Opinion

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
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?
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
What kind of prosperity does Jesus guarantee to his followers?

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

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 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?

Aliens for neighbours? How the discovery of a new planet challenges Christians
For scientists it's amazing news, since Proxima is only down the road, astronomically speaking.

3 reasons we shouldn't put all our faith in science
Though science can give very clear and objective answers to certain questions, it becomes much less powerful when dealing with more complex questions, says Heather Tomlinson.

Should Christian charities take atheists' money?
It's difficult to see how things could have turned out worse for the Murrow Indian Children's Home in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Revelation 2: Has the church lost its first love?
David Robertson continues his journey through Revelation, and asks whether the Western church has lost its passion for Christ.