Opinion

You can't put a price tag on youth festivals
You can't put a price tag on youth festivals

Even though you're stretched and some of you might even feel like you've not got much left in the tank, keep loving and gathering your young people locally, and try and do whatever it takes to get your young people to a youth festival this year.

In memory of Michael Griffiths, former General Director of OMF International
In memory of Michael Griffiths, former General Director of OMF International

Michael Griffiths, who died on 9 January aged 93, was one of the 20th century's most dynamic and influential mission leaders.

Why belief in God makes science more interesting, not less
Why belief in God makes science more interesting, not less

Any research done with a godly spirit allows a way for God to come into our lives, says biochemist Professor Stephen Freeland.

Tutu's enduring anti-apartheid legacy
Tutu's enduring anti-apartheid legacy

Like Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu will go down in history as an icon of the twentieth century.

How Black Caribbean Pentecostals put their music on the map
How Black Caribbean Pentecostals put their music on the map

What gospel music has done for Caribbean Pentecostal churches is that it has given them a profile that belies their size and influence.

With Covid still around, should we take our young people to a youth festival?
With Covid still around, should we take our young people to a youth festival?

I know a lot of ministries wonder whether the big events are still worth it and whether we should ramp up hopes in our young people if things could change. I can only speak from my experience, but we made a big deal out of these festivals and I'm glad we did.

Lessons from the Novak Djokovic visa row
Lessons from the Novak Djokovic visa row

The story has much to teach about contemporary society.

God's mixed multitude: how diversity fits into God's story, from creation to Revelation
God's mixed multitude: how diversity fits into God's story, from creation to Revelation

The church as a new family marked by Christ and the Holy Spirit does not destroy our unique identities but expands them into a new life with God.

'Gay conversion therapy does not work' - Really?
'Gay conversion therapy does not work' - Really?

Two recent studies actually support sexual orientation change efforts.

Finding God in the universe
Finding God in the universe

Christian Today speaks to Dr Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, about how his faith in God inspires his work as an astronomer.

Tutu: saint or sinner?
Tutu: saint or sinner?

Most people are complex and Tutu is no exception.

What is the meaning of Exodus?

The Exodus story is always read after the end of the festival of Chanukah and before the upcoming festival of Tu B'Shvat (New Year for Trees), which in Israel ushers in the first days of spring.

A happy Covid new year?
A happy Covid new year?

I pray you will know peace and joy as you move on into yet another challenging year.

Five ways Christians could make 2022 a better year for the media
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?
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
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.