Commentary

Will England Become a “Once Christian” Country? What History, the Census and the Church Tell Us A short commentary by James Macpherson, republished on The Daily Declaration, asks a question that would have sounded absurd a generation ago: how long before we stop saying England is a Christian country and …

Grooming Gangs, Institutional Failure and the Christian Duty to Protect Children Few scandals in recent British history have been as painful as the “grooming gangs” crisis. Over decades, groups of men sexually exploited vulnerable girls in towns and cities across England, often girls in care or from troubled homes. In …

Every so often a news story reminds us how thin the line can be between an ordinary day and a catastrophe. The attempted hijacking of flydubai flight FZ1073 is one of those stories. A routine flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, carrying around 174 people, was allegedly turned into a …

Two small words can change the whole direction of a story: “But God.” In Scripture, they often appear at the exact moment when everything looks lost. The situation is hopeless, the odds are stacked, the human options have run out, and then comes a turn. Joseph’s brothers meant evil against …