Opinion

How to deal with controversy
Jesus could be very direct

Ending poverty is not easy but it is possible
We could well be the generation that sees extreme poverty wiped out for good, if we make some drastic changes to the way we all live

Lance Armstrong â are we looking in a mirror?
Are Lance Armstrong's misdemeanours not simply an indictment of the society we have become â driven by materialism, greed and the philosophy of success at all costs?

Religious principles are not in vogue
Tackling uniform issues though is really the easy bit

Sunday farce hour?
Not even the blitzkrieg of Nazi bombs on London was able to stop Sunday Half Hour

The sensitivities of organ donation
The moment you tell them they "must" do something, they instinctively react against it

Jesus, the bishops and civil partnerships
It would be a very substantial change indeed firstly to reinterpret all the negative Scriptural references to homosexual practice

Happy New Year but nothing for Pakistani Christians to celebrate
It is the duty of Pakistani Christians living abroad and other Pakistani religious minorities to raise awareness of the persecution at the international level

We must never abandon our calling as salt and light
Sadly it is all too easy for us to blend in with our culture
If Terry Waite can forgive Hezbollah, can Anglicans forgive each other?
Is it too much to ask that bickering and embittered Anglicans might be enabled to reach out to one another over the issue of women bishops

The Queen speaks â does Britain hear?
It is tragic that so much of the media seems to be 'ever hearing but never understanding'

Christmas: God speaking human
God was so keen to communicate with us that he came to us directly in person

God is with us at Christmas - and every day of our lives
The Christmas story is an annual reminder that God has not abandoned this messed up world

21 December is not the end of the world
It is important to understand why some people hold these beliefs and how we should respond to them.
