Opinion
We must take time to lament
It can feel somewhat irreverent to rant and rail at God, and yet that is precisely what the psalmists did.
The Afghanistan crisis: 7 things to consider
The debacle unfolding before our eyes is as defining as 9/11 and the worst defeat for the US since Vietnam, and possibly since the Second World War. Why is it so important? And why should the Church care about it?
What do Jesus, Muhammad and Marx have to do with the turmoil in Afghanistan?
Islam, Marxism (as a form of utopian totalitarianism) and Christianity are reacting, indeed struggling, with and against each other in different configurations across the globe.
The promotion of transgender ideology needs to end before it causes more harm
The function of education is to provide children with the knowledge and skills they need to become fully rounded adults and take their future place in society. It is not to indoctrinate them into lifestyle choices that do not occur naturally and that fail to enhance their wellbeing and happiness.
What now for the West, after Afghanistan?
If the West is not to become an irrelevance we need to be clear about our values and stand by them.
How to tell your life story â and how to make changes to it
Ever wondered how to tell the story of all the ways God has been at work in your life, maybe through many decades? Or have you struggled with your life story, looking to rewrite the narrative and bring a change of direction?
We rescued children from the Taliban and fear there are many more to come
Please pray for our workers on the ground and that God will give us the wisdom about what to do. If not us, who? If not now, when?
10 reflections on the Afghan disaster
The story of almost 20 years of American involvement in Afghanistan has ended in unmitigated disaster.
The free speech of Christians in the public square must be protected
The experience of street preachers like Hazel Lewis is evidence that the will of Parliament is being frustrated. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill presents an opportunity to ensure free speech is protected in the public square.
How blasphemy laws are choking religious freedom and why the West should care
We've been here before. Policymakers must ensure that blasphemy laws are repealed, and that hate speech laws don't lead us down a slippery path. We must not return to this point again and again, writes ADF's Sofia Hörder.
Can Bible-based Jews and Christians reclaim the vegan revolution?
Whether we can give up meat, fish and dairy entirely is not really the question. What is the question is how we can incorporate food into our lives (having taken medical advice of course) in such a way that our diets can help towards the betterment of the world.
Is the Church of England's church-planting vision realistic?
Civil war, of the politest kind, has been declared in the Church of England over its parish system.
The scandalous misuse of public funds on Stonewall
As a simple matter of social justice, Stonewall must not be supported in its political endeavour to reframe society's moral values and practice by public monies.
60 years after the building of the Berlin Wall, what can we learn?
On the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, we should be encouraged by the transience of this particular symbol of oppression, but also recognise the need to defend the values that build healthy and inclusive communities, for their longevity cannot be taken for granted.
The Scottish government is determined to advance trans ideology - and it's our children who will suffer
This is not about oppressing those who suffer from gender dysphoria and need proper help. This is about the abuse of children.
The Church of England's historic parishes deserve better
Having a vision for a new way of doing church would be more impressive had it included a way of renewing, as well as funding the old way of doing Church; and had a coherent ecclesiology that linked them.