Opinion

Leaving a legacy

You might be surprised at the value of the things that you leave behind

Have spiritual takeaways become the church's menu of choice?

Increasingly people want to be Christians without bothering too much with the Bible

Should we really be suing the church?

I simply cannot understand how any senior clergyman can even contemplate, let alone justify, taking the church to court

Independence: Is the dream of freedom ever completed?

does any truly independent nation exist anywhere on this planet?

The Government must be tougher if it's to tackle excessive drinking

Many people simply do not ‘get’ the sensible drinking message

Needed: a new generation of missional leaders

We often think that the gospel it is about how God serves and meets our needs rather than about God and what He is doing in the world

Nigeria needs help if it is to crush Boko Haram

Nigeria's churches remain in the frontline between the Judaeo-Christian values underpinning Western civilisation and the medieval barbarism wanting to impose Sharia Law

The law should preserve life

The current law may not be perfect, it is the best show in town

Long live South Sudan

Six months after gaining independence, the challenges and opportunities are huge

Mission on the margins

When the church takes its calling seriously the most amazing things can happen

We need not fear the future

If there ever was a moment for sharing our good news it’s now

Why David Cameron's Bible speech matters

It's the timing of Mr Cameron's intervention that makes it so important

Christopher Hitchens’s common grace

On real tyranny, the sort that sucks away the lifeblood of free societies, Hitchens was right

Faith through film

Paulo Reyes sees film as a powerful means of communicating the Christian faith

Are some people lazy or just hard up?

We must never forget the needs of those who have been driven, or have even recklessly fallen into debt and poverty

The politics of Christmas

Christmas will remain domesticated and apolitical. Just like most of our church life.