Opinion
We must challenge anti-Semitism while holding Israel to account
God expects us to treat every human being with respect, whatever their race or creed, and whether Israeli or Palestinian.
What Christians shouldn't say in response to an abuse story
Another sad church abuse story has emerged but I want to focus on the things we say in response, that whilst well-intended, can actually further foster a culture of abuse. So here's some things not to say, and why
The problem with God's omnipotence
When pain unexpectedly shifts from being a distant, abstract conundrum to an up close and personal daily wrestle, we find ourselves making assumptions about God and His goodness, questioning His love and ultimately His forgiveness.
The difference between seeing the stranger and being the stranger
It's easy for well off people to decry this but surely we can understand why someone would want to provide their family with a better life?
What happens when a rat has a drug induced medical abortion?
Knowledge from rat models has benefited many disorders and contributed significantly to the progress of medicine, so it cannot be easily dismissed.
We need to end the culture of silence in our churches over abortion
We must ask ourselves if we would stay silent on any other issue the way we do with abortion.
A grotesque abortion ruling defeated â but why was an abortion activist the judge?
One young life has been saved. But, on current reckoning, another 200,000 this year will be lost. They have no voices but ours.
Paul: Jewish and Christian?
How Jewish was Paul really and where do Jews and Christians diverge when it comes to this complex man?
Keith Getty on the 'narcissism' of modern Christian music and the revival he longs to see
Keith Getty is on a mission not only to bless the church with rich Christian music, but to inspire and resource churches and families in singing together.
Demons and principalities: my problem with Paula White's prayer for the President
Having reflected and 'tested the spirits', let me put this quite simply. This prayer and the whole alignment of Trump as the Messiah (the Anointed) is a shameful and embarrassing episode in the American church's history.
Pride, insecurity and the lies we must never believe about our God-given identity
If insecurity was Eve's unravelling, we could also say that insecurity was the cause of the fall and is the root of all sin.
It is staggering that in Britain today, a judge cannot say children do best with a mother and father
If I'm honest, Richard Page's case reminds me of the infamous "Thought Police" in George Orwell's remarkably prescient 1984.
The myth of an abundant life
No one posts pictures with captions like "This is me fighting with my teenager who I found sneaking out last night" or "This is my cute new bag (where I stash my secret little orange bottle of pills)." And I've never seen a selfie with the hashtags #lonely, #depressed, #abused, #unworthy, #ashamed, or #unlovable.
Britain's loneliness crisis - a Christian reponse
The Bible teaches us that we are all to care for those on the margins of society and, by definition, many people struggling with loneliness are often unseen.
What does a Christian response to refugees look like?
Many countries across the Middle East and Africa have welcomed millions of refugees, but the response in Europe has been very different; characterised by barbed wire, armed guards, and a culture of hostility. As Christians, we need to do more.
The Government's promises on refugee resettlement are simply not good enough
Four years on from the horrific picture of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi face down in the sand, former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says Britain should be taking in far more refugees for resettlement than it currently is.