Opinion

Releasing children from poverty also means taking steps now to care for our planet
We cannot deliver on our mission to release children from poverty in Jesus' name unless we also accept and act on the biblical mandate to care for the integrity of God's creation.

Christians should not be punished for refusing to bow down to progressive ideas
It seems as though 'progressive' governments all over the world are quite happy discriminating against people in the name of being anti-discriminatory.

In the abortion wars, the real victims are always overlooked
For the continued existence and wellbeing of humanity, it is time for the lies to be called out and exposed.

Social media star challenges censorship ruling in court
"I felt like at any moment there would be a knock at the door, I would open it, and the police would arrest me," recalls Kika. "I cried oceans."

What are the benefits of fasting?
"Trump calls for prayer and fasting," read some of the headlines this week. But what is the significance of fasting? Is it still for us today?

How should Christians pray and act after the fall of Afghanistan?
We have a duty to press our government into treating with compassion those fleeing the resurgent Taliban regime.

What will happen to evangelicals in the Church in Wales?
After the Church in Wales' same-sex blessing vote, there is no question that some evangelicals will now leave.

Older Christians may sometimes be physically frail, but they are prayer warriors
The assumption that working with older, frailer people means you have more impact on them as a carer than they have on you, could not be further from the truth.

The limits of self-care
Self-care makes helpful suggestions but hollow promises.

The repercussions of 9/11 are still being felt today
It is understandable and right that we reflect on this dramatic day â a day whose repercussions are still being felt and lived out today.

As child-on-child sex abuse soars, evil is destroying our children
It would seem that, over the last decade, something has happened to sexualise children and break down the boundaries that previously protected them from harm inflicted by their peers.

Who was Fanny Crosby and why is she so important to Christianity?
Crosby's accessible songs revolutionised Christian music, opening the way to simpler, gentler songs and so, ultimately, to 'gospel music' and modern worship songs.

Will the Church of England soon follow the Church in Wales on same-sex marriage?
Allowing vicars to bless same-sex civil marriages while not yet permitting them to take full marriage services for same-sex couples looks like the sort of compromise that would play well in the Church of England General Synod.

Challenging the pro-abortion hegemony
John Deighan, the new chief executive of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), speaks to Christian Today about what can be done to stand up to the powerful and increasingly intolerant pro-abortion movement.

Disabled people shouldn't have to do something exceptional to be acceptable
Paralympians are seen as 'acceptable' disabled people because they are exceptional. When you look at the rising hate crime rates among the rest of us, you can see just how many of us are not acceptable disabled people.

Nottingham University's illiberal censorship of Christianity
Nottingham University has cancelled a pro-abortion priest - and it does not bode well for the liberty of Christians.