Opinion

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  The End Times in a period of pandemic

  In his "The Way I See It" column for Christian Today, historian and author Martyn Whittock ponders whether this pandemic is a clear sign of events leading to the Second Coming, as some Christians believe.

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  Europe – a soil now ready for sowing?

  In terms of hard soil for the gospel, Western Europe has long been seen as a region where sown seeds of faith fail to take root.

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  Lessons from the book of Revelation in our increasingly anti-Christian culture

  Revelation has a great deal to say to a church that is facing persecution and opposition.

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  Lessons from the UK elections for Church and society

  The UK was born on the basis not just of a united politics and economics, but also a united religion – Protestantism – what we might now call evangelicalism. That is certainly no longer true, but the question is now whether the UK can long survive without its Christian foundations?

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  Are we putting too much pressure on our children to be extraordinary?

  Our ability to embrace and accept reality, with all its limitations and disappointments, is at the heart of emotional wellbeing. And as parents, one of the most important messages we can give our children is that it's OK to be ordinary.

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  How should we care for older people?

  On 11 May, the Queen will give a speech to mark the state opening of Parliament and set out the UK Government's agenda as they look to 'build back better' after Covid-19. Stephen Hammersley from Pilgrims' Friend Society says putting a spotlight on the way we care for older people is vital.

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  After Jonathan Fletcher: changing evangelical culture

  How do evangelicals go forward after the recent terrible revelations about abuse perpetrated by some of their leaders?

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  What does it mean to be a pilgrim?

  The walking was as important as the arriving.

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  Woke capitalism is a threat to the world and the Church

  Unelected and unaccountable super rich business executives should not be able to run countries or determine a nation's values, writes David Robertson.

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  The Church's response to the India crisis reaches where governments lack

  The opposition to these cuts points to the government's short sightedness, highlighting how poverty abroad will impact us in the long run.

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  A Finnish politician is facing jail for her Biblical beliefs: could the same happen here?

  Will a court in a democratic country like Finland really have the stomach to send a politician and a church leader to jail for their Christian convictions on sex and marriage?

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  Is Christian cohabitation the new norm?

  Each successive generation is losing the understanding of, not to mention the will to live by, Christian sexual morality.