Opinion
What purity movements and pick-up artists have in common
Picture this: a man writes a book about dating and sex (or the lack of), and accidentally creates an international movement.
Is 'evangelical' a word beyond redemption?
Tony Campolo has announced that he "did not want to be known as an evangelical Christian any more".
Demon-obsessed: How the devil stops us recognising evil
Do people possessed by the devil really vomit up pieces of iron or glass? That's what Vatican exorcist Fr Gabriele Amorth, who has died aged 91, believed.
American Christians should be uneasy about militarism in sports
Whether or not you think athletes should stand for the anthem, the true dishonour to soldiers is when we forget their sacrifices and abandon them to suffer and die from their wounds.
Revelation 4: A warning to the compromising church
David Robertson looks at what Jesus' words to the church in Pergamum have to teach us today.
The Christian obsession with celebrity has got to stop
Why do we appear to value the faith of celebrities more than we do 'normal' people?
Colin Kaepernick: Why his national anthem protests have touched a nerve
Kaepernick's protest is so significant because he is challenging the idea of America.
Iraq after the peace: Will Christians ever be safe again?
When the fighting stops, what will a new Iraq look like? Who will be in charge, and how will the safety of minorities be assured?
Protecting religious freedom: How far should the law go?
In countries that are increasingly socially liberal, in which forms of behaviour and badges of identity that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago are now mainstream, how far should the law protect Christians' ability to opt out?
Bake Off has sold its soul, and it's OK to be sad about it
Let me put my spatulas on the table: I'm no great fan of The Great British Bake Off, the unlikely British TV sensation which has this week severed ties with the BBC.
The damaging myth of religious persecution in America
American Christians are not suffering right now, but if you read some of the headlines lately, you'd think our churches are in danger of being shuttered.
There are many reasons to criticise Hillary Clinton. Health is not one of them.
There are many reasons to regret the choice of candidates in this race, and there are many reasons to criticise Hillary Clinton from a Christian, even progressive, Democratic perspective. But for Christians at least, health is surely not one of them.
Time for reading: a luxury not everyone can afford
It all began with someone saying they couldn't be bothered to read a 10,000-word paper someone had sent them by way of an answer to a question they'd asked on Twitter.
David Cameron matured as prime minister. Who can blame him for quitting the Commons?
You don't have to believe the fevered Westminster speculation that Cameron couldn't stomach May's reintroduction of grammar schools, to understand that life inside the Commons did not appeal to a man who has seen his political legacy go within months from hero to zero.
Vicky Beeching, Jayne Ozanne and Archbishop Cranmer: What happens when argument turns toxic
When does fair comment become so unfair that it's actually hate speech?
Plastic egalitarianism: how actions speak louder in gender justice
Equality, like so many things, is easy to talk about and a lot more difficult to practise.