David Robertson
What happened on Easter Monday?
Happy Dyngus Day! Here is what happens the day after the Resurrection
Ecclesiastes 7: Good Friday and the Good Old Days
In a series of warnings Solomon tells us to beware of bribery, pride, anger and nostalgia.
Society is awash with hatred, but love is stronger
A strong contender for word of the year for 2018 is already 'hate'. Every day we hear about hate speech, hate groups and numerous slogans along the line of 'love trumps hate'.
Ecclesiastes 7: Which is better, a party or a funeral?
it is at the extremes of life that we often discover truth, meaning and purpose.
Down's syndrome and the sum of human happiness
Entitled 50 Mums, 50 Kids, 1 Extra Chromosome, this video has gone viral â and little wonder.
Ecclesiastes 6: Out of the shadows, into the life
In this week's Ecclesiastes passage Solomon reflects further on what we can see, taste and feel all around us every day
'A Vicar's Life': Is this really a picture of the UK church?
BBC2 has just completed a six-part series in a behind-the-scenes look at the state of the Church of England in rural Herefordshire.
Ecclesiastes 6: Life in the Shadowlands
After the first and highly successful Live Aid, Bob Geldof turned to his fellow organiser Midge Ure, and asked, 'Is that it?'
#MeToo: 7 lessons for the movement from slave trader John Newton
Whereas we say 'Me Too' in order to identify with the victims, Newton said 'Me Too' in order to identify with the oppressors.
Ecclesiastes 5: The secret to a contented life
David Robertson continues his series on Ecclesiasties, looking at Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
Was Billy Graham a homophobic, Christ denying, antisemitic and bigoted failed evangelist on the wrong side of history?
Although there were many fine tributes to the life and testimony of Billy Graham, what struck me were the number of people and organisations who couldn't even wait until his body was cold before they stuck the boot in.
Ecclesiastes 5: What is the nature of true worship?
The common view is as long as we are worshipping God, what does it matter how we do it?
Why, as a Christian, I welcome Richard Dawkins and 'The God Delusion' taking to the stage
It's finally happened. Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion (TGD) is to be put on the stage. Chorlton Arts Festival in England is going to have the first theatre version of the best selling atheist book.
Ecclesiastes 4: Politics and the wisdom of Solomon
I love the way that the Bible speaks directly to our contemporary situation in the politics of Westminster and the White House, as much as it did in the palace of Solomon.
The crime of spiritual abuse: One of the most dangerous ideas in decades
Criminalising spiritual abuse is one of the most dangerous and foolish ideas to have happened in the UK for decades, says David Robertson.
Polyamory and polygamy â the next big social change?
Logic and reason are being butchered so that the language becomes even more meaningless. What else can you can of otherwise intelligent people declaring, 'Although they were fully committed they continued to date other people'?