Opinion

The end is nigh: what extinction has to do with our evangelism
The end is nigh: what extinction has to do with our evangelism

We must not allow our eschatology (theology of the end) to prevent us from fulfilling the creation mandate to be good stewards of the good earth in the present.

How much evidence is there for King David?
How much evidence is there for King David?

Did the biblical King David really exist? Some people doubt this, and their doubt was fed this month.

Have we lost the true meaning of discipleship?
Have we lost the true meaning of discipleship?

I can't help thinking that what we call discipleship isn't quite what Jesus had in mind.

Healing and the theology of Heaven: where do Christians stand?
Healing and the theology of Heaven: where do Christians stand?

People with disabilities need to be in the debate rather than having two separate circles that never meet.

Why Christians were right to challenge a nuclear deterrent service at Westminster Abbey
Why Christians were right to challenge a nuclear deterrent service at Westminster Abbey

Our deterrent is our advertisement that we would be prepared under some circumstances to perpetuate mass murder on a scale impossible to contemplate.

A march for life on the streets of London
A march for life on the streets of London

On May 11, people from across the UK will gather in London to make a stand for the unborn as part of the annual March for Life UK. Christian Today speaks to co-director Isabel Vaughan-Spruce about what she wants the march to achieve

Jesus the Palestinian or Jesus the Galilean Jew?
Jesus the Palestinian or Jesus the Galilean Jew?

It is not only anachronistic to label Jesus a Palestinian. It is also misleading.

Have we failed the generation who are now parents?
Have we failed the generation who are now parents?

I wonder how many of the people receiving a food bank parcel know what to do with what it contains?

Is Britain breaking up?
Is Britain breaking up?

Should we care? And is there a particular Christian perspective on this? I think so.

Churches need to include children with disabilities in their summer events planning
Churches need to include children with disabilities in their summer events planning

The reasons given for not wanting to have children or young people with additional needs or disabilities on summer activities vary greatly, but usually have a standard theme to them: safety risks, unable to accommodate, they'll spoil it for others, they won't keep up, not enough space or leaders.

'Are those donuts free?' and other meaningful Spring Harvest questions
'Are those donuts free?' and other meaningful Spring Harvest questions

Masses upon masses descend upon Spring Harvest each year for one thing and one thing only: the exhibition tent.

A Jewish woman's sacrifice and the spirit of Deuteronomy
A Jewish woman's sacrifice and the spirit of Deuteronomy

What the congregation in San Diego would have read just before the shooting started were these unsurpassed injunctions in Deuteronomy and Isaiah to love everybody

Extinction Rebellion: some Christian reflections
Extinction Rebellion: some Christian reflections

At the end of the day we have to be very shrewd about when and how we as believers engage in civil disobedience.

We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka
We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka

In the aftermath of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, The Leprosy Mission England and Wales's National Director, Peter Waddup, speaks of a ministry of reconciliation.

#PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system
#PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system

People finding themselves wanting to join in the chorus of prayers for Rachel and her family, but somehow feeling like they needed to first preface it with a positional statement.

The logic of liberals who think street preachers are evil
The logic of liberals who think street preachers are evil

In the name of free speech, we will silence dissenting voices. In the name of justice, we will forcibly suppress any challenge. In the name of love, we will practice bigotry and hate.