All articles by Jonty Langley
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OpinionPeople say silly things during Lent. Now you can tick them off your Lent Bingo card!
The fact that Lent – the most unfun festival in the Christian calendar – has survived this long must be down to a work of God, says Jonty Langley. However you’re marking it this year, why not join in with our game of Lent Bingo
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Opinion
Christian Valentine’s Day memes: the good, the bad and the unbearably cringe
This Valentine’s Day, Jonty Langley takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the best and worst Christian dating memes. Little did he realise there would be so many to choose from!
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Opinion
Shell and the sin of corporate greed
Christians are called to help those in need whenever we can, says Jonty Langley. Supporting structures and systems that turn vast profit at the expense of the most vulnerable is the opposite of that
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Magazine Features
Why Christians should (and shouldn’t) be angry about the Qatar World Cup
In looking ahead to the men’s World Cup, Jonty Langley wonders how the event has become so controversial. The answer, he discovers, is beer. Sort of
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Opinion
After a church rips off Hamilton, here are the 7 greatest Christian pop parodies
After The Door church in Texas, USA came under fire for performing a Christian version of Broadway musical Hamilton without permission, Jonty Langley shares his favourite so-bad-you’ll-love-them Christian versions of secular songs
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Opinion
Why I think Christians should support the strikes
Despite the widespread disruption and negative media coverage, Christians should take a kingdom view of strike action says Jonty Langley
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Opinion
Putin and the plank in our eye: repenting of our selective compassion for Ukraine
It’s easy to paint Putin as the epitome of all evil and pray to God for victory, says Jonty Langley, but in doing so, are we forgetting our own nation’s past indiscretions and indulging in the sin of hypocrisy?
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Opinion
My little Hillsong church is very different from what you see in the documentaries
Hillsong Church has faced multiple scandals. So why does Jonty Langley still attend? The Sunday experience is very different to what you see on TV, he says.
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Reviews
Belfast has been tipped for 7 Oscars. Here’s what Christians can get out of it
Don’t expect a deeper insight into Protestant-Catholic relations. But Belfast does remind us that faith can always be weaponised, and Christians must have compassion on those who are fleeing violence
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Opinion
Colston Four: Why Christians should celebrate the 'not guilty' verdict
The statue topplers were right – and now they are free, says Jonty Langley
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Reviews
Midnight Mass: The Christian horror series with a challenging message for the Church
Midnight Mass contains some of the fairest treatments of Christian characters ever seen, says our reviewer
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Magazine Features
A (non-judgmental) Christian response to Black Friday
A relative newcomer to the UK, Black Friday is now the biggest retail event of the year. But is it a flagrant celebration at the altar of mammon or a legitimate way for businesses to drum up trade? And how, asks Jonty Langley, should Christians respond?
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Magazine Features
5 ethical alternatives to Black Friday
If you need the deals because money is tight, then there’s no judgement from us. But if you sense that maybe your attitude to consuming isn’t what it should be, these ideas may be helpful. 1. Buy Nothing Day Handily happening on the exact same day as ...
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Opinion
Don’t blame the panic buyers or the media for the petrol crisis. It’s not their fault
Who should we blame? Brexit? The Media? Panic buyers? The sin of selfishness? Or something else?
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Reviews
Pillars: A book that teaches Christians to learn from Muslims
We review this moving and dramatic memoir from a US Christian who moved to Somalia
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Magazine Features
John Shelby Spong (1931-2021): The ‘heretical’ bishop who divided opinion
Spong didn’t believe in the resurrection, and rejected mainstream Church teaching on prayer, miracles and the nature of God
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Magazine Features
Direct Action: Is it ever OK for a Christian to break the law?
Hundreds of Glaswegians surround an immigration enforcement van, defying the authorities, demanding that the people inside be allowed to return to their homes. The crowd chants: “These are our neighbours!” To some, it’s a scene of biblical obedience to Jesus’ message in the parable of the ...
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Opinion
5 times Christians did dumber things than confess to plants
Students at Union Seminary have been mocked and ridiculed after confessing their environmental sins to plants. But Jonty Langley believes the ritual isn't as unbiblical as you may think
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Opinion
This Frank Buchman film is full of cultish enthusiasm for a controversial character
Jonty Langley wasn't impressed by The Man Who Built Peace: The Frank Buchman Story
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Opinion
Dear Oxfam: 3 pieces of advice from a Christian
Jonty Langley writes an open letter to Oxfam in the light of the sexual abuse scandal currently being highlighted by the press
