Opinions/reflections - July - December 2018
| Just imagine our places with fewer cars: three misconceptions about the car free life |
| What, as people of faith, if we saw our continuing and ordinary journey as an extraordinary pilgrimage? |
| A Baptist minister is urging congregations to pray for the Brexit separation negotiations - and offers this prayer |
| A reflection on the recent ‘Celebrating, Surviving and Thriving: Women in Baptist Ministry’ conference |
| Baptist minister Michael Shaw has this message for new students and their sending churches this summer |
| Liz Connelly was a participant in the latest Firestarter, events which are exploring Baptist church growth |
| Have we lost sight of the reality of Christ's second coming - and what are the consequences of this? |
| The school assembly hall is a space I long to see God fill. We have no right to stand there, but something better: opportunity |
| Paul Goodliff reflects on the cross-denominational organisation run by ministers, for ministers |
| How do we respond to shocking health inequality? Reflecting on the recent BBC Panorama documentary |
| Why we need to stop being offended, and have the difficult conversations in the right language |
| Doubt comes to us all - even John the Baptist is recorded as having doubts about Jesus. Let's not criticise or condemn |
| This is what we learnt in creating a space for the big questions about Christianity, writes minister |
| Going to university in September? Have an open mind about where you might find community |
| Baptist minister Simon Oxley, a former World Council of Churches staff member, reflects on its 70th anniversary |
| Love isn’t something you do at polite arms’ length - two key reasons why it's important to keep on meeting together |
| We need a new canon of songs that help teach the Bible and are rich and passionate about the gospel, argues Keith Getty |
| (and what to do when they’re in). Second year student Kira Taylor shares some ideas for churches |
| Google is 20 years old this month, and its influence has reached bewildering heights. Is it a modern-day idol? |
| We have brilliant stories to tell... and times when we didn’t know if we were doing the right thing. It's important to record both |
| Last year my son told me he is transgender. This is what has happened since, writes a Baptist church member |
| Recent surveys show more people than we think believe in miracles; and our population is lonely. What can we learn?
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| A Baptist minister has a chance encounter with an agnostic in a coffee shop. How did the conversation go? |
| 'We need to encourage each other, and recognise the ministries we have' - a report from the recent conference |
| Could there be a closer relationship between church and state to address our children's mental health crisis? |
| A Baptist minister shares what it's like to feel anxious all the time - and what has been helpful in working through it |
| A Baptist minister argues that we need to focus on growing our faith, as opposed to growing the church |
| How a conversation about football presented an opportunity to talk about a famous player - and Jesus |
| There are no easy or clear answers on where God is: a reflection when a Christian life is cut short |
| The latest Catalyst Live featured a typically diverse range of speakers. Here's a taste of audience reaction |
| How a Baptist minister co-authored a book on a Christian approach to overcoming depression and anxiety |
| We don't need to be: people outside the church like key Baptist principles. Let's be more confident in our identity |
| Advent suffers from too much light pollution and churches should try not to contribute to it - a reflection for Advent |
| How a seemingly innocent remark about superstition led to a chat about our pagan ancestors - and the Gospel |
| In these challenging political times, followers of Jesus have a duty to live by the standards he has set before us |
| There's a worldwide focus on violence against women. Andrew Caplen encourages Baptist churches to be involved |
| We have a message to share with our troubled world: we need to find appropriate ways of getting it across |
| I wanted to create a world that had Christian foundations but was attractive to non-Christian readers, writes Rachel Bonner |
| John Weaver assesses COP24, the latest UN Climate Change Conference which took place in Poland, and the reaction to it |
| Whether churches should declare where they stand on the LGBT issue; mindfulness; Brexit; reflections on a sermon |