Opinion

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  Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?

  Given that both Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded nearly 50 years ago, is the Church – and many Christians – now playing 'catch up' on an issue that environmentalists have been highlighting for half a century?

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  The challenges and rewards of sharing the Gospel in closed countries

  J and P, who cannot be named for security reasons, regularly travel to closed countries to encourage Christians and share the gospel.

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  Micah 6:8 asks three things of us that are simple on their own but challenging together

  Micah's famous condensation of the 613 utterances into three core principles is more of a challenge for us than we might think.

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  A marginal victory for free speech - the case of Harry Miller

  Equality means that we must allow men and women to speak about what it is to be male and female - much of the current debate sees those born male trying to shut down those born female.

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  After Easter church bombings, a new threat is rising for Sri Lanka's Christians

  A Sri Lankan pastor speaks to Christian Today about how the Christian community there is coping after last year's Easter Sunday attacks and why he's more fearful of radical Buddhists than radical Muslims.

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  The church can't only be good at speaking, it must be good at listening too

  The church can be the centre of storytelling and if we can become this, we will start to see major revival.

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  I will say what political leaders can't say about Pete Buttigieg

  It is certainly politically incorrect to say this. In fact, in the eyes of many, what I'm about to say is a classic example of extreme religious bigotry. But I will say it nonetheless.

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  A word on Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar sermon

  The more Hollywood stars pontificate on our behalf, the less we listen.

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  An apparent crisis can also be an opportunity for staggering self-sacrifice

  As stories emerge of heroic doctors in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, I was reminded of the way the early church reacted to similar medical scares.

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  How to respond when a bully is exposed in church leadership

  Urban church planter Dr Duncan Forbes shares his thoughts on how churches can support victims and root out bullying.

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  We can't allow consumerism to cheapen our understanding of God's grace

  In an age where we are offended easily, the gospel message has been tailored to the particular demands of the acceptance-based, tolerance-promoting culture. Grace included.

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  A pastor's abortion regret

  Approximately 28 years ago, as a prodigal, I conceded to my girlfriend's request to abort our child around the 5th week of conception. The pain of that decision still haunts me today.