Opinion
Daily survival tips for enduring the lockdown
This unparalleled time in our history truly is a season for us to grow as individuals and as a community. It is a time to replace fear with creativity and find opportunity in the midst of uncertainty.
Self-isolation can be a God-given opportunity, if we let it
If we are prevented from doing the things we normally do, we should start thinking creatively, and use the time we have been given in other ways, ways that reinforce our own health but also demonstrate our care for others.
What does faith in a coronavirus pandemic look like?
Right now, this sucks but coronavirus will not have the final word.
Why has it taken a coronavirus pandemic for the church to actually be there for the most vulnerable?
If some churches had listened to the needs of so many sick and disabled people in the past, getting everything in place for a season of social isolation would have been smoother and faster and, in most instances, already in place.
Coronavirus: what two things does Jesus want you to do today?
How do we know what Jesus might want us to do as Christians during this Coronavirus pandemic? Fortunately, we don't have to guess â because Jesus was once asked what the most important commandment in Scripture is.
Who is Saint Patrick and why is he still celebrated today?
From unbeliever, to slave, to missionary, there is much to learn from this extraordinary man.
Light a candle of hope: A national call to prayer in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a call to prayer in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is for all churches and people of prayer to join on Sunday 22nd March, Mothering Sunday.
Three things that should characterise the life of a Christian during the coronavirus pandemic
The unspoken question our friends, colleagues and family are asking is whether our faith makes us different. Do we walk our talk?
In times like these, we need to draw on reserves we didn't know we had
In these uncertain political times, with a new disease stalking the globe and anxiety levels on the rise, let's remember the hope which we profess and know that even amidst our disappointments, we are part of a Kingdom that will never end.
10 years and counting: the only Easter egg to tell people about Jesus
The Real Easter Egg all started 10 years ago when David Marshall noticed that out of the 80 million Easter eggs being exchanged in Britain, not a single one of them mentioned Jesus or the Christian faith.
With coronavirus and a lax government, what we need is an Esther
What we need at present is an Esther â let us hope that one arises asap.
It is chilling to suggest that legalising assisted suicide would save the NHS money
The treatment of patients should be determined by doctors and other clinical staff in order to promote healing or provide palliative care and not by the bean-counters and their spreadsheets.
Three Bible passages to replace fear of coronavirus with hope in God
This pandemic is a real test for the reality of our faith and the relevance of our doctrines. And there is no doubt that our world is being taught some real lessons â lessons the Christian should, if we believe the Bible, already know.
In the face of coronavirus panic, how can we move beyond fear?
Only a morality that is deeply rooted down inside us, that is embedded in the heart, can survive the corrosion of fear.
Wouldn't it be good if someone said that Christians were different?
Trevor Phillips is in trouble for saying Muslims are different. I can't help thinking that Jesus would be delighted if something like this was said about His followers.
Sadly, confinement and isolation are nothing out of the ordinary for many older people
The Department of Health has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could leave many isolated and cut off. It will be a strange irony for the millions of older people for whom isolation is their daily reality.