Opinion

Securing peace and justice in Orissa

Justice will only be done in India's Orissa state if the government has more political will than it has now.

Being Christian in the Armed Forces

Underneath the hard macho exterior, servicemen and women do have fears, worries and questions.

What Obama needs to do

It's not Obama that some people fear - or claim to. It is more the idea of change itself.

Enough!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could be part of a society committed to rejecting economic growth and to giving thanks that we have got enough?

Drug education works - and churches have a role to play

Churches now have a great opportunity to get involved in alcohol and drug awareness work.

'Mission-shaped church' or 'church-shaped mission'?

Are our churches really all that bad? Fulcrum's Jody Stowell explores the mission-shaped church agenda.

Persecution can be an opportunity for the church to grow

It's a time to prepare the church for suffering and persecution, says Godfrey Yogarajah

Sex and relationships

Young people need to grasp that sex cannot be considered in isolation from either their own personal development or other personal interactions.

Stem cell delusions - The government juggernaut rolls on

Embryonic stem cell research is unethical and unnecessary, says the head of Christian Medical Fellowship, Dr Peter Saunders.

Communique from Common Word conference

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Mufti of Egypt express commitment to deepening understanding and call for more equitable global economic system.

Financial crisis: A time for caution but not fear

There are higher measures of value and higher sources of security than the markets can offer.

We can all do more to help bring peace to the Holy Land

Nigel Edward-Few, the Chief Executive of BibleLands, talks to Christian Today about the part we could all be playing in bringing hope, peace and reconciliation to the troubled Holy Land.

Credit crunches, greed & discontentment - What can we learn?

Much of the blame for the current mess must be laid at the feet of players in the money market game - a game that's played with other people's futures... Yet there's also an opportunity here for the rest of us, who are left to sort out mortgages and balance our family budgets, to reflect on our priorities.