Opinion

Before St George â the story of England's original patron saint
The 23rd April is St George's Day but St George was not the original patron saint of England, so who was? This is the story ...

The unsung heroes of the Titanic who ministered faith in the face of immense tragedy
During April, as the world commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, the stories of three courageous priests resurfaced.

Who was St George and how did he become patron saint of England?
Who was St George and how did he become patron saint of England? 23 April is St George's Day. But who was St George and why is he patron saint of England? This is the story ...

Accompanying them with singing: a Christian reflection on the theology and practice of funerals
Christian must object to, and protest against, the practice of a cut price 'direct cremation' which is currently being regularly advertised on television.

Celebrating the books that introduced Christ to millions
For many children and young people, Ladybird books were their first introduction to the Bible.

Christianity's global centre has shifted, conference hears
Current projections suggest that by 2050, an overwhelming majority of 77% of Christians will hail from the Global South.

The Church of England is losing young people - and fast
Might that indicate that the push by revisionist bishops to ditch the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and sexual morality is not persuading young people to join C of E churches?

Bearing burdens for Jesus like Nehemiah
The burden the Lord has asked you to carry won't kill you, but quitting on God just may.

In today's post-Christian Britain, Poirot has lost his faith
Why won't the likes of Cameron and Branagh leave Christian Britain alone and create their own institutions and characters?

We need more than simplistic slogans for complex issues like Gaza
Christians need to be people who press the hard questions. They should not just go along with the mantras of surrounding society.

What progressive Christians get wrong
Progressive Christians, intent on enforcing equality in the church, instead sow division.

Living in a world that's lost its reason
I was talking to a friend about the challenges that we Christians face today when he said, 'We are swimming against the current â the world has lost its reason.' The phrase struck me and I've been pondering it.
Cass Review shows children have been failed by medical and social 'transition'
It is not true that you may be born in the wrong body. It is not true that you can change gender. It is not true that puberty-blockers will help children. It is high time we stopped telling children these things.

Scotland's destiny and the rewriting of history
Orwell's 1984 is more and more sounding like a handbook for Western 'progressive' society in the UK.

Pesach's survival story is relevant for today
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the survival of Israel and what this has to do with Pesach - or Passover.

Resisting oppressive hate crime laws will come at a cost
Feminists in Scotland are closing ranks against the SNP's new hate crime law, but how will orthodox Christians fare under the regime?