Rob James

The Gospel is more than just good advice
If you follow Toy Story, you'll be aware there has been some speculation about the identity of Andy's mother lately. Jesus may have lived and died some 2,000 years ago but the theorising continues. Regardless of what people may think about him, Jesus was always sure of who he was

The Church must not let the State shape its understanding of right and wrong
It is so disappointing that the Archbishop of Canterbury seems to have accepted the law on gay marriage, but we need to believe that the core assumptions of society can be changed and that we, the Church, have divine power to demolish strongholds

Making sense of life in a mixed-up world: God has let us in on the secret
So many things in life are a mystery to us, but God wants to let us in on the ultimate secret

Pastoral care must always go hand in hand with Biblical truth
If we truly want to care for people Biblically we must never stop short of spelling out the truth we find in Scripture

Prophet or plonker? Our culture wants to airbrush unpopular views out of the public square
We do not live in a Deist, mechanistic universe which is free of divine interference

In a challenging spiritual environment, Christians can but press on
I am sure that if the apostle Paul were alive he would urge us to enter the new year with the same dogged determination that he faced his uncertain future

Prayers for grieving Sandy Hook one year on
Remembrance services are taking place today a year on from the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The lessons Christians can learn from Mandela
There are lessons in how we should approach life - and mission too

Welsh evangelicals hope for revival
Wales may be entering a new season of hope, according to Elfed Godding of the Evangelical Alliance.

Pray for Sandy Hook
As the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings approaches, the community is asking for prayer

With faith, there is always hope
It is right that we keep praying for Madeleine McCann's safe return

The church may die in one place but it is growing in another
Jesus never said any particular church or group of churches would survive indefinitely.

Are others more encouraging than us?
Sometimes the challenge to be a good Christian comes from those who have no faith

Gospel seeds planted in Korean hearts are bearing new fruit in Wales
South Koreans are investing in Wales out of a deep sense of gratitude to the Welsh missionary Robert Jermain Thomas who shared the Gospel with them nearly 150 years ago and paid the price with his life.

Life should mean life
People often think that Jesus condemned the ancient maxim of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth", but nothing could be further from the truth.

What we think and what we do
We dare not ignore the role of "ideas" (the "controlling narrative") for what we believe determines what we do