Restoring the whole of creation lies at the very heart of God’s mission in our world and this will include the salvation and restoration of humanity. Our part of that mission is not only to extend the boundaries of the Kingdom through such work as evangelism and social action, but also just by living out the redeemed life we now have. And a central aspect of that is to express the creative side of ourselves. So...

Two recent announcements made by the Conservative Party reflect how far they too have moved away from traditional and conservative Christian values. Of course, both Labour and the Lib Dems have distanced themselves from social conservatism a long time ago, but the Tories were pretty much signed up members of the ‘keep the UK a Christian country’ until very recently and could be counted on to defend Christian values on issues such as marriage. But as society has changed so have the polit...