Opinion

Rev Joel Edwards responds to Dispatches episode: 'In God's Name'

The head of the Evangelical Alliance responds to the May 19 episode of Channel 4's Dispatches, 'In God's Name' in an open letter to the head of Channel 4, Andy Duncan.

Zimbabwe: a land of broken souls

Will the world's nations and leaders stop and care for Zimbabwe's broken souls, or turn and look the other way?

Protecting the unborn: all is not lost

It's been a bad week for the unborn and it's a long, difficult road to restore their value and protection in society. Thankfully, Christians show no sign of bowing out.

Abortion: Parliament has lost touch with public opinion

The Alive and Kicking Alliance has vowed to continue to campaign for a reduction in the number of UK abortions after Parliament rejected a lowering of the 24 week upper abortion limit.

Dr Peter Saunders on hybrid embryos, saviour siblings and abortion

The public has been lied to on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, warns the head of the Christian Medical Fellowship, Dr Peter Saunders.

Wale Hudson-Roberts: Government and church must unite on gun and knife crime

BUGB's Wale Hudson-Roberts sheds light on the church's role in helping young people fin redemptive alternatives to a life of violence.

Why can't all religious communities have places of worship?

Random raids and stop and search are all part and parcel of being a Christian in Turkmenistan, says one Christian.

Elijah was a man just like us

With Pentecost upon us, we are reminded once again that in any manner of difficulty, prayer is the channel through which we receive the Lord's solution.

Joel Edwards on 'Agenda for Change' and rehabilitating evangelicalism

Joel Edwards, head of the Evangelical Alliance, on his new book "Agenda for Change" and his challenge to evangelicals to be the good news people.

World Evangelical Alliance head: 'China is on the move'

Christianity is alive and growing in China, says the head of the World Evangelical Alliance, Geoff Tunnicliffe, following a recent tour of East Asia.

Awaiting the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit - WCC Pentecost message

May we this Pentecost, following the example of the first disciples, wait together, open to receive anew the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit that God always desires to give to us.

How can the spiritual needs of a new generation go deep?

'There's so much for my young people that I wish had been there when I was younger. But when the wind blows the roots aren't deep enough to keep them standing firm.' I heard this time and time again during my 15 years of youth ministry everywhere I went.

Bishop of Harare on persecution in Zimbabwe

The Bishop of Harare, the Rt Rev Sebastian Bakare, speaks out on state crackdown on citizens in Zimbabwe.

Desmond Tutu statement on Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is staring into the abyss.

NT scholar on discovery of giant trove of Bible manuscripts

Dr Daniel B Wallace, the director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) in Frisco, Texas, spoke to Christian Today this month about his centre's major discovery of 47 New Testament manuscripts in Albania last year.

Bill Hybels: The DNA of effective leadership

What leaders must do to build prevailing churches?