Opinion
From darkness to light: thoughts on Genesis and Jacob
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the meaning of darkness in Genesis and why there is always hope no matter how dark things get.
Is a ceasefire in Gaza the right way forward?
This means that, instead of putting pressure on Israel, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others need to urge the international community to concentrate on putting effective pressure on Hamas.
Max Lucado on returning to the true meaning of Christmas
As the world grapples with unprecedented challenges, pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado is calling for a return to the foundational truths of the Christmas season, urging believers and the broader community to rediscover the peace and resilience found in the story of Jesus Christ's birth.
The Great Escape - and the greatest of escapes
Why, though, for all its achievements, has The Great Escape, which barely mentions Christmas, become such a seasonal favourite?
More divided than the Conservative Party?
The vote at November's General Synod for standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples shows that the Church of England is now even more divided than the Conservative Party.
Restoring the ministry of blessing
Christian Today spoke with Roy Godwin, founder of the Local Houses of Prayer movement and The Caleb Initiative, to hear his thoughts on restoring the ministry of blessing, the minimizing of the gospel message and whether he sees an increasing curiosity about God.
After Indi Gregory's tragic death, an urgent review of end of life decisions is needed
The question raised in the case of Charlie Gard six years ago, and a number of families since, remains unanswered: what right does the British state have to interfere in the parental choice of a hospital for their child at all, let alone to do so with the inevitable consequences of enforcing death?
The Church in a fallen West
One day decent unbelievers will regret their complacency when they find themselves getting what they wanted: a new age unhampered by Christianity.
A grim moment for the Jewish people
We have had around 30 years to sort this out and have done nothing but appease our would-be destroyers, and this is now the result, playing out before our eyes on a daily basis.
The story of Remembrance Sunday
Each second Sunday in November people gather together for Remembrance Sunday. This is the story...
Why having children is a good thing
Antinatalism is currently a fringe position, but it is worth considering seriously because fringe positions have a nasty habit of sometimes becoming mainstream.
The gift of democracy requires self-restraint
Staging protests to clash with acts of remembrance would be provocative and disrespectful.
Wake up world before Jewish blood is shed in your country
The irrational hatred of the Jewish people and the demonizing of Israel is reaching proportions so dangerous that if people of conscience do not stand up, speak out, and push back, Jewish blood will start flowing in America, England, and many other countries around the world.
Let's pray for our nation's leaders
Ceremony and bizarre ritual aside, this is an important moment in the parliamentary calendar to stridently pray for our nation, our government, our parliament, our democracy, our monarch, our leaders.
In the face of endemic loneliness, belonging is the proven antidote
With the fast pace of life and ever-increasing demands upon our time, we are becoming more and more prone to superficial and fleeting connections, when what we really need, more than ever, is true belonging.
The West is crumbling under identity politics and woke social justice crusades
Try to ignore Christianity and we enter a world without restraint where all that counts is power.