Opinion
Does Jesus dislike evangelism?
Paul Scanlon said: 'Christians and non-Christians agree on one thing â we both dislike evangelism.'
The Windrush scandal and the ethics of migration: What the church has to offer
The biggest surprise when it comes to the ongoing national debate about immigration is that it has taken this long to arrive.
North Korea and the Christian case for nuclear disarmament
Less than six months ago it seemed almost inevitable there would be a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
Tearfund: People power is key to a plastic-less future
Let's keep putting the pressure on government and business to bring about changes that will benefit us all â people and blue planet alike.
Alfie Evans: Why are people campaigning to keep him alive?
Sometimes, fights like this have happy endings â and it's these happy endings that keep hope alive.
Israel at 70: 5 stories, from Haifa to Jerusalem
Irene Lancaster writes celebrating 70 years of the state of Israel.
There is nothing to celebrate this St George's Day: Englishness has become toxic
Has the nation really changed, and what do we mean by nation anyway?
Words are not enough: Why fighting antisemitism is about more than proclaiming universal love
Luciana Berger is the MP for Liverpool Wavertree. In the House of Commons' antisemitism debate she recounted her story â a history of family members killed and exiled because they were Jewish, and a personal experience of the most vile abuse from people in this country and in the United States.
Ecclesiastes 8: How to live in a corrupt society
Unless you live in the privileged world of the privileged you have to face up to the question of how fallible fallen human beings are to live in a corrupt society.
A bizarre claim India invented the internet has troubling parallels for Christians
Now we know: it wasn't Sir Tim Berners-Lee who invented the internet, but ancient Indians thousands of years ago.
Israel Folau: Heretic or hero?
Folau upset the apple cart when in response to an Instagram user who asked him: 'What was God's plan for gay people?' he replied, 'Hell... unless they repent of their sins and turn to God.'
Syria airstrikes: Why I find Iraq flashing before my eyes
Despite the PM's reassurances, I find Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya flashing before my eyes.
Ecclesiastes 7: Are men wiser than women?
Solomon, who had 300 wives and 600 concubines â contrary to the command of God and despite his wisdom and good start as king â might have been expected to know something about women.
When a Man Sets the Record for the Fastest Marathon by a Woman
The Boston Marathon (among other marathons) has announced that men who identify as women can compete with the women. I'm not questioning the fact that some men believe they are really women (and vice versa). I'm simply stating the obvious: These men are not biological women, and it is not fair for a biological male to compete against a biological female.
Yes, theologies of forgiveness and confession have played a role in Church abuse and cover up
Sometimes hearing for yourself is believing, and it was my own interviews with victims of abuse in England, and support groups, that really alerted me to the significance of theologies of forgiveness in the abuse scandal.
Should Christians support war against Assad over chemical weapons attacks?
If there's one point of agreement about Syria and the latest atrocity there â the chemical weapons attack on Douma, in eastern Ghouta â it's surely that everyone is utterly sick of politicians' platitudes.