Tag: Ethics

Looking at Genesis 16 & 21: Hagar was an outsider, cast away from the family. But still God saw her, chose her, made provisions and promised to be with her. He rescued her son from death and made incredible plans … Continue reading “The God Who Sees”

Singleness is becoming much more common in the world around us. Fewer people are getting married, and those that do get married later in life. So is singleness good? Is it a problem to be solved or a gift to … Continue reading “Singleness”

The Bible may teach a ‘traditional’ sexual ethic, but it never de-humanises, mistreats, undervalues, or leaves people feeling unloved. Jesus led with love, and it’s that’s love that brought people to the glorious light of the gospel.

Transgender has become a huge issue in the last 12 months with Time Magazine describing it as the ‘next civil rights frontier’. So how should we love and serve people whose experience of their gender doesn’t fit with their biological … Continue reading “Transgender and Intersex”

How do we discern who deserves our help and how do we apply the Bible’s references to the poor in 21st Century Britain?

What approach to marriage is best for a country? How should we think about civil partnerships, divorce, same-sex weddings, remarriage, and making laws about it all?

What is justice? Who should be pursuing it? How? Where? What implications does that have for everyone?

What does ‘dying with dignity’ really look like? Assisted dying is a huge question we’ll be facing in the next few years in the UK. So how should we respond?

Part 9 of The Sermon on the Mount series.