Opinion

The enduring legacy of St Columba
1,500 years after the birth of St Columba, historian Martyn Whittock considers the legacy of this Irish-born monk on Christianity in Britain.

Community beyond the carol service: could global mission be the tool to engage your community this Christmas?
It is time that we stop just inviting people through the doors and invite them into our communities at Christmas.

Heroes of the Faith: George Washington Carver
Once known as a man who spoke for the poor African-American communities of the southern United States, Carver is now seen as an environmental prophet of global relevance.

Refugees and asylum seekers: an evangelical weak spot?
For let's be honest, while we may find individual news stories very moving, our record in terms of words and deeds is somewhat patchy.

Marcus Walker on saving the parish
Rev Marcus Walker, founder of the Save the Parish campaign, talks to Christian Today about his plans for the movement and why he is concerned about the Church of England's plans for 10,000 new lay-led churches.

What does the Bible mean when it calls Jesus the 'Son of God'?
The Bible describes Jesus as Son of God in two different ways.

What now for Barbados - and the world?
Barbados has broken with the British monarchy to become a republic. Other countries may follow suit.

Why do the Iranian authorities keep arresting Christians?
Converts from Islam to Christianity bear the brunt of religious persecution in Iran.

Christians must be ready to pay the price for their beliefs, says Finnish bishop facing trial for sexuality views
Rev Dr Juhana Pohjola, the Evangelical Lutheran Bishop in Finland, is facing trial in January for expressing traditional Christian teaching on human sexuality.

Martin Luther King Jr and the question of reparations
Wale Hudson-Roberts, Justice Enabler at the Baptist Union of Great Britain, explores Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and what the civil rights leader had to say about reparations for historic racism.

Conversion therapy ban: A response to calls to outlaw 'hate prayer'
Christians, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". If you do not oppose a ban now, in principle, what you have done to therapists will be done to your churches.

The Church still sees disability as a tragedy needing to be fixed
Where there are disabled people in ministry, do we see them as 'an inspiration' just because of their disability, or a person gifted by God to minister?

Short-term visas, labour shortages and the reality of short-term missions
The big noise of a mission week achieves very little. An intern here for two weeks won't have the time to build up the necessary relationships to get anywhere. In the end, short-term solutions just don't achieve very much.

How can we disciple Christians for the workplace?
Mark Greene speaks to Christian Today about the challenges Christians face in the workplace and what churches can do to support them.

How will you celebrate Christmas?
The way we celebrate Christmas these days feels a bit like we're putting on a huge birthday party ... only we've forgotten to invite the guest of honour. Worse, He's not welcome, because we're too fixated on having what we call fun.

With rising energy bills and changes to Universal Credit, many households are facing a bleak winter
We are living in the perfect financial storm, writes CAP's Lorraine Papaioannou.