Opinion

Regardless of Jean Vanier's actions, the organisation he founded must not be tarred with the same brush
Regardless of Jean Vanier's actions, the organisation he founded must not be tarred with the same brush

The work these wonderful communities do is exemplary. Please don't let this revelation detract from that.

Suicide: a subject that cannot and should not be ignored
Suicide: a subject that cannot and should not be ignored

I didn't know Caroline Flack, but I have known and loved people like her. Those who have felt isolated and hopeless, who have struggled with pain and suffering and have chosen to take their own life.

Dear Lord, can I have a word?
Dear Lord, can I have a word?

A letter to Jesus from a contemporary clergyman

Wherever there is supernatural healing or power, there is also temptation
Wherever there is supernatural healing or power, there is also temptation

If God uses us, it's because of His grace and not our merits.

2020: an important year for pilgrimage in England
2020: an important year for pilgrimage in England

2020 marks 850 years since the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170, and 800 years since the translation of his body to Trinity Chapel on 7 July 1220.

What can Mary Poppins's adventures teach us about Lent?
What can Mary Poppins's adventures teach us about Lent?

I once heard a man describe Christianity as 'Disney'. No one who has read the Bible, with whatever degree of scepticism, could embrace the Disney comparison.

Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?
Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?

Given that both Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded nearly 50 years ago, is the Church – and many Christians – now playing 'catch up' on an issue that environmentalists have been highlighting for half a century?

The challenges and rewards of sharing the Gospel in closed countries
The challenges and rewards of sharing the Gospel in closed countries

J and P, who cannot be named for security reasons, regularly travel to closed countries to encourage Christians and share the gospel.

Micah 6:8 asks three things of us that are simple on their own but challenging together
Micah 6:8 asks three things of us that are simple on their own but challenging together

Micah's famous condensation of the 613 utterances into three core principles is more of a challenge for us than we might think.

A marginal victory for free speech - the case of Harry Miller
A marginal victory for free speech - the case of Harry Miller

Equality means that we must allow men and women to speak about what it is to be male and female - much of the current debate sees those born male trying to shut down those born female.

After Easter church bombings, a new threat is rising for Sri Lanka's Christians
After Easter church bombings, a new threat is rising for Sri Lanka's Christians

A Sri Lankan pastor speaks to Christian Today about how the Christian community there is coping after last year's Easter Sunday attacks and why he's more fearful of radical Buddhists than radical Muslims.

The church can't only be good at speaking, it must be good at listening too
The church can't only be good at speaking, it must be good at listening too

The church can be the centre of storytelling and if we can become this, we will start to see major revival.

I will say what political leaders can't say about Pete Buttigieg
I will say what political leaders can't say about Pete Buttigieg

It is certainly politically incorrect to say this. In fact, in the eyes of many, what I'm about to say is a classic example of extreme religious bigotry. But I will say it nonetheless.

A word on Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar sermon
A word on Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar sermon

The more Hollywood stars pontificate on our behalf, the less we listen.

An apparent crisis can also be an opportunity for staggering self-sacrifice
An apparent crisis can also be an opportunity for staggering self-sacrifice

As stories emerge of heroic doctors in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, I was reminded of the way the early church reacted to similar medical scares.

How to respond when a bully is exposed in church leadership
How to respond when a bully is exposed in church leadership

Urban church planter Dr Duncan Forbes shares his thoughts on how churches can support victims and root out bullying.