Opinion

Jesus knew it was fantasy to hope in a political leader
Even in our climate of dissatisfaction and cynicism with politics, we long for a "decent leader" who will sort things out and be different from the rest

Bishop John Joseph: A sacrifice never forgotten
Pakistani Christians are marking the 16th anniversary of Bishop John Joseph's death to remember his sacrifice and to renew the promise to continue the mission he started years ago against the injustice of discriminatory laws.

Jeremy Clarkson, UKIP and why solving racism is not simply a black and white issue
The only distinction that God sees in the human race is between sinners and saved sinners.

Too much of the British church is without God, without Christ and without the Holy Spirit - just like Rev
If the Holy Spirit were removed from the church in the UK today I suspect that 90 per cent of what we do would carry on as if nothing had happened!

Reviling Jews for Jesus: acceptable anti-Semitism?
When it comes to the Holocaust, we are on uniquely sensitive ground.

The Church has hi-jacked the term 'saint'
The term saint today is being used in a totally non-biblical way

Establishment or disestablishment: A Hindu perspective
We would feel left stranded alone since the Church by reason of its disestablishment would have no obligation to look after us for our engagement in the political process, says Anil Bhanot, of the Hindu Council UK

Judgement isn't a popular message but we can't shy away from talking about it
Jeremiah constantly warned his people that they were "heading for the rocks" and needed to change course if they wanted to avoid disaster. And like many a messenger he had to bear the heat of their wrath for doing so.

Christian Britain? Make way for the thought police
If the secular humanists want to be taken seriously then they have to show the rest of us what our Christian traditions are going to be replaced with â and that they will work

Easter 2014: Christ is risen! Let's shout it loud and clear!
Easter, a famous scholar once wrote, is "not primarily a comfort, but a challenge

Our politicians, like many of our religious leaders, want Christianity without Christ
The Disneyesque fantasy of 'look how nice we all are and what a nice country we live in, built on love and faith in each other', denudes the cross of its meaning and power

What does it mean to be evangelical anyway?
I'm wondering if a national revival could begin with the Prime Minister himself!

David Cameron's delightful but confused Easter message
Three cheers for David Cameron! Or should that maybe just be two? Actually, on reflection, would one be enough â okay?

Girls are being forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan, but because they are Christian nobody cares
An estimated 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are falling victim to forced conversion each year in Pakistan

What constitutes a just war?
Just war theory demands rightful authority, proper intention, a just cause and proportionality.

Don't let Jesus's death on the cross lose its power
Social media can be awash with too much information about a certain event in the Church calendar