Opinion
Why Christian subculture makes it hard to follow Jesus
If it has the prefix 'Christian', I've done it, bought it, read it. And sometimes it feels like I can't breathe. Even worse, sometimes it feels like I've lost sight of Jesus.
Archbishop Welby is right: Social justice is a thoroughly Christian thing
There's a deliciously synchronicitous irony about the release of two statements on social justice, both authored or part-authored by Christians, on either side of the Atlantic, within a day of each other.
Are we on the threshold of cloning humans?
God created man in His image. Are we on the verge of man making man in his own image?
NO. You are not to blame for your mental illness
I often have random strangers come up and offer to pray for me. I also have people tell me I'm either a sinner or harbouring unforgiveness.
Frank Field: a canary in Labour's coalmine
Like the canaries miners once carried underground as an early warning sign for dangerous gases, the resignation of Frank Field from the Labour whip is an urgent alarm call.
Isaiah and Adam Smith: What the Hebrew prophet tells us about nationhood
Isaiah's wonderful chapter 60, to be read in Shul on Shabbat, must be one of the most famous and beloved biblical passages ever.
Deliverance ministry: Why the church needs to get its act together
Despite being a legitimate aspect of the healing ministry of the Body of Christ, deliverance ministry tends to be shrouded in mystery, superstition and misunderstanding.
Religious freedom feels the heat from growth in atheism and irreligion
It is dismaying to see religious freedom struggling for life in the countries which pioneered it.
Pope Francis and Archbishop Vigano: The Church continues to wait
Pope Francis encouraged an act of inner judgment, in a way that, it is assumed, could deflect from the lynch-mob attitude that is currently growing in segments of the Church.
The moral case for climate action is clear and urgent
The Episcopal Bishop of California writes on lessons from the wildfires ravaging his state.
Are the Pope's pleas for forgiveness enough to save the Catholic Church?
After days of speculation, it was during the papal mass in Dublin's Phoenix Park that Pope Francis chose to address growing anger in the Catholic Church.
What sowing and reaping means for the Christian
Waiting for God's timing allows Him to work out His purposes for us in the most wonderful way
True repentance: Slow, costly and sometimes impossible
The Jewish community is currently in the penitential month of Elul, when we recite Selichot, asking G-d for forgiveness.
Hothouse Earth: With the world facing a climate change tipping point, how should Christians respond?
Will this just become one summer among many, each one breaking temperature records â the norm in a world that is one degree warmer than at the start of the industrial revolution and is warming fast?
Should the UK ban the burqa? Why Boris Johnson is right
Not much happens in August, news-wise, which in part explains the furore over remarks made by a back-bench MP about burqas.
Brittle Britain: what could help the UK right now?
The long, heavy heat of Britain's summer of 2018 has somehow seemed to fit well with the prevailing emotional and political atmosphere of the nation.