Opinion

The Devil may be at work in this world, but his time is short

The longer I have served as a pastor the more I've realised that the Scriptures are right when they inform us that the whole world is the focus of an intense spiritual battle.

I'm not sick, I'm single

The world of dating and relationships is a terrible conundrum, and I for one am not sure how to crack the code. Or if I even want to anymore.

Fifty years of struggling to communicate

Half a century separates two powerful books on church communications. Yet both have a similar message. So has the church just not been listening to what its communicators have been telling it?

Outgrowing Atheism: it's time for Richard Dawkins to grow up

Richard Dawkins has managed to produce a book on theology, history, philosophy, ethics and science that is even worse than his first.

What should bishops say in public?

I struggle to see how, without much mention of the name of Jesus, bishops can say they are "proclaiming the glorious gospel of Christ".

The sinister lunacy being promoted in schools by the BBC

It would be a joke if it wasn't for the fact that it has been produced by the BBC, which many schools would accept as an authoritative source.

Can you be a Christian and be competitive?

Christians are a bit squeamish about competition. There is a feeling that it might be ungodly. But have we been too quick to write it off?

The Brexit blame game: it won't get us anywhere

Blame leave. Blame remain. Blame Theresa May. Blame Boris Johnson. Blame Jeremy Corbyn. Blame the EU. Blame immigrants. None of this gets us anywhere.

Please, not the gay penguins again

In a million, trillion years, two female penguins will never produce a baby penguin. Count on it.

Boris in Brexitland: it's time for a lot more honesty

In the topsy-turvy world of Brexitland, we need honesty more than ever before.

The BBC and the Tower of Babel

The BBC are teaching queer theory as scientific fact when it isn't. They are dismantling the whole idea of truth. But it is also inhumane and harmful to children.

Five bad reasons to teach LGBT sex education and five things Christians can do to speak up

As parents, teachers and campaigners from both sides of the sex education debate seem to be shouting their case, it can feel a little like, "he who shouts loudest, wins". And currently, if you aren't a supporter of lessons incorporating LGBT themes, it can quite quickly feel as if your voice is being drowned out among the noise.

Northern Ireland, abortion and Brexit: the three words Christians need to remember

With Brexit looming and unpopular abortion regulations on the cusp of becoming law, David Smyth, public policy lead at the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, speaks to Christian Today about how people in the province are feeling and what Christians need to keep in mind as they try to make sense of it all.