Opinion

Lawrence Temfwe: Modelling Sacrificial Service

Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela are among the great leaders who used their power of oratory to win and inspire followers. Consider our leaders speeches in the last two weeks in light of the events-Worlds AIDS Day, The National Library Week, and The UN Day against Corruption etc. Would you say the speeches were momentous, thought provoking or inspiring?

Rev Malcolm Duncan: The Sexual Orientation Regulations - An Alternative Christian Perspective

For all those Christians and churches who are planning to demonstrate their opposition to the proposed Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), to be discussed in the House of Lords today, we want to voice concerns about this kind of virulent and aggressive approach...

Pastor Jonathan Oloyede: A Year of Prayer - A Day of Prayer for London!

On the 20th February 2006, a sizeable group of Leaders from London and beyond it met at Holy Trinity Brompton to listen to Jonathan Oloyede's vision for united prayer across the Capital and British Isles. The meeting hosted by Nicky Gumbel and facilitated by Joel Edwards with Jane Holloway was the relational platform from which this initiative began.

Christianity and the Triumph of the West

When you hear the word "globalisation," you probably think of Chinese factories or customer service centers in India. What you probably don't think about is Christianity. Yet globalisation and Christianity are linked in ways you may never have imagined.

Darlene Zschech: Psalm Devotional 2

Hey lovely people... well, it is the middle of the night, my household is fast asleep, I am shockingly jetlagged, so I thought it must be a great time to get up and ponder over the psalm study for this week.

Bishop Jonathan Gledhill: Saddam Hussein Execution 'Not Unjust'

The Bishop of Lichfield has reacted to the execution of Saddam Hussein by saying that it "cannot be called unjust" if he had a fair trial and proper opportunity to appeal.

Music: Get Gospel This Year

You hear it, you feel it, and it can make your day. You grab a cup of coffee, swing around the room, and the next minute you know, you grab a broomstick and you're dancing.

Anglican Head Dr Rowan Williams: New Year 2007 Message

Here in this London shopping centre - as in towns across the UK - the January sales are well underway - after a Christmas when many of us probably spent more than we should and eaten more than we should. It's all in stark contrast to Sudan where I visited last February.

Interview: Christian Scientist on Global Warming

Dr. Hugh Ross, founder / president of the ministry Reasons to Believe, based in the US, is an astronomer-turned-apologist specialising in Bible-science issues. Dr. Ross spoke to our Christian Today correspondent last week...

David Spriggs: Christmas Angels Help to Get the Message Across!

Angels have been making a come back in an attempt to get the Christmas message going again. Luke Walton, the Arts officer for Bible Society, was inspired as he walked through Swindon Town's shopping centre.

Andy Flannagan: HIDE and SEEK

Artists and performers are inevitably the worst in the world at practising the art of "being hidden". The very lifeblood to our work is often publicity and marketing, which is not in itself wrong, but the battle for control of our hearts and motives in this context becomes increasingly violent.

Interview: Graham Kendrick - Out of the Ordinary

Meet Graham Kendrick, the maker of internationally renowned songs like "All I Once Held Dear" and "Shine Jesus Shine", as he talks about his latest project Out of the Ordinary.

Rev David Coffey Shares His Feelings Ahead of Pilgrimage to Bethlehem

The Moderator of the Free Churches and President of the Baptist World Alliance, the Rev David Coffey, has shared his thoughts with Christian Today on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land this Christmas.

Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army in UK on His Hopes for 2007

Christian Today speaks to Commissioner John Matear, Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army in the UK, on his hopes for 2007.

Interview: Kay Warren - In the Front Line Fighting AIDS

Kay Warren, wife of megapastor and bestselling author Rick Warren, isn't the typical pastor's wife. Coming out of years of traditional pastor's wife work at Saddleback Church, home to some 21,000 attendants each weekend, Warren now finds herself at the forefront of a major evangelical push to fight AIDS and assist those affected, even if it means putting her own life on the line. And she's putting it in writing.

Rev Malcolm Duncan: Building a Better World - Part 3

The Leader of the Faithworks Movement, Revd Malcolm Duncan, has just published his first book, Building a Better World . In this, the third of a series of extracts and thoughts from the book, he explores just what it is in the Christian faith that spurs us on to build a better world...