Matt White

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  When Christians leave, can we still love?

  The treatment of an Arsenal footballer who transferred to a French team has something it can teach us about how Christians should respond when "one of us" decides to leave the fold.

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  Jo Brand's 'ill-judged' joke and the challenge of comedy

  I've always admired Jo Brand but this week she got it wrong

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  Is it worth crying over thrown milkshakes?

  There are some people I'd never vote for and I'd actively campaign against their ideology, but I wouldn't throw a milkshake

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  #PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system

  People finding themselves wanting to join in the chorus of prayers for Rachel and her family, but somehow feeling like they needed to first preface it with a positional statement.

• Flying tankers and a rush for answers: a lesson from Notre-Dame

  Like the 45th President of The United States of America, I sometimes find myself facing someone's situation or confronted with another's problem and before I can help it, I've blurted out some unsolicited, unnecessary advice.

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  Preachers and their very expensive sneakers: why we shouldn't be so quick to judge

  Pastors in Yeezy's and Nike Air Max costing thousands of dollars a pair are easy to knock but I wonder how I'd feel about my outfits being scrutinised as somehow an indication of my sincerity or integrity as a Christian

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  Turning shotguns into sharing platters: why we all need to mind our Brexit language

  It's tempting to adopt a battle stance when it comes to Brexit, but as the discourse on this issue of huge national significance has shown, there's no worse way to engage

• Brexit, loyalty and the politics of the playground

  A few years ago, a wise friend told me that real loyalty isn't just following what someone else does, it's living up to their values even when they can't.

• In defence of the gentle man

  Greg Morse is just the latest in a growing list of men who want to explain how Christian men should behave.

• Counting bricks: a lesson in accountability from a bankrupt church

  Just a glimmer of accountability, a chance to support not through blind compliance but by making sure the bricks stack up.

• Between a rock and a hard Brexit: What Would Jesus Do?

  There's this story in the Bible where Jesus is out and about and suddenly he finds himself in the middle of a disturbance.

• The Spice Girls and Westlife can do it – sort of. Why can't Christians deal with comebacks?

  Maybe some doors are too heavy to hold open? Maybe some burnt bridges can't be rebuilt?