Opinion
Will The Church Of England Ever Make Up Its Mind About Sexuality?
What is the way forward? Short of a miracle, there is no obvious practical answer.
Should You Stay Together In An Unhappy Marriage?
What is clear is that two thirds of those who stick it out eventually find happiness.
Why The General Synod's Vote Last Night Was Bad For Everyone
Alternative truths abounded last night after the General Synod vote on the bishops' report on human sexuality came through and the House of Clergy voted by a narrow margin not to take note of it.
Why It's Time To Stop Saying 'You Can't Out-Give God'
It's time to be honest: sometimes God doesn't come to the financial rescue.
How Should Christians Respond To The UK Prisons Crisis?
It's unlikely that, aside from a few hermits, anyone in the UK has escaped at least some of the news about our prisons.
Evangelicals And Their Unnecessary Animosity Toward Academics
In 1994 Mark Knoll wrote about the scandal of American evangelical anti-intellectualism and many of his arguments remain relevant for the movement today.
Does Traditional Teaching On Sexuality Make Gay People Unwell? Probably Not. Here's Why.
Does traditional Christian teaching on same-sex relationships damage the mental health of lesbian, gay and bisexual people? Probably not, but that's not the point.
Thordis Elva And Tom Stranger's Shocking TED Talk: Why Forgiveness Is Rarely The Answer
We must not lose sight of reality. 'I forgave my ex-husband and reconciled with him when he had affairs. I forgave him and reconciled with him after he raped me. But Forgiveness and reconciliation are rarely the solution to male violence.'
Feeling Desperate? Want To Change The World? Try Praying 'Thy Kingdom Come'
Thy Kingdom Come is a deliberate attempt to acknowledge, on a very large scale, human â particularly Christian â insufficiency, at the same time as being an expression of deep hope and trust in God.
Shocking And Sad: Why We Should Be Angry About Closing Our Borders To Lone Child Refugees
It is our duty as Christians to call our country not to cave in to the obscene and selfish pressure to keep child refugees out.
Church Buildings Are Criminally Underused. It's Time To Throw Open The Doors
Church halls are empty 57 per cent of the week, church worship spaces are empty 69 per cent of the week and church meeting rooms are empty 75 per cent of the week.
'President' Means 'President': Why The Speaker Of The House Of Commons Should Welcome Donald Trump
Has John Bercow proven himself unfit to be Speaker of the House of Commons? In blocking Donald Trump from addressing MPs and peers in Westminster Hall, he has become an embarrassment to free speech and democracy.