Opinion

It's not prayer or faithful Christian teaching on transgenderism that will cause harm
It's not prayer or faithful Christian teaching on transgenderism that will cause harm

Rather than heal and make whole, there are some who want to put sticky tape on the wound and pretend that people are already whole. But the gospel of self-love is not good news.

People should be free to seek help, including prayer, for unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria
People should be free to seek help, including prayer, for unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria

Let us be clear, no one should support coercive conversion therapy. But what possible justification can there be for denying help to those who are lost and want the choice?

How can we trust God when bad things happen?
How can we trust God when bad things happen?

It is precisely because God is sovereign and orders all things according to His plan and purposes that we can have hope and peace, writes Martin Davie.

Is it time for loyal disobedience?
Is it time for loyal disobedience?

The Church of England has a civic role which is much more than saying a prayer at the local Cenotaph, writes Rev Mark Coleman.

Toby Young on the future of free speech for Christians
Toby Young on the future of free speech for Christians

Journalist Toby Young speaks to Christian Today about the particular free speech challenges facing biblically orthodox Christians.

'We are praying day and night' – a Russian Christian speaks out about Ukraine
'We are praying day and night' – a Russian Christian speaks out about Ukraine

As the violence in Ukraine continues, Open Doors partners met with a Christian from Russia. In her own words, she shared with them what life is like for believers there, and how her church is responding to the unfolding crisis.

Is it finished? Lessons from the Finnish prosecution of a Christian MP
Is it finished? Lessons from the Finnish prosecution of a Christian MP

The good news is that this case was won. The bad news is that the case was brought in the first place.

We all need a friend like Denzel Washington
We all need a friend like Denzel Washington

Washington had some sound advice for Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, but it's a lesson for all of us, writes Claire Musters.

Where do we turn when everything seems to be falling apart?
Where do we turn when everything seems to be falling apart?

This is where learning to lament is so powerful.

Child Q and the challenge for the Church
Child Q and the challenge for the Church

Wale Hudson-Roberts on why he would like to see the Church embrace a theology of protest after the horrific treatment of Child Q.

Is life back on the agenda in Australia?
Is life back on the agenda in Australia?

Standing on the side of life and truth may well go a long way to determining who holds government in Canberra.

Raising up faith in the multimedia generation
Raising up faith in the multimedia generation

Duncan Reid, of Wonderborn Studios, speaks to Christian Today about how churches can offer a children's ministry that meets the expectations of youngsters growing up in a multimedia world.

Hillsong heartbreak: how should we respond?
Hillsong heartbreak: how should we respond?

It would be foolish and sad if churches now decide not to sing some of the great songs that Hillsong have produced because of the sins of the founder.

When 'good intentions' go bad: LGBT+ teen fiction and the Church
When 'good intentions' go bad: LGBT+ teen fiction and the Church

Archbishop John Wilson was right to cancel the visit of a gay author to a Catholic school.

The meaning of offering and sacrifice in Leviticus
The meaning of offering and sacrifice in Leviticus

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster on why for many Jews, Leviticus is the most important book of all.

A call to repentance for our missing millions
A call to repentance for our missing millions

When David Steel MP introduced the Abortion Bill to Parliament in 1967, he estimated that there would be, at most, only around 300 terminations a year. This was wrong. Since the Act was passed, in England and Wales we have witnessed almost 10 million abortions