Opinions/reflections - January - June 2018
| The role of Simeon and Anna in the Christmas story shows there is a place for old people in the purposes of God |
| Reflections on identity, and life as a Baptist minister in training. By Molly Boot, undergraduate at Regent’s Park College |
| What would Jesus say to Donald Trump, Theresa May and Mark Zuckerberg? And what might we learn from this? |
| What does mindful worship look like? An organiser of the first ever National Mindfulness Day for Christians reflects |
| Do you want to explore more about who you are and who you are called to be? Lucy Mills introduces her second book |
| What the book of Job reveals about the nature of God, human suffering and ultimately, happy endings |
| Struggled for years in my addiction to porn, but I was ultimately set free through an encounter with Jesus |
| Churches are increasingly defined by their social action. It's time our thinking caught up, argues a Baptist minister |
| A personal view of what being a Christian means, by Baptist pastor Nic Boyns - a reflection for people exploring their faith |
| Chris Goswami shares five things he wished someone had explained to him when he became a Christian |
| Thoughts on how your church can intentionally welcome mums of young children not just for one day, but all year round |
| Feminism is disparaged. Equal pay doesn't exist. The change needs to come from each individual man |
| How an emphasis on individual reform at the heart of evangelical convictions blinds us to hardwired injustice |
| Jesus's trial shows the worst of the mob. But I want to go on believing in, and working at community |
| It is natural to look back at all we’ve “given up”. But it is more important to look up and see what has been given up for us |
| In our restless, noisy, troubled world, a quiet time is something we need, and something we harm ourselves by neglecting |
| Our data is their business – so should we continue using it? Chris Goswami reflects on the Facebook furore |
| Fifty years on from the death of Martin Luther King, a Baptist minister has a new dream for the Church |
| How do we understand the cross? Probably the short answer is we don’t - but here are several responses to help |
| Martin Luther King set a new standard for church-based social activism, writes Wale Hudson Roberts |
| Jesus asks us to tell his story... and her story - reflecting on the #metoo movement as we journey to the cross |
| A reflection on how we share the gospel, and how it's heard. Can we do more justice to the vision proclaimed by Jesus? |
| A Baptist minister explains why he wrote a Christian novel for children about bullying – and his hopes for it |
| How do young people feel about caring for creation care? Students from Luckley House School share their thoughts |
| We all need encouragement from time to time - this is what it is (and isn't), writes a Baptist minister |
| Progress towards true equality has long been difficult, but the destruction of the Windrush landing cards is something else |
| A conviction that women should not have pastoral charge of a Baptist church is still held in some places today |
| All Christians have a theology, but what makes for a good one? Joshua T Searle introduces his new book |
| Introducing a new title from Care for the Family to help parents feel confident about nurturing faith in our children |
| I'm fully behind Thy Kingdom Come - but what would happen if we really did see the Kingdom of God come? |
| It only leads to more pain in the long term - better to declare where you stand on the LGBT issue from the outset |
| Should Christians plan ahead? A reflection on why we should - and some thoughts on how best to do it |
| The sermon also served as a reminder of some of the racial injustices that black people still face today |
| Bishop Michael Curry's sermon at the royal wedding on Saturday had everyone talking. What can preachers learn? |
| Jesus was preached and the crowd responded; and the religious were too busy critiquing the doctrine |
| Do Christians, Muslims and Jews worship the same God? Unpicking an idea to develop something more robust |
| Mary Taylor blogs ahead of the ‘Celebrating, Surviving and Thriving: Women in Baptist Ministry’ conference |
| An awkward situation for every Christian: how to respond when someone uses offensive language? |
| Baptist minister Steve Tinning reviews a new app which aims to highlight exploitation at hand car washes |
| How a story-telling approach, aware of secular mindsets, is more in keeping with how Jesus communicated 2000 years ago |
| Baptist minister Andy Goodliff on the teaching (and teacher) which helped him read Paul's letters with new eyes |
| How did God communicate with early humans? We know a little more – and this affects how we understand scripture |