Opinion

Reflection: What do you do when the world falls apart?

IF there is one thing we can be sure of at Easter, it's that Jesus' followers definitely weren't expecting his resurrection.

This Easter let\'s help turn suffering into hope and new life
This Easter let's help turn suffering into hope and new life

What does the word 'foodbank' mean to you?

In review: the five biggest stories of the week
In review: the five biggest stories of the week

The highs, lows and in betweens of the week on Christian Today.

Dear Tories, please leave religion to the religious
Dear Tories, please leave religion to the religious

To capture the Christian vote, the Conservatives will have to do far more than say they believe, writes Ruth Gledhill.

How did we fail to get the word out about Easter?
How did we fail to get the word out about Easter?

If society doesn't understand the relationship between Easter and the Church, that's a failure of communication on our part.

With the election looming a ghetto mentality is emerging
With the election looming a ghetto mentality is emerging

A widespread view that since we cannot make a difference, we shouldn't bother trying... so how can we challenge this?

In review: the five biggest stories of the week
In review: the five biggest stories of the week

The good, bad and in between of the week in Christian Today.

Clarkson\'s been sacked. Good, but I\'m just a bit sorry
Clarkson's been sacked. Good, but I'm just a bit sorry

The maverick Top Gear presenter has been dismissed after an attack on a producer.

Ashers Bakery case: The right not to be offended should not trump freedom of conscience
Ashers Bakery case: The right not to be offended should not trump freedom of conscience

The Ashers Bakery case isn't about special protections for Christians, but about the right to exercise our conscience in the public square, writes Peter Lynas.

Richard III reburial: A murderer is still a murderer, royal or not
Richard III reburial: A murderer is still a murderer, royal or not

Murderers are still murderers, royal or not, writes Mark Woods.

In review: the six biggest stories of the week
In review: the six biggest stories of the week

The highs, lows and in betweens of the week on Christian Today.

Phew, the world\'s still here: what the eclipse really tells us
Phew, the world's still here: what the eclipse really tells us

Eclipses aren't awful harbingers of doom, but perhaps they should still fill us with awe at God's creation, writes Mark Woods.

What Netanyahu\'s victory means for the future of Israel
What Netanyahu's victory means for the future of Israel

Phil Hill looks at the shape of Israeli politics in light of this week's election.

The power of the Woman Who Prays
The power of the Woman Who Prays

God rewards persistence, perhaps because it demonstrates that we're serious about what we're asking, writes Martin Saunders.

What the Church gets wrong (and right) about sex
What the Church gets wrong (and right) about sex

The Church is often accused of being sex-obsessed but

Dolce, Gabbana and Elton John: how the internet dumbs down debate
Dolce, Gabbana and Elton John: how the internet dumbs down debate

There's more to talk about than meets the eye, writes Mark Woods.