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Long-term relationships are no longer modelled as the norm, but they should be

Susan Barnes Fri 7 Aug 2020 12:41 BST

There is a lot of emotional pain and grief in constantly changing partners which is never acknowledged by today's culture.

Professors issue correction to paper on mental health benefits of 'gender-affirming' surgeries

Staff writer | Fri 7 Aug 2020 12:04 BST

Two professors who published a paper last year on the mental health benefits of 'gender-affirming' surgeries now say their original conclusions were "too strong".
Wellbeing levels fell during the pandemic but improved under lockdown

Mark Fabian, Roberto Foa and Sam Gilbert | Sat 1 Aug 2020 9:32 BST

Lockdowns are seemingly vital for controlling Covid-19. Early evidence suggests they have a big effect on preventing deaths. But if we're to keep using them, we also need to know their broader impacts. Many people are worried about lockdowns also having a negative effect on mental health.
With lockdown over, is now a good time to go on pilgrimage?

Andrew Kelly | Mon 27 Jul 2020 9:36 BST

The shops and cafes are open, the kids can go back to school in September, so is now a good time to go on pilgrimage? Well, yes and no.
The Church needs its prophetic imagination – now as much as ever

Archie Catchpole | Sun 26 Jul 2020 8:41 BST

The Old Testament prophets possessed a prophetic imagination that refused to accept things as they were and sought to render them as they should be. Creation could do with some of that prophetic imagination right now
Josephine Butler's work to free women from the evils of prostitution is as relevant now as it was a century and a half ago

J John | Sat 25 Jul 2020 13:52 BST

Josephine Butler is little known today despite being one of the most important Englishwomen of the nineteenth century, working tirelessly for decades to rescue prostitutes and prevent women being trafficked into prostitution.
Why William Wilberforce is a hero of the faith

J John | Tue 21 Jul 2020 11:14 BST

Although William Wilberforce is remembered mainly for leading the battle against slavery, he did an enormous amount of good in many other areas.
Have you ever questioned God?

Neville Hiatt | Mon 20 Jul 2020 11:42 BST

There are no easy answers to the hard questions about God, the Christian faith and the difficulties of life.
Proportion of married people is declining - ONS

Staff writer | Sun 19 Jul 2020 13:51 BST

The proportion of adults in Britain who are marrying is in steady decline, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
The power of godly affirmations

Christian Today | Sat 18 Jul 2020 6:06 BST

Thea Muir was gripped with debilitating eating disorders until she discovered the power of saying godly affirmations over herself. Sceptical at first, she says God used them to rebuild her faith and her sense of who she was from the ground up.
What makes a pop star with everything in this world turn to Jesus?

Rob James | Wed 15 Jul 2020 10:58 BST

I'm not a Justin Bieber fan but I can't deny his enormous influence.
My problem with Netflix

Daniel Thomas | Wed 8 Jul 2020 11:21 BST

If only Netflix was trustworthy and family-friendly and not stewing their cutting edge monopoly in pornographic content and sexual depravity of all kinds.