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How the need for instant gratification has led to apathy in the Church

Ben Kruzins Wed 31 Aug 2022 14:41 BST

The digital age might have made life more convenient than ever for us, but it has implications for the Church too.

We are headed for Big Tech tyranny

William Weir | Wed 31 Aug 2022 10:06 BST

Social media, in conjunction with Google, exercises almost absolute control over the flow of information around the world.
What the Bible really says about loan forgiveness

Roger S Nam | Mon 29 Aug 2022 15:45 BST

Hint: It's complicated (just kidding, it's really not).
Thinking rightly about love

Martin Davie | Sat 27 Aug 2022 8:47 BST

A statement circulated at the Lambeth Conference affirming the "holiness" of LGBT love is not only theologically misleading but also spiritually dangerous, writes Martin Davie.
The Government has a moral duty to act over energy price cap

James Mildred | Sat 27 Aug 2022 8:42 BST

The brutal reality is that for millions of families and individuals across the country, this latest price cap rise, coupled with inflation means they will be forced to choose between eating and heating.
The tide is turning against transgender activism

Michael Brown | Wed 24 Aug 2022 13:28 BST

Given the radical nature of transgender activism and the ripple effect it is having on the larger culture, a pushback was inevitable. And so, while the current administration digs its heels in even more, the tide is turning against it.
America's 'gender exceptionalism'

John Stonestreet and Shane Morris | Tue 23 Aug 2022 16:57 BST

All who love to look to Europe as a model for progress need to pay close attention to Europe's reversal on childhood gender interventions.
On the Jewish New Year for Animals

Irene Lancaster | Mon 22 Aug 2022 11:30 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster on why she thinks the time is ripe for the resurrection of the Jewish New Year for Animals.
We praise people as 'Good Samaritans,' but there's a complex history behind the phrase

Terry Giles | Sat 20 Aug 2022 11:16 BST

As a professor of biblical studies who has written about Samaritans, I've learned that while most of my students have heard of the "good Samaritan," fewer are aware of the social and historical realities reflected in the story – much less that the Samaritan community still exists today.
The vital lesson Roe v Wade can teach UK pro-lifers

John Deighan | Fri 19 Aug 2022 9:40 BST

Do you know what's most striking about the overturning of Roe v Wade? This kind of dramatic victory could happen here.
UK cracks down while US doubles down on 'gender affirming' care

Jay Greene | Thu 18 Aug 2022 10:27 BST

The US needs to follow the example being set by the UK and other European countries by reversing the rush to put large numbers of girls and children with autism on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
Statues, slavery and one way to right a wrong

Roy Francis | Wed 17 Aug 2022 9:46 BST

More monuments to those who fought against slavery and colonialism will go some way to righting a wrong, increasing confidence and self-esteem, and enabling all to feel part of a shared history, writes Roy Francis.
The kings who converted to Christianity

Martyn Whittock | Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:04 BST

Royal conversion was very important in defending and spreading the faith. It was also complicated and controversial in some of its effects, as time would reveal.