Opinion

What's wrong with our football?

With the new football season underway, J John hopes footballers can remember they are there for the benefit of the supporters.

Sex sells ... but how young?

Sophie Hull reveals why she is a traitor to her generation

Charity begins at home?

Marolin Watson wants to see more Christians giving to projects that address the needs a little closer to home.

A black day indeed for Pakistan’s Christians

Christians are being killed by those who would rather see them dead than contemplate recognising them as equals.

Embracing suffering in service

The contemporary emphasis on efficiency and measurable results makes frustration even harder to endure.

Misleading abortion advertisements

The notion that the destruction of human life can be advertised freely on television as a service to the public is deeply shocking.

The legalisation of assisted suicide

The arguments for legalising assisted suicide are changing into the right of self-destruction for the hopeless.

Why is church coffee so often bad?

Much of what we do as churches can often be described as substandard.

Steve Chalke on the 'Big Society'

Steve Chalke, founder of Faithworks and Oasis, shares his thoughts on David Cameron's vision of a 'Big Society' in which we all do a little more for a little less.

The high price of being a Christian in Pakistan

As things move from bad to worse, there is a very real danger that the sense of injustice among Christians will spill over.

Keeping places of worship in good shape

Diana Evans says congregations need not be overwhelmed by the task of keeping their buildings in good shape.

Talking about death and dying

Publishing this comprehensive guidance helps break the taboo on discussing death and dying.

Just not good enough

G20 leaders have missed their opportunity to show leadership on climate justice.

Why translate the Bible?

God reaches out and speaks to people where they are and He calls us to do the same.

A crude awakening - who's really to blame?

In the short-term, we will all pay for BP's recent mistakes.

Praying through the shaking of politics

In politics, as elsewhere, it seems that what can be shaken is being shaken.