Opinion

The pandemic won't be over for us until it is over for everyone
The pandemic won't be over for us until it is over for everyone

The failure to fairly distribute vaccines globally puts at risk all the hard-won sacrifices of isolation and separation over the last two years, writes Christian Aid's Oliver Pearce.

Caring for immunocompromised people in our churches
Caring for immunocompromised people in our churches

After two years of keeping away from church, it may well be hard for the immunocompromised person to start attending once more. Sympathy and understanding are important in such situations – but even more important is to take practical steps to ensure that their decision doesn't, for them, feel stupid, writes Dr Denis Alexander

Is Jesus enough?
Is Jesus enough?

You don't have to travel far in the UK to hear, whether in person or in the media, clergy who in the name of Jesus separate him from the Jesus of history. They each have their own personal Jesus – who remarkably agrees with their political, social, moral and religious views. He's very nice and accommodating – to them.

Paying attention in an age of distractions
Paying attention in an age of distractions

Perhaps if we see one another truly, lovingly, and rightly – beyond caricatures and fantasies – we will uncover a refreshment and joy that comes from attending to one another and discovering the work and presence of the changeless God therein.

How Church unity reveals God's power in Ukraine crisis
How Church unity reveals God's power in Ukraine crisis

Gwyn Williams, UK Operations Director for Feed The Hungry, points to a powerful demonstration of God's grace as churches come together to help Ukraine.

There's no basis for the Bible prophecy linking Ezekiel to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
There's no basis for the Bible prophecy linking Ezekiel to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

There is absolutely no scriptural or factual evidence that connects Ezekiel 38 to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Many Ukrainians face a future of lasting psychological wounds from the Russian invasion
Many Ukrainians face a future of lasting psychological wounds from the Russian invasion

While it is painful to see the direct impact of this war on human lives and livelihoods, this invasion will also produce less invisible psychological wounds that could linger for generations.

Women and girls are suffering more because of climate change
Women and girls are suffering more because of climate change

All too often, the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls is forgotten. We cannot make that mistake this international women's day, Christian Aid says.

Shahbaz Bhatti's unfinished mission
Shahbaz Bhatti's unfinished mission

Eleven years after the murder of Pakistani minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti, the blasphemy laws he fought so tirelessly against still exist and continue to claim the lives of innocent people.

Is war in Ukraine a sign of the End Times?
Is war in Ukraine a sign of the End Times?

The world ending tomorrow. It's a scary thought that seemed a lot more far-fetched a couple of weeks ago. But that was before troops moved into Eastern Europe, pulling the existential rug from under 45 million Ukrainians. That was before the threat levels of a nuclear war went up a notch.

Will Ukraine's Christians lose their religious freedoms if Russia wins the war?
Will Ukraine's Christians lose their religious freedoms if Russia wins the war?

Could Ukraine return to the bad old days of underground churches and smuggled Bibles?

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton on racial reconciliation, decline and his own failings
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton on racial reconciliation, decline and his own failings

Litton had hoped to rally Southern Baptists around the issues of racial reconciliation and church planting. However, those hopes were quickly dampened.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a modern-day Esther
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a modern-day Esther

The writing has been on the wall for a long time and the kings of the world have been found wanting in every way.

Do Anglican bishops really want their own clergy to end up in jail?
Do Anglican bishops really want their own clergy to end up in jail?

A law which does not give liberty to teach people of every age, as Christians always have, that sex is designed exclusively for the covenant bond between husband and wife, is a law which would put faithful Christian ministers in almost every denomination in prison.

Borders Bill highlights how we're going to struggle to be the Good Samaritan
Borders Bill highlights how we're going to struggle to be the Good Samaritan

As we pray for peace and justice in Ukraine, heartbroken and angry at the wickedness that is taking place, let's do what we can to be a welcoming, warm, and prosperous people who do our bit for our innocent neighbours.

Faith could be a key factor in Australia's upcoming election
Faith could be a key factor in Australia's upcoming election

It is clear that faith or a lack of it will decide this election at a time when more and more Australians are turning away from Christianity