Chris Goswami
Chris Goswami has 30 years’ experience in high-tech organisations and currently works as a strategic adviser. He is also part-time Chaplain at Manchester Airport, Associate Minister at Lymm Baptist Church, and writes regularly on 7minutes.net.
OpinionThis article won’t change your mind
Your mind is tricking you, making you blind to truth, explains Chris Goswami. But it is possible to think more clearly about God, theology and the Bible. Here's how
- Opinion
Christians can learn from Queen Camilla’s refusal to fight back
Once described as “the most hated woman in Britain”, Camilla Rosemary Shand is now Queen. Chris Goswami argues that there is much Christians can learn from her quiet resolve to turn the other cheek
- Magazine Features
Chat GPT: The biggest leap forward in AI is changing everything. Here’s what it means for your church
Are we ready for robot-generated sermons, prayers and worship songs? Chris Goswami investigates
- Opinion
4 tech trends that will impact your life and faith in 2023
Christians have nothing to fear and everything to gain from the latest tech, says Chris Goswami. He explores the four biggest trends and explains what they may mean for society and the Church in the year ahead
- Opinion
3 things churches get wrong at Christmas – and how to fix them
Christmas is a time of great celebration, says Chris Goswami. But we must be careful not to assume that everyone finds it easy, and that we’re giving a good invitation to a year-round, life-long relationship with Jesus
- Opinion
3 tips to help you read the Bible well
Chris Goswami introduces simple principles to ensure you read the Bible as it was meant to be read
- Magazine Features
'The heavens declare the glory of God' Why these stunning images point to a creator
The James Webb telescope is sending back unprecedented images, including of a planet beyond our solar system. It's hoped the $10bn project will shed light on the origins of the universe, and perhaps even the search for alien life. Chris Goswami speaks to Christian astronomers to find out how they're interpreting the images, and why they see no contradiction between science and their faith
- Reviews
Two Daughters: Faith and forgiveness in the face of unimaginable horror
New BBC documentary Two Daughters follows Mina Smallman, an Anglican Priest whose daughters were stabbed to death in a London park. How did she find the strength to forgive?
- Reviews
After the flood: This film exposes how Christians used Noah’s drunken curse to defend slavery
Professor Robert Beckford’s new documentary looks at how the UK Church developed a whole theology in support of slavery from one verse in Genesis. What happened next and where we go from here is well worth an hour of your time, says Chris Goswami
- Magazine Features
Cryptomania explained: What Christians need to consider before investing in Bitcoin
Bitcoin is here to stay – but what exactly is it? How does it work? And should Christians invest?
- Opinion
How did a gifted Christian minister become an atheist? I met him to find out
Seth Walker went from the heights of evangelical passion and unquestioning trust in God to total loss of faith and attempted suicide. Chris Goswami says there are lessons from Seth's life that the Church needs to learn
- Reviews
A disturbing tale of how an evangelical vicar lost his faith
If you want a nice Christian book for your mother-in-law, look somewhere else. This is a disturbing read.
- Magazine Features
Technology can 'resurrect' your dead loved one. Would you talk to them?
Artificial Intelligence is already being used to mimic the dead. If you could chat online to a loved one who had died, would you?
- Opinion
Is online church fit for purpose?
If online church is going to be sustainable and fruitful, Christians have some serious questions to ask themselves, says Chris Goswami
- Opinion
2022 tech trends: what Christians need to know
From the growing influence of tech giants to our over-reliance on an always-on world wide web of entertainment, information and consumer options
- Reviews
Jesus wept. But his followers don’t
There are eleven different types of tears in the Bible. But today’s Christians often minimise the importance of lament. Do we need to think again?
- Opinion
The Bible doesn’t condemn assisted dying. But changing the law would still be wrong
Christians need compassion when debating assisted dying. But legalising it sets us on a slippery slope, says Chris Goswami
- Opinion
10 lessons Christians can learn from Covid-19
As remaining coronavirus rules end in England on 16 August, Chris Goswami looks back on some of the changes caused by the pandemic that we may wish to hold on to
- Opinion
Some Catholics want to exclude Joe Biden from receiving communion. Here’s why that would be a mistake
The US President could be denied communion in the Catholic church because of his liberal stance on abortion. The story raises important questions about which issues Christians should divide over, says Chris Goswami
