Steve Clifford

'One part suffers, every part suffers': The church and the UK's knife crime
'One part suffers, every part suffers': The church and the UK's knife crime

In parts of the UK there is an rising risk of being unlawfully killed. Steve Clifford says the church has a crucial role to play in this crisis.

The EU referendum: Four more weeks of disappointment, frustration and anger?
The EU referendum: Four more weeks of disappointment, frustration and anger?

The great danger of what's happening in the UK is that it's simply reinforcing a disillusionment with the political establishment.

Power, authority and submission: How I\'m praying on election day
Power, authority and submission: How I'm praying on election day

Steve Clifford reflects on where our ultimate allegiance lies.

How did we fail to get the word out about Easter?
How did we fail to get the word out about Easter?

If society doesn't understand the relationship between Easter and the Church, that's a failure of communication on our part.

How do we make violence against women a thing of the past?
How do we make violence against women a thing of the past?

This week's report on child sexual exploitation in Oxfordshire should prompt us to think what we can do to combat sexual abuse, writes Steve Clifford.

Faith in politics: why the bishops have got it right
Faith in politics: why the bishops have got it right

Christians won't all think alike, but we should show up and get involved, argues Steve Clifford.

The church must fill the moral vacuum

The government, the media, the police and financial institutions have been discredited by their own misdemeanours