Opinion
Five ways Christians could make 2022 a better year for the media
For journalists, the year 2021 was the best of times and the worst of times.
Watch Night or Freedom Eve?
The idea of evening services or vigils is part of early Christian tradition.
The book of Revelation and the passing of political powers
It is Jesus Christ who brings in the only political regime that will last for ever.
Pity your pandemic-weary church minister? Not really
We (as church ministers) won't do ourselves any favours if we single ourselves out as a group needing special attention. And nor should we, really.
War in Nagorno Karabakh: A story of hope amidst the ashes of destruction
In the small Armenian territory of Nagorno Karabakh there exists a wonderful symbol of life and hope that has emerged from the destruction of two brutal wars.
The French resist another revolution - of words
Le Petit Robert, a popular dictionary of the French language, recently created a gender-neutral pronoun. But, it isn't sitting well with many French folks.
Britain's descent into polyamory
According to one recent report, the pandemic has aroused an unprecedented wave of sexual exploration and polyamory.
As a scientist, I'm glad the Christmas message can't be understood by our own means
Scientists are trained to engage with reality in search of knowledge resulting from systematic reasoning. The Christmas message scandalizes us by saying, "You will not be able to obtain this truth on your own, but it is a gift from God!"
Christmas: the right gift at the right time
Despite all the darkness, we must never forget that we serve and worship a God who gives us all things richly to enjoy and who often sends us tokens of his grace and mercy.
God took me far from the traditions I knew to remind me of the true meaning of Christmas
Wherever you are in the world and whatever celebrating Christmas looks like for you, maybe this year take a step back and ask yourself if your celebration of Christmas has become lost in cultural traditions.
When it comes to abortion, America chooses profits over safety
President Biden should hang his head in shame. Permanently lifting all restrictions on obtaining abortion pills by post is not empowering women. Rather, it is giving support to the duplicitous double standards of a multi-million pound industry that feeds off death
The Christmas loneliness epidemic
For people suffering from this 'epidemic', important holidays such as Christmas are just a magnifying glass for their condition if no one makes the effort to reach out and include them.
In Bulgaria, pastors are challenging the government's disinformation campaign against Christians
Christmas is a time when Christians celebrate and share the good news about the coming of their Saviour, yet in the past the authorities in the Bulgarian city of Burgas have made this more difficult for some denominations than for others.
Can we look beyond ourselves this Christmas?
As life has become more hard-pressed, the temptation to look inward and focus on ourselves has become increasingly strong, but finding time to be generous and empathetic is a core part of daily Christian living, and even more so at Christmas.
Kim Jong-un's decade in power: Starvation, repression and brutal rule â just like his father and grandfather
His first 10 years in power have proved a disaster for people living in the communist nation.
Most men don't have real friends (but need them)
There's evidence that the over-sexualized experience of American men is dramatically harming their ability to foster their other relationships.