Opinion

Corruption is keeping people in poverty

The toxic link between unscrupulous illicit flows and the poorest in Africa and Asia compels everyone in general and Christians in particular to take positive action

Sharing Jesus with soldiers

Soldiers constantly stare death in the face, even when they are on training exercises

Pray for our farmers

Minister Jim Paice admitted that he does not know if government departments and public services, like schools and hospitals, are paying farmers enough to cover their costs

John Mark Hobbins, Games Pastor

John Mark Hobbins works for London City Mission but the next few weeks will see him doing something a little different. During London 2012, he’ll be serving as a Games Pastor at King’s Cross, St Pancras and Euston, three of the busiest railway stations in the UK. He talks more about his role here.

When morality becomes a taxing question

Christians as much as anyone else have been conditioned into thinking of taxes and rates and revenue charges as something approaching extortion

Chariots of Fire : Eric Liddell, a hero of the faith, still inspires today

The willingness to sacrifice is a dimension that has largely disappeared from Christian discipleship today

‘Libor’ – Lying Is Becoming Occupational Routine

Our society is now incapable of functioning without lies and deception

Science gives us good reason to believe

We live in a universe that seems to have been created with us in mind

Alcohol and pregnancy: why take the risk?

Alcohol in any amount is potentially harmful to the foetus

Promoting caring, not killing

The prospect of facing pain and suffering is an understandable concern, but improved care is the right response and the law should not be changed

My big fat weak church

What is noticeable in the “Obese Church” today is the tendency towards tailoring worship to pander to a consumerist mentality.

A Christian case against defence cuts

Social disorder is already a growing threat to the maintenance of justice in our country

For every child, a father

How do we do justice to Father’s Day in an increasingly fatherless society?

We do God, but do we do honesty?

It’s worth remembering that God’s people have always let the side down, and often in a big way

What is the Church’s dress code?

The Church has all too frequently worn the inappropriate apparel of theological bickering, archaic language and incomprehensible ritual

A lesson in service from the Queen

We can all thank the Queen for a life devoted to the nation