David Robertson

Is Jesus enough?
Is Jesus enough?

You don't have to travel far in the UK to hear, whether in person or in the media, clergy who in the name of Jesus separate him from the Jesus of history. They each have their own personal Jesus – who remarkably agrees with their political, social, moral and religious views. He's very nice and accommodating – to them.

8 lessons from the Ukraine crisis
8 lessons from the Ukraine crisis

As always in the age of the internet, it is far too easy for people to suddenly become experts on the subject of the day. But, as is usually the case, things are much more complex.

The Joe Rogan experience will soon be the Church's experience
The Joe Rogan experience will soon be the Church's experience

Are we prepared to speak the truth (in love) even when the cost of doing so will be our own cancellation?

Transgender ideology and the rise of the thought police
Transgender ideology and the rise of the thought police

In today's Britain police are being sent out to assess whether a thought crime has been committed.

Support for conversion therapy bans are revealing the divide between two different Christianities
Support for conversion therapy bans are revealing the divide between two different Christianities

The Christianity Jayne Ozanne is teaching and the Christianity represented by Peter Lynas and the Evangelical Alliance are two different religions.

Don't Look Up: prophetic or pathetic?
Don't Look Up: prophetic or pathetic?

There was a time when comedians got lots of laughs mocking the religious eccentrics who stood at street corners with sandwich boards proclaiming 'the end of the world is nigh'. Not anymore.

Lessons from the Novak Djokovic visa row
Lessons from the Novak Djokovic visa row

The story has much to teach about contemporary society.

Tutu: saint or sinner?
Tutu: saint or sinner?

Most people are complex and Tutu is no exception.

Christmas: the right gift at the right time
Christmas: the right gift at the right time

Despite all the darkness, we must never forget that we serve and worship a God who gives us all things richly to enjoy and who often sends us tokens of his grace and mercy.

The legacy of Melvin Tinker
The legacy of Melvin Tinker

The Church has much to be thankful for.

Abortion myths and realities – a case study from Africa
Abortion myths and realities – a case study from Africa

There is one myth in particular which is used by many who are pro-abortion - and even accepted by some Christians - and that is the danger posed by back street abortions.

More civic institutions must disentangle themselves from Stonewall
More civic institutions must disentangle themselves from Stonewall

The BBC's withdrawal from Stonewall's 'Diversity Champions' programme is good news and perhaps a sign of better things to come.

Banning conversion therapy: a step too far or not far enough?
Banning conversion therapy: a step too far or not far enough?

The UK government has outlined some of the details of its proposed conversion therapy ban and from a Christian perspective there are three interesting observations.

The Church has something distinctive to say about climate change - if only it would say it
The Church has something distinctive to say about climate change - if only it would say it

Just when we have the answers to the questions that the world is answering, it appears that so much of the Church, including some evangelicals, have got caught up in the solutions that the world is offering.

Under the thumb of Stonewall for too long, the BBC must now restore its impartiality
Under the thumb of Stonewall for too long, the BBC must now restore its impartiality

For some organisations, the penny is finally beginning to drop.

Squid Game: Netflix's new Korean drama is brilliant, revealing and dangerous
Squid Game: Netflix's new Korean drama is brilliant, revealing and dangerous

Squid Game is a morality tale but one that offers no answers.