Martin Saunders

Bake Off has sold its soul, and it's OK to be sad about it

Let me put my spatulas on the table: I'm no great fan of The Great British Bake Off, the unlikely British TV sensation which has this week severed ties with the BBC.

Plastic egalitarianism: how actions speak louder in gender justice

Equality, like so many things, is easy to talk about and a lot more difficult to practise.

Gluttony punishment or manna from heaven? Welcome to the weird world of Christian diet plans!

Martin Saunders has discovered the weird, wonderful (and largely American) world of Biblically-backed diet plans.

What do you do when you just don't like someone?

There's almost certainly someone in your life who just always manages to rub you up the wrong way. Martin Saunders looks at how to respond.

Christian Small Group: The rejected TV pilot

Martin Saunders offers his latest script: a moving drama based on the personal and spiritual lives of a group of Christians in a church small group...

Why it's time to stop saying 'God has a special someone planned for you'

Martin Saunders tackles that well-meaning phrase, and why it ought to be stamped out.

When church lets you down: so now what?

Of course we should shine a light on terrible abuses of power in the church, but we can't just stop there. The best way to change the church is from within, says Martin Saunders.

Watch the brand new Star Wars: Rogue One trailer (or: the call of Jesus, in two minutes)

The trailer for the film series' new spinoff has just been released, and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' looks like it has absolutely nailed it, says Martin Saunders.