Tim Farron
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Two Christian responses to war
When the news is full of wars and rumours of wars it's easy to be afraid, but how should Christians respond?
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What can Western Christians learn from the courage of Alexei Navalny?
Like Navalny, can we rest in the sure knowledge of God's sovereignty even amidst awful circumstances?
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On asylum seekers converting to Christianity
Of course there will be some fake conversions, and the church should be alert to the fact that people do try to game the system. But who other than God can decide who has genuinely accepted Christ in their hearts and who has not?
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Trump and evangelicals - round two
Let's be praying for these key US elections, and for Christians to use their votes wisely and faithfully
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Christmas is important to our communities - it brings us together
Christmas is full of stories. Dickens' Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, the Home Alone films, the many legends of Father Christmas. But the Christmas story is a different kind of tale altogether.
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The tension and hope of Advent
How do we reconcile the fact of Jesus' birth and the promise of restoration, with the brokenness all around us?
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Let's pray for our nation's leaders
Ceremony and bizarre ritual aside, this is an important moment in the parliamentary calendar to stridently pray for our nation, our government, our parliament, our democracy, our monarch, our leaders.
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A concrete example of the failure of long-term planning
Jesus clarifies that everyone is our neighbour, including those who are not yet alive and who will live with the consequences of our actions and inactions.
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Thinking through the two-child benefit cap debate as Christians
As Christians weigh up different parties' proposals, there are three questions we can ask.
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Praying for God to raise up a generation of leaders for such a time as this
We need leaders who are prepared to look for solutions to problems, rather than constantly reacting to the symptoms, applying sticking plasters and hoping that something will turn up.
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Praying for our leaders
Maybe we should start with those leaders who we think deserve our prayers the least. Those who make us angry.
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Politics has gone crazy .... again!
Why â despite all the muck â should Christians still be getting stuck into politics?