Opinion
Children need more support rather than a return to 'normal'
For the children and young people that have lived through Covid, to throw them back into 'normal' would be like taking the stabilisers off their bike without teaching them to ride. Unfair and dangerous.
In a dangerous world, Christians are called to support the media
A series of sad, stark messages posted on Twitter last week by St Bride's Church, London, highlight the dangers facing journalists around the world.
How England (and the whole UK) can avoid scoring a massive own goal
After those missed penalties last week and all the soul searching that followed since then, we need to tell ourselves some better stories about who we are as a nation, argues Thomas Garvey.
Missing millions - how abortion is harming us all
A new book published this week by Voice for Justice UK examines the alarming, but overlooked, effects of sixty years 'choice' on society.
'Loving fathers, loving husbands:' An appeal from the wife of a detained Cuban pastor
Claudia Salazar, the wife of detained Cuban pastor Yarian Sierra, calls for his release and an end to human rights abuses in Cuba.
As the remaining restrictions lift, can we all go gently?
It is so important to go gently â for the sake of those around us who may be feeling more apprehensive than ourselves, but also for our own safety too.
Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill and the lessons still being learned
There is a surprising new podcast which is storming the podcast charts throughout the English-speaking Christian world. Like all new 'you have to listen to this' podcasts I was sceptical. But for once the hype is accurate.
Flourishing or struggling: what has made churches' experience of the pandemic so different?
Whatever happens next, the Church must be committed to showing and sharing Jesus' love with our communities; only then will it flourish.
Has the Church of England become just as afraid of speaking about death as everyone else?
There was a time when the role of the Church was to help people prepare for the good death. But now the Church appears to be as afraid of talking about the taboo as anyone else.
If we want deliverance from this pandemic once and for all, how about asking God for His help?
Perhaps it's time to get serious, swallow our pride, and acknowledge that rejecting God isn't such a good idea after all.
Pro choice or no choice?
Is ideology and the vested interests of abortion providers in the UK getting in the way of the woman's right to choose?
It's time to re-frame the debate on mask wearing
It appears that the choice about whether to wear a piece of cloth on our faces has become the latest front in the culture war.
Why go on retreat?
Making a retreat is not about hunkering down into some defensive bunker against the world, but about stepping back from things in order to discover strengths and resources to which we don't always allow ourselves access, writes Gemma Simmonds.
How pioneer mission is reaching people beyond the Church
Starting a pioneering project doesn't have to be really exotic or complicated. It just needs a tug of the heartstrings and a plan, says Church Mission Society's Jonny Baker.
When people care more about the pain inflicted on a lobster than the unborn
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill wants to protect lobsters, but shouldn't we be extending protection to humans too?
It's time to get serious about our eternal fate
One fate will not come to all, and therefore we must do the utmost that we can to ensure that we and others experience the eternal joys of heaven rather than the eternal pains of hell.