Opinion

Beyond self-sacrifice: why we need to expand our perspective of generosity in Lent 
Beyond self-sacrifice: why we need to expand our perspective of generosity in Lent 

As we fast and pray, perhaps we should also ask: what could we share? What might we release for the sake of someone else?

Being a mother and a leader in a time of war
Being a mother and a leader in a time of war

Marianne Awaraji at SAT-7 ARABIC reflects on being a leader in the workplace and a mother in the home at a time of great uncertainty for the people of Lebanon.

From despair to deliverance: The Gospel at work in a former drug mule and prisoner
From despair to deliverance: The Gospel at work in a former drug mule and prisoner

Jemimah Wright, deputy editor at Premier’s Woman Alive magazine, speaks to Christian Today about her latest project - an amazing story of redemption in the life of a once-hardened drug mule.

Even our secular mainstream media can see where the real hope for this nation lies
Even our secular mainstream media can see where the real hope for this nation lies

I do not recall reading such a strong plug for the Bible and Christian faith in a column covering lifestyle and entertainment.

How Christians should respond when senior public figures are arrested
How Christians should respond when senior public figures are arrested

The first thing Christians must do is uphold the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty'.

Islam, football and Ramadan breaks 
Islam, football and Ramadan breaks 

Personally, I wouldn’t have booed at Elland Road. I would have prayed and asked the Lord to save this nation from its increasing Islamisation.

Why the world needs more women like Dullari
Why the world needs more women like Dullari

In the UK, gender equality conversations often focus on pay gaps or female representation in leadership, but in Nepal the struggle is far more basic. It is whether a girl can go to school, whether a woman can seek medical care without permission from her husband, and whether she can live in her own home without fear.

Assisted suicide is wrong but even more so in a care crisis
Assisted suicide is wrong but even more so in a care crisis

For all the cries of care and compassion, a significant number of people exist who want to see this Bill become law for truly grotesque and utilitarian reasons. We cannot let them win. 

The calling of Christians in these solemn days
The calling of Christians in these solemn days

In such an hour, the church must neither panic nor grow silent. We are called to pray and to proclaim.

Why MSPs must reject assisted suicide
Why MSPs must reject assisted suicide

Scotland stands at a pivotal moment, writes Anthony Horan.

The prayer booklet connecting with sceptics
The prayer booklet connecting with sceptics

Christian Today speaks to Emma Weaver of trypraying to hear about how a simple prayer guide is engaging even more non-Christians in prayer for the first time.

What a recent doctor's visit taught me about modern Britain
What a recent doctor's visit taught me about modern Britain

Attention is one of the purest forms of love but so many people are going unnoticed, writes J John.

Taxing faith: The Court of Appeal’s VAT judgment and the future of Christian education
Taxing faith: The Court of Appeal’s VAT judgment and the future of Christian education

Measures that make faith-based education financially unviable do not serve the common good but restrict it, concentrating ever greater control in the hands of the government. 

The Gorton and Denton by-election and the alarming rise of sectarianism in British politics
The Gorton and Denton by-election and the alarming rise of sectarianism in British politics

Whatever one’s political persuasion and affiliation, the voters of Britain who genuinely value democracy should be alarmed.

The battle for Christian freedom of expression on the streets of London is far from over
The battle for Christian freedom of expression on the streets of London is far from over

Pro-free speech campaigners would be naïve to think that the culture of the Met will change overnight. 

Amid calls to 'make Britain Christian again', here are some questions for the Church
Amid calls to 'make Britain Christian again', here are some questions for the Church

Maybe Restore and Reform are not the best people to speak up for Christianity. But if not them, then who will?