Opinion

Once conversion therapy is criminalised, the pulpit will be next
Once conversion therapy is criminalised, the pulpit will be next

If the LGBT lobby wins the battle to get conversion therapy criminalised, it is clear what their next target will be – public Christian preaching.

The End Times in a period of pandemic
The End Times in a period of pandemic

In his "The Way I See It" column for Christian Today, historian and author Martyn Whittock ponders whether this pandemic is a clear sign of events leading to the Second Coming, as some Christians believe.

Europe – a soil now ready for sowing?
Europe – a soil now ready for sowing?

In terms of hard soil for the gospel, Western Europe has long been seen as a region where sown seeds of faith fail to take root.

Lessons from the book of Revelation in our increasingly anti-Christian culture
Lessons from the book of Revelation in our increasingly anti-Christian culture

Revelation has a great deal to say to a church that is facing persecution and opposition.

Lessons from the UK elections for Church and society
Lessons from the UK elections for Church and society

The UK was born on the basis not just of a united politics and economics, but also a united religion – Protestantism – what we might now call evangelicalism. That is certainly no longer true, but the question is now whether the UK can long survive without its Christian foundations?

Are we putting too much pressure on our children to be extraordinary?
Are we putting too much pressure on our children to be extraordinary?

Our ability to embrace and accept reality, with all its limitations and disappointments, is at the heart of emotional wellbeing. And as parents, one of the most important messages we can give our children is that it's OK to be ordinary.

How should we care for older people?
How should we care for older people?

On 11 May, the Queen will give a speech to mark the state opening of Parliament and set out the UK Government's agenda as they look to 'build back better' after Covid-19. Stephen Hammersley from Pilgrims' Friend Society says putting a spotlight on the way we care for older people is vital.

After Jonathan Fletcher: changing evangelical culture
After Jonathan Fletcher: changing evangelical culture

How do evangelicals go forward after the recent terrible revelations about abuse perpetrated by some of their leaders?

What does it mean to be a pilgrim?
What does it mean to be a pilgrim?

The walking was as important as the arriving.

Woke capitalism is a threat to the world and the Church
Woke capitalism is a threat to the world and the Church

Unelected and unaccountable super rich business executives should not be able to run countries or determine a nation's values, writes David Robertson.

The Church's response to the India crisis reaches where governments lack
The Church's response to the India crisis reaches where governments lack

The opposition to these cuts points to the government's short sightedness, highlighting how poverty abroad will impact us in the long run.

A Finnish politician is facing jail for her Biblical beliefs: could the same happen here?
A Finnish politician is facing jail for her Biblical beliefs: could the same happen here?

Will a court in a democratic country like Finland really have the stomach to send a politician and a church leader to jail for their Christian convictions on sex and marriage?

Is Christian cohabitation the new norm?
Is Christian cohabitation the new norm?

Each successive generation is losing the understanding of, not to mention the will to live by, Christian sexual morality.

Why should Christians vote on Thursday?
Why should Christians vote on Thursday?

Elections are an opportunity to do some good, to use your God-given judgement to choose the person or the party that you want for your community.

British politics is in need of some salt
British politics is in need of some salt

I wonder what would happen if every Christian MP and every peer stood up and declared they are no longer willing to accept the kind of politics that refuses to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

It's not about the wallpaper, but the Prime Minister's judgement
It's not about the wallpaper, but the Prime Minister's judgement

R David Muir explains what is at stake in the debacle over the Prime Minister's Downing Street refurbishment.