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What is the vision we have for the children connected to our local churches?

Andy Frost Sat 18 May 2024 9:47 BST

The sobering statistic is that only half of children who grow up in Christian families will still have a faith by the age of 18.

It's time for a new thing in global Christian missions

Geoff Peters | Thu 16 May 2024 8:53 BST

We need to awaken a larger pool of the global body of Christ and equip them to embrace innovative approaches to evangelism while remaining faithful to the timeless message of Jesus.
Leviticus 19: Loving your neighbour as yourself - the key injunction of the Torah

Irene Lancaster | Wed 15 May 2024 8:18 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what love of neighbour means in the Torah.
On your feet

J John | Wed 15 May 2024 7:58 BST

Feet are vital – over an average lifetime we walk between 75,000 and 100,000 miles – and any problem with them seriously affects our life. It's hardly surprising, then, that the Bible makes 162 references to feet in the Old Testament, and 75 in the New Testament
Autism and the image of God: how to be a welcoming community?

Samuel Richmond | Tue 14 May 2024 11:26 BST

By adjusting ourselves and our environments, we can ensure that autistic children receive the care and support they require to flourish in both home and church settings.
A Christian view of suicide and assisted suicide

Martin Davie | Mon 13 May 2024 7:58 BST

Because assisted suicide must thus be regarded as a breach of the sixth commandment, Christians are under an obligation to refuse to engage in it themselves, and to refuse to help other people to perform it, in the same way that they would refuse to engage in other acts of unjustified killing.
What happened in the ten days between Ascension and Pentecost?

Neil Rees | Sun 12 May 2024 12:24 BST

Between Ascension and Pentecost, the surviving eleven apostles replaced Judas and appointed the 13th apostle. This is the story ...
Learning from hymnody

Martin Davie | Sat 11 May 2024 11:14 BST

Newton's words, and the classical Christian theology underlying them thus provide us with a great promise. However, they also provide a great challenge to us and to other people known to us. The challenge is whether we really are members of the city of God.
What is Ascension Day and why do we celebrate it?

Neil Rees | Thu 9 May 2024 11:54 BST

Thursday 9th May is Ascension Day, which is a public holiday in many countries. This is the story.
We should pray for those feeling disappointed after the local elections

Tim Farron | Wed 8 May 2024 8:58 BST

To be a candidate is to make yourself really vulnerable, to expose yourself to scrutiny, maybe to ridicule and hostility, but certainly to the possibility that you will be rejected by your community. We should thank God for those who have put themselves forward and pray that He will give wisdom and humility to those who won, and comfort and strength to those who lost.
Love for God and love within the family according to Jewish thought

Irene Lancaster | Tue 7 May 2024 12:06 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what familial love means within Jewish thought.
What does it mean to take the Bible literally?

Neil Rees | Tue 7 May 2024 8:35 BST

People often ask if Christians should take the Bible literally. Some people complain that Christians take the Bible too literally, others complain that Christians don't take the Bible literally enough. What should we do?
What is the 'manosphere' and should Christians be concerned?

Heather Tomlinson | Sat 4 May 2024 10:10 BST

The manosphere's solutions to genuine concerns often do not align with Christian teaching, and the Church must outline a better way forward.