Opinion
A Christian approach to taxation
Although Christians should accept that governments have a right to raise taxes and Christians have an obligation to pay them, this does not mean that Christians should approve of all forms of taxation that governments may decide to impose.
What if the Good Shepherd is closer than you think?
Pastoral care is not a task reserved for a handful of gifted individuals; it is the life of Christ, quietly at work inside ordinary believers.
The King's Christmas speech: which Gospel?
The King should be aware that his beloved doctrine of ‘diversity’ is now tearing his kingdom apart.
Being people of peace
It would be fair to say that the pace and complexity of life works against us finding any peace.
Faith in the festive chaos: how you can sustain your family’s faith this Christmas
Anna Hawken, Parenting for Faith from BRF Ministries, has some helpful tips for families to connect with God in the midst of the "December tornado".
The Church needs to watch Channel 4's John Smyth documentary
There is much more to reflect on in these two hours, presented in a very different way from previous communications, and a year later.
A pogrom on Bondi Beach
Australia, once one of the safest countries in the world for Jews, has become one of the most dangerous.
What does Advent have to do with hope?
Atheists would have us believe that hope is futile, but Advent shows they are wrong.
Will Tommy Robinson put ‘Christ back into Christmas’?
Often described as ‘Far Right’, Robinson is seen as an unlikely standard bearer for Christianity.
Hope that holds: How to gently walk with teenagers wrestling with life’s meaning
Whether you're a parent, mentor, youth leader or teacher, here are three ways we can show up for today’s youth.
Protecting girls and young women in the digital age
It’s a missional priority for us as Christian communities to have open discussions about both the benefits and downsides of being online.
The Christian story behind Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree
Every year Norway gifts a giant Norwegian pine Christmas tree to the British people. Standing tall in Trafalgar Square, this year’s tree feels especially significant as the world marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
Christianity under siege in the world’s oldest Christian nation
The government of the world’s oldest Christian nation, the first to raise the Cross above the crescent and the hammer and sickle alike, now persecutes its own clergy. The message is chilling: faith itself is a political crime in Armenia.
What is really preventing peace between Israel and the Palestinians?
There is a major roadblock on the way to peace but it's not what many of our church leaders think it is.
Heroes of rescue: from war’s frontlines to today’s fight for freedom
We may not be on a battlefield today, but we still live in what CS Lewis called ‘enemy-occupied territory’.
A Christian response to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's fall from grace
The danger we run into when we read the public reports of the misdeeds of some person who has become the object of public disgrace is that we become tempted to entertain the idea that we are somehow better in the eyes of God than that person