Opinion
Why this weekend's General Synod could be a disaster for the Church's witness
The Church of England's General Synod is being asked to consider issues on which its members have wildly divergent opinions and beliefs. The problem is that these debates are only ever partly about the actual issues themselves.
How did we ever make Holy Communion so complicated?
Sometimes when as a church leader I contemplate everything connected with this thing we call 'church' I ask myself: 'Did Jesus ever really intend all this to be as complex as we often seem to make it?' I am 99.9 per cent sure the answer to that question is 'no'!
No, he isn't the Messiah: Why you need to stop worshipping your political idol
GK Chesterton is said to have remarked: 'When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.'
Revelation 18: Babylon's burning
Continuing the Revelation series from David Robertson.
New studies show the UK deeply divided. What can be done?
A new report says, 'Without deep-seated reform, social and economic divisions in British society are set to widen with consequences for community cohesion and economic prosperity.'
The real risk of the DUP deal - peace in Northern Ireland
The British Government has to be an honest broker in Northern Ireland. Can it command the full confidence of both communities?
Your family is in serious danger. What are you going to do about it?
That's a pretty arresting headline, right? Perhaps a tiny bit manipulative, but certainly difficult to ignore.
More sinner than sinned against? Tim Farron in the court of public opinion
In a post-Christian country which has a church attendance rate of around 10 per cent, it's clear that most people don't have a detailed concept of what 'sin' actually is. Yet it was Farron's belief (or not) that homosexuality was a 'sin', which brought down opprobrium on him.
Farron's fall â neither liberal nor democratic
After centuries of shaping politics and government, are Christian beliefs now unacceptable in public life?
What cancelling a John Hagee conference over terrorism fears says about Christian Zionism
It's a dangerous place, London. The air quality leaves a lot to be desired, there are parts where the crime rate is altogether too high, and there's the occasional murder or stabbing.
Is Justin Welby playing 'rock, paper, scissors' with church unity? Does he know that 'Rock' wins?
We have to be candid: unless something unexpected happens, the 'scissors' option will unfold in the Church of England, just as it has in north America, and ultimately globally. But in the church, it's 'rock' that always comes out on top
Why I'm a Christian voting Conservative tomorrow
Policy is where political and philosophical theory meet the reality of life lived. Where the rubber hits the road.
Dear America: A letter to the US about the London attack
First, thank you for caring about the latest terrorist attack in London. There's been a outpouring of love and support that's been really heartening, and we're grateful.
Political Correctness isn't to blame for the London attack â and neither is Theresa May
It would be easy to blame Saturday's London terror attack on Theresa May. Easy, but unfair, unhelpful and, ultimately, wrong.
Trump's copped out of Paris: so it's up to us to make the climate deal a success
Trump's imminent decision must propel us to further, collaborative action, not less. Now is the time to stand up, speak out and live differently to ensure we achieve climate justice.
Why are students at this Oxford college, a symbol of international Christian welcome, struggling to get UK visas?
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sheffield, on the lessons we can learn from St Edmund Campion at a time when language used in his era to describe the Irish sounds so much like the way antisemites have talked of Jews down the ages â and now sounds like the way some people talk about Muslims.