Opinion

What will happen to the Church of England and Anglicans in 2020?
What will happen to the Church of England and Anglicans in 2020?

As we look ahead to the coming year, what may happen to the Church of England – and indeed to the wider Anglican Communion?

Breaking the chains of abortion
Breaking the chains of abortion

Unborn babies being aborted is a monumental tragedy, but so is the lack of support for women who were given no alternative.

When you feel betrayed by God: my top Christian book of the year
When you feel betrayed by God: my top Christian book of the year

If life seems painful and baffling right now, read 'When God Doesn't Make Sense'.

Transgenderism's denial of biology started with same-sex marriage
Transgenderism's denial of biology started with same-sex marriage

Can we return to reason without a return to the traditional, biologically-grounded definition of marriage?

The New Year I came out
The New Year I came out

I always knew I was different. There was that feeling inside; that 12 year old's angst as I considered who I was; that indefinable something as others went their way with wild parties and girls. I tried to be like them. But I just couldn't. In today's parlance I was just not being true to myself.

Handling grief at Christmas and beyond
Handling grief at Christmas and beyond

As you and I approach Christmas and the New Year holiday can we spend just a moment to think if we know anyone right now who may be in the unchosen valley of deepest darkness.

Mary's obedience in carrying the baby Jesus has so much to teach us
Mary's obedience in carrying the baby Jesus has so much to teach us

It's worth remembering that if you are a Christian, challenge is par for the course. Mary certainly reminds us of that.

The lost traditions of Christmas
The lost traditions of Christmas

Not all festive traditions have stood the test of time and many have been resigned to the history books. We take a look at some of them here.

Gavin Ashenden on why, after decades in the Church of England, he joined the Catholic fold
Gavin Ashenden on why, after decades in the Church of England, he joined the Catholic fold

Dr Gavin Ashenden, a former chaplain to the Queen, talks to Christian Today about why he felt he could no longer remain within the Church of England and why he's made the step of converting to Catholicism.

Spending Christmas with the new Archbishop
Spending Christmas with the new Archbishop

The former communications director of the Church of England, Peter Crumpler, has only good things to say about the new Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, and what he's learned from his Advent reflection, "Do Nothing Christmas is Coming".

Why I still stand by 45 (President Donald Trump)

I am writing this piece just hours after reading the Christianity Today opinion piece of one man, the outgoing editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, Mark Galli.

After a bruising year, Christmas offers lessons in unity, healing and reconciliation
After a bruising year, Christmas offers lessons in unity, healing and reconciliation

Christmas is a time of year when our divided nation finds something in common to gather around, writes Lib Dem MP Tim Farron.

No-fault divorce will only bring more trauma and sorrow
No-fault divorce will only bring more trauma and sorrow

Tragically, thousands more marriages will end, with all the trauma and sorrow that will bring.

North Korea's fake democracy

Timothy Cho, a North Korean Christians now living in the UK, says the choices in the UK's general election this month may have felt tough for many Brits but they were infinitely preferable to having no choice at all - the oppressive reality in his native North Korea.

A response to Christianity Today's call for President Trump's removal from office

Like many evangelicals, I have great respect for Christianity Today. It remains a hallmark, evangelical publication. And although it has leaned leftward in some respects in recent years, it is quite conservative compared to far-left evangelical publications like Jim Wallis' Sojourners. So, it represents a serious moment when Mark Galli, the editor in chief of Christianity Today (henceforth CT), writing on behalf of the publication, calls for Trump's removal.

The end of transmania or the end of reason?
The end of transmania or the end of reason?

If the woke 'progressives' win, it will be the end of reason and the end of freedom in the contemporary West.