Opinions/Reflections July - December 2014
| Considering a multi-million pound building is a daunting, faith-filled challenge. How to go about it? |
| John Rackley wonders what ministers and churches could be doing in the summer |
| With tensions so high people of faith in the Middle East need to repent of our hatred and contempt for each other |
| How can Christians respond amid this violence and hatred? A response from an Arab-Israeli church leader |
| As a society, we have legislated against any discrimination or harassment based on someone’s sex |
| An interview with a volunteer in an innovative scheme that is helping to reduce sexual reoffending |
| John Rackley is concerned by the absence of one sort of prayer among the different churches he has visited |
| A lesson in sacrificial giving from a primary school child |
| Colin Sedgwick draws encouragement from the glimpse of the early church in the book of Romans |
| J.John imagines how the devil would use the media to undermine the Christian faith |
| Great support sees redundancy averted for now, and church is growing.... but we're not out of the woods |
| Baptist comedian and evangelist Tom Elliott on using your gifts creatively for God |
| Wendy Reakes stopped gambling when she became a Christian - but it has not stopped the windfalls |
| With a little imagination, an ageing population provides rich and rewarding opportunities to serve |
| The custom of saying grace is dying out and that's a shame, writes Colin Sedgwick |
| The invaluable support a whole fellowship can give a family which is adopting or fostering |
| Michael Shaw wonders what would happen if we applied Jubilee principles to our churches |
| What might a non-violent response to ISIS look like? |
| First in a new series on leadership from Baptist minister Darren Blaney |
| Examining CH Spurgeon's words on the Holy Spirit, Don Attenborough says we should seek to be filled repeatedly |
| An encounter with an elderly newspaper man leaves Sally Claydon wondering where we can deliver the gift of Jesus |
| And Christians should care, writes Jonty Langley |
| In the sometimes painfully quiet months after graduation, Ruth Clemence is discovering a renewed trust on God |
| Five keys to avoid wandering off on your own, not God's, agenda |
| Most of us would agree that we need to lift our prayer life to a higher level, but how? |
| Exploring how we can proclaim the Christian message in First World War commemorations |
| Everyone can exercise leadership regardless of their title |
| Robin Lane finds hope in a poignant question |
| It is not enough to remember the past: to honour the past we have to make a difference in the present |
| Churches can help schools seeking to comply with the law on collective worship - or risk seeing its reform |
| What criteria do people use to assess a would-be leader - and how might this enable us to become more effective? |
| ... says the Establishment? Lindsay Caplen on some revealing conversations at the Lord Mayor's Banquet |
| We all have different roles, and these are best expressed when we work in partnership with each rather |
| There are circumstances when we should become part of different churches at the same time |
| Is climate change a key issue for Christians or a distraction from more pressing Gospel issues? |
| Andrew Kleissner's thoughts on the 'little town of Bethlehem' as we celebrate Christmas |
| Baptists have a long heritage as human rights advocates, writes Robert Parham |
| The first person you must learn to lead is... you! The latest in the leadership blog |
| The Apostle has something both unique and relevant to contribute to our thinking on economic issues |
| It's a material world, particularly at this time of the year - but there's only one gift that truly satisfies |