Opinion

Have the nones jumped the shark? Maybe

Since the mid-2000s, the nones â Americans who claim no religion â have been the fastest-growing segment of the religious landscape. But that rapid growth may be slowing.

Ignore the cheerful spin - the Church of England is in unrelenting decline

The Church of England is presenting its preliminary attendance figures for 2023, announced on Monday, as a growth story but it omits to mention the 169,000 worshippers it has lost since 2019.

Getting the most out of parent and toddler groups

Christian Today spoke with Joanna Gordon, CEO Daniel's Den, to hear about the importance of setting a strong foundation for children and why toddler groups are such a vital part of church ministry.

What is the vision we have for the children connected to our local churches?

The sobering statistic is that only half of children who grow up in Christian families will still have a faith by the age of 18.

It's time for a new thing in global Christian missions

We need to awaken a larger pool of the global body of Christ and equip them to embrace innovative approaches to evangelism while remaining faithful to the timeless message of Jesus.

Leviticus 19: Loving your neighbour as yourself - the key injunction of the Torah

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what love of neighbour means in the Torah.

On your feet

Feet are vital â over an average lifetime we walk between 75,000 and 100,000 miles â and any problem with them seriously affects our life. It's hardly surprising, then, that the Bible makes 162 references to feet in the Old Testament, and 75 in the New Testament

Autism and the image of God: how to be a welcoming community?

By adjusting ourselves and our environments, we can ensure that autistic children receive the care and support they require to flourish in both home and church settings.

A Christian view of suicide and assisted suicide

Because assisted suicide must thus be regarded as a breach of the sixth commandment, Christians are under an obligation to refuse to engage in it themselves, and to refuse to help other people to perform it, in the same way that they would refuse to engage in other acts of unjustified killing.

What happened in the ten days between Ascension and Pentecost?

Between Ascension and Pentecost, the surviving eleven apostles replaced Judas and appointed the 13th apostle. This is the story ...

Learning from hymnody

Newton's words, and the classical Christian theology underlying them thus provide us with a great promise. However, they also provide a great challenge to us and to other people known to us. The challenge is whether we really are members of the city of God.

What is Ascension Day and why do we celebrate it?

Thursday 9th May is Ascension Day, which is a public holiday in many countries. This is the story.

We should pray for those feeling disappointed after the local elections

To be a candidate is to make yourself really vulnerable, to expose yourself to scrutiny, maybe to ridicule and hostility, but certainly to the possibility that you will be rejected by your community. We should thank God for those who have put themselves forward and pray that He will give wisdom and humility to those who won, and comfort and strength to those who lost.