Mandy Bayton

• 'From the bottom of my heart, I am sorry': How Black History Month has challenged a white woman

  'A nation which has no room for difference, has no room for humanity.'

• Child-free by choice: Why it can be something to celebrate

  My sister has chosen not to have children and chosen not to be a mother.

• When is an apology not an apology? What Bishop Charles Ellis should have said to Ariana Grande

  Elton John said it as well as anyone can when he wrote the timeless lyric, 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word.'

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  What sowing and reaping means for the Christian

  Waiting for God's timing allows Him to work out His purposes for us in the most wonderful way

• 'All things work together for good' – but a ruptured appendix?

  Many of my lovely and well-meaning Christian friends suggested my illness was God's way of slowing me down and causing me to rest.

• The power of silence: Why I won't be joining in the jeers as Donald Trump visits the UK

  My maiden name was Trump and my dad told us that we are distant relations of Donald. This is not something that fills my heart with joy.

• Christianity and culture: Why too much 'salt of the earth' is as bad as too little

  This week I was privileged to attend the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast held at Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament.

• Not well with my soul: Is the best really yet to come?

  Can we be well, even if He does not take our pain, even if He does not heal us, even if He does not intervene in our suffering?

• How to live in the tension and grace of the liminal space

  Liminal comes from the latin 'limen' which means 'on the threshold'.