people seem to think we should do.

The Evangelical Alliance\'s No More Page 3 support is timely
The Evangelical Alliance's No More Page 3 support is timely

The church is right to be concerned about the sexualisation of women and the scourge of sexual violence

David Yonggi Cho: Money, sex, power and the perils of church leadership
David Yonggi Cho: Money, sex, power and the perils of church leadership

Church leaders are not expected to be perfect – but they are expected to be living in daily repentance and faith.