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Queen Elizabeth II and five great Jewish women from the Hebrew Bible who served their people in love

Irene Lancaster Tue 8 Feb 2022 8:55 GMT

The queenly estate, as depicted in the Hebrew Bible, is not about high birth, but about character, writes Jewish academic Irene Lancaster.

Courage in adversity: learning from Alexander Hamilton this Lent

Christian Today | Mon 7 Feb 2022 10:55 GMT

Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin speaks to Christian Today about her new Lent book inspired by "Hamilton" and why there is so much about the man behind the musical that resonates with her.
Polycarp, the bishop who was grateful to be a martyr

J John | Mon 7 Feb 2022 10:51 GMT

In Polycarp's martyrdom we see a courageous submission to God's will, a defiant refusal to compromise and, above all, a radiant acceptance of death
Facing up to the challenge of asking for help with debt

Julia Wilthew | Sat 5 Feb 2022 10:20 GMT

Isn't it funny that most of us are only too willing to offer our expertise to others, or to help those in need, yet when it comes to asking for help for ourselves it's a whole different scenario?
From homelessness to hope

Christian Today | Sat 5 Feb 2022 9:57 GMT

Seyi Obakin OBE, CEO of Centrepoint, speaks to Christian Today about his work with homeless young people, the pressures of the pandemic and how his Christian faith inspires him through thick and thin.
Transgender ideology and the rise of the thought police

David Robertson | Fri 4 Feb 2022 12:35 GMT

In today's Britain police are being sent out to assess whether a thought crime has been committed.
On ecclesiastical polygamy

J John | Fri 4 Feb 2022 11:46 GMT

Evangelist J John on why he is greatly troubled by divided church loyalty.
Transgender surgeries and the weight of reality

John Stonestreet and Shane Morris | Thu 3 Feb 2022 8:18 GMT

In this cultural moment, faithfulness to Christ involves not just preaching how men and women can be saved but that men and women exist.
5 questions to check your integrity in the light of 'partygate'

Claire Musters | Tue 1 Feb 2022 11:42 GMT

We may feel let down by our nation's leaders over the No 10 lockdown parties, but let's use this as an opportunity to check our own hearts, says Claire Musters.
What on earth is going on with the police?

David Baker | Mon 31 Jan 2022 14:18 GMT

As Christians we should be hugely concerned about the continuing erosion of the right to free speech – and indeed to think freely!
In 2022, no child should have leprosy

Louise Timmins | Sun 30 Jan 2022 13:08 GMT

My 12-year quest for motherhood ended in Nepal at a mountaintop leprosy hospital. This special place is now on the brink of ending leprosy.
The terrible reality for women in Afghanistan under the Taliban

A women's rights activist in Afghanistan | Sat 29 Jan 2022 11:18 GMT

My daughter is afraid. Anything can happen in Afghanistan now.
Thinking theologically about mental health

Faraday Institute | Sat 29 Jan 2022 11:14 GMT

When asking for help we can find enlightenment from medicine and theology.