Opinion
Living in Love and Faith: an evangelical response
The Rev Dr Andrew Goddard explains why the Church of England Evangelical Council has released a new video in response to the Living in Love and Faith resources, and what an evangelical response might look like.
Could Nigel Farage break the stranglehold of lockdown parties that have forced churches to close?
I would like to see my country being 'godly and quietly governed', to quote the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. Lockdown parties do not seem conducive to that. Perhaps Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party would do better.
Real friends or 'church friends'?
We must have Christian friends that we can be vulnerable and accountable with as well as be people we can enjoy life with. Sadly, people with impairments struggle to find these friendships.
What does tangible generosity look like during a pandemic?
When times are hard, we instinctively draw our focus back to those people (and causes) that are closest to our hearts.
Christians can no longer stand back and leave nuclear disarmament to the politicians
While the Church has been mobilised effectively to work on limiting the damaging effects of climate change, nuclear weapons have been seen by some as an issue best left to the politicians. This can no longer be the case though.
'Living in Love and Faith': there may be much to encourage, but there is also every reason to stand firm
Is what will now unfold simply a prolonged and bloody battle between wholly incompatible and irreconcilable worldviews, albeit couched in the (mostly) low and hushed tones of 'Anglicanspeak'?
First impressions of the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith are very disappointing
While the intention may have been simply to illustrate the diversity of people who currently exist within the Church, the depictions in the introductory video risk legitimising departures from traditional teaching at the outset.
The wisdom in Philippians that can help us get through another lockdown
It's not for no reason that the Bible teacher William Barclay once declared Philippians the "loveliest letter that Paul ever wrote."
Lessons from the US presidential election for the worldwide Church
It has been distressing to also watch Christians get caught up in the spirit of the age. We are not going to be saved by politicians, nor are we going to be damned by them.
Is the Government wrong to close churches?
Lib Dem MP Tim Farron weighs in on whether churches should have been allowed to stay open during England's second national lockdown.
Evangelicals have continued to stand by Trump, but why?
In this bitterly contested election, one thing is clear: that Trump kept the support of US evangelicals to an extraordinary degree.
Growth and change at the World Evangelical Alliance
Incoming WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher speaks to Christian Today about how the organisation is growing in its mission of mobilising the world's evangelicals for Gospel transformation.
Scottish Church leaders 'deeply disturbed' by Internal Market Bill
The passing of the legislation by Westminster "without the consent of the Scottish Parliament clearly strains the devolution settlement," they write.
Political divisions in the US remind us why Kingdom must always come before tribe
Failing to remember that we are all made in the image of God and all part of the one human family leaves us able to 'other' those we disagree with and they may become people we would rather see removed from proceedings than have reconciled to us. Let's pray we aren't about to watch this play out in the US.
A letter to Evangelicals for Trump
Evangelicals for Trump reflects rather a widespread view that the vast majority of white evangelicals (and a significant number of African-American and Hispanic ones) have voted and will vote for Donald Trump. This is deeply puzzling to many outwith the US who do not understand how you can vote for such a flawed human being.
The Covenant of the Pieces: G-d's promise to Avram and the Jewish people
G-d decides to confuse the common language of humanity, and names the delusional construction 'Bab-el'. So what's it all about?