Jendella Benson
How motherhood makes me a better Christian
Jendella shares her experience of motherhood and the lessons it is teaching her about faith, trust and God's love.
Failed your New Year resolutions already? Don't worry too much
Failure is inevitable, and there is much that can be learned from embracing it, or at least accepting its possibility.
Mary and Joseph: How a homeless refugee family fits right in to modern Britain
It's an uncomfortable irony that the Christmas season should have descended into the mire of consumerism and commerce when at its heart the story centres on a poor family of lower class and humble means.
Race: How even multi-ethnic churches still don't get it
Views on race and inequality traditionally held by white people are being adopted by non-white congregants.
What it feels like when the Church gets it right
We can spend a lot of time talking about the failures of Christian communities, but when they get it right there's nothing like it.
3 ways the Church has failed us
Jendella Benson looks at three of the reasons people give for leaving the Church.
The UK Church sidesteps issues of race at its peril
The faith of a generation of young people in the African diaspora is at stake, writes Jendella Benson
The Christian life isn't all sunshine and rainbows, and it shouldn't have to be
The capacity for meaningful human connection is limited when we shy away from expressing the full range of genuine emotion, writes Jendella Benson.
Divine motherhood: how hard labour, unconditional love and lifelong nurture speak to us of God
Thinking of God as our mother can enrich our understanding, writes Jendella Benson.
Marriage-obsessed ministries: Why young Christian women need more in their lives than just men
Churches sell women short by pretending that marriage is the highest goal for every woman.