Opinion

Time for reading: a luxury not everyone can afford
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?
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
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.

It\'s a terrible cliché but I can\'t get on the housing ladder. Should I care?
It's a terrible cliché but I can't get on the housing ladder. Should I care?

Katherine Maxwell-Rose on the housing crisis, and how Christians should respond.

Why Christians should talk about the devil
Why Christians should talk about the devil

Don't be afraid to talk about the Devil, Billy Graham told an enquirer on his regular question and answer page.

Labour was founded by Christians, but has it lost its Christian voice?
Labour was founded by Christians, but has it lost its Christian voice?

As the two contenders for Labour Leader debate in front of an audience of faith groups, is there hope for a return to Christian Socialism?

Why the prosperity gospel is half right
Why the prosperity gospel is half right

What kind of prosperity does Jesus guarantee to his followers?

Keith Vaz: Defending the indefensible
Keith Vaz: Defending the indefensible

It seems to be the ultimate sting. A tabloid newspaper pays a couple of male prostitutes for their story about their time with a senior politician.

The Jenkins controversies: Can you be a Christian and not believe in the Virgin Birth?
The Jenkins controversies: Can you be a Christian and not believe in the Virgin Birth?

David Jenkins, the former Bishop of Durham who died yesterday aged 91, was famous for his trenchant criticisms of Margaret Thatcher and all her works.

Revelation 3: The victorious persecuted Church
Revelation 3: The victorious persecuted Church

My brother Vijay was severely beaten this June in Jabalpur, India. My sister Shigo was executed in Syria last year.

ISIS\' end is nigh: It has tried to ban football
ISIS' end is nigh: It has tried to ban football

ISIS have banned football referees within their rapidly decreasing territories. What does this tell us about the group's power?

The one reason Christians should fear a Trump presidency
The one reason Christians should fear a Trump presidency

There is one question that should be put to every single Trump supporting evangelical: does your man believe in religious liberty?

Why it\'s too soon to write off the Church in Europe
Why it's too soon to write off the Church in Europe

Has the Church, the hope of the world – and of Europe – lost its own hope?

Why Hagar is a true unsung biblical heroine for the modern age
Why Hagar is a true unsung biblical heroine for the modern age

The story of Hagar teaches us that we often find God more in the valley than in the mountaintops; we feel his presence and experience his helping hand more in our pain than in our gain.

Earthquakes and floods: Is God punishing people?
Earthquakes and floods: Is God punishing people?

Earthquakes aren't the only natural disasters we face. Christians respond to such events with love, care and practical help. But how do we answer the questions they raise?