Opinion

The hidden factor behind modern massacres (and it's not Islam)
Talk of a religious war is misguided. Almost all recent terrorist attacks have been committed by individuals using mind-altering drugs

A Woman's Place review: Katelyn Beaty cuts through the destructive narratives about working women
In A Woman's Place, Katelyn Beaty calls for us to embrace work outside the home as something that's amazing, fruitful and can bring glory to God.

The former Goddard inquiry: Is it time for victims to trust the system again?
The Goddard inquiry into institutional child abuse, as we must get used to not calling it any more, has been beset by problems since it first started.

Extreme fasting: How trying to do what Jesus did could literally kill you
Ndlovu, 44, died not because he couldn't get enough food to eat but because he believed he was following in the footsteps of Jesus.

Wayne Grudem says Trump is 'morally good choice' â but is he right?
What's galvanised comment about Grudem's position, however, is his statement that voting for Trump is "a morally good choice" for evangelicals.

Summer holidays are a privilege that many families will never be able to afford
I live on an estate in the inner city and summer holidays for most people there mean something very different

Tim LaHaye and the end times: What should we believe about the end of the world?
Tim LaHaye co-authored Left Behind, which influenced millions of Christians' understanding of the end times.

Naming and Shaming - the Named Person Debacle
Why did Christian organisations take the government to court over the Name Person scheme?

The Laudato Si' generation: Why World Youth Day gives me hope for the future
"Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded."

Do all religions really want peace? Why Pope Francis was wrong
Telling the world that Islamist terror is not fundamentally a war between Islam and Christianity is a good and necessary thing to do.

The blood of the martyrs: Why the death of Fr Jaques Hamel mustn't be wasted
The attack is the latest in a growing list of atrocities on European soil.

Radical hospitality: Why we're called to love in the face of terror
Among these attacks, there seems to be a worrying pattern emerging when you look at the profiles of some â but definitely not all â of the perpetrators.
Independence Day? How a Crisis of Compassion brought us Brexit
Brexit is a cause not for nationalistic celebration and triumph, but for nationwide soul-searching, which should include a strong note of lament and repentance.

Russia's doping scandal and our desire for revenge
Expose the argument over Russia and the IOC to the light of Scripture, and we might be less certain of our moral ground in punishing individuals for the sins of a nation.

The burning issue: Why the Church has got to start talking about hell
I'm not sure when I last heard any teaching about hell in church, never mind a good old fashioned hell-fire sermon.

Evangelising children: Gospel imperative or just manipulation?
At the heart of evangelicalism is the belief that faith is not something done to you. No one can make you a Christian without your consent.