I am stepping down from my role as Director of the Jubilee Centre and stepping out to pioneer a community of reform around the whole challenge of housing.

Let’s not be too quick to consign this tragic and turbulent year to history and take more opportunities to share our faith and hope by contributing to civil society.

Some Christians are at the forefront of this tribalisation of politics, creating a polarisation of views and eroding the middle ground on which many believers used to stand.

The felt gap between ‘what is’ and ‘what should be’ is a powerful prompt to return to God and cherish the best parts of life—our relationships with others—over other idols.

A focus on generating leaders of character without the safeguards of accountability will fail.

We are not free to maximise our own pleasure and happiness at the expense of others; such thinking comes not from Genesis 1 but Genesis 3 – it arose from the Fall. Much of the resistance to the reform of capitalism comes from a faulty anthropology.

When it comes to the decisions needed in a world gripped by a pandemic, is there anywhere in the scriptures which casts a more nuanced light?

For Christians readjusting to life emerging from lockdown, we should be seeking the common good by respecting the law and following any guidelines.

The Bible offers not only encouragement for personal faith in a time of crisis, but also wisdom and insight to guide the Christian in a position of public leadership or influence.

Why God’s four questions in Genesis 3 should still be asked today.

Healthy families are central to a Christian understanding of flourishing society. They are the primary institution where commitment, sacrificial love, support and guidance can grow.

Without context, God’s epoch-defining intervention in human history to rescue and transform the world, is turned into an anodyne children’s story.

To act justly is to pay fair wages, and also to pay workers in a fair manner.

Let’s resist being caught up in polarising narratives and instead adopt the Samaritan strategy: see others through God’s eyes.

Jesus taught his disciples to love their enemies, and pray for those who persecute them.

Are we simply critiquing the environmental debates being played out in public, or is there a solid biblical agenda for engagement?

Love is really a quality of relationship, and biblical law shows us what loving relationships look like, in contrast to unjust or abusive ones, across a wide range of settings.

What is a Christian response to the bewildering parliamentary pantomime we’re currently watching of MPs trying to deal with Brexit?

As followers of Jesus, we are called to positive cultural engagement. This must begin with assessing where we ourselves are adopting these narratives uncritically, and going on to evaluate them in a constructive way.

Gone are the days when you had to enter a dingy betting shop to wager a fiver. Now you place a bet with just one tap or swipe on a smartphone.

With such division in our political leadership, is there any wonder that the tensions over Brexit remain so high?

Our generation must speak out for the poor and vulnerable, and the generations to come, and not act as if history ends with us.

Let’s pray that Britain and her European neighbours will find a pathway for lasting reform that’s rooted in biblical revelation and wisdom.

Notwithstanding our departure from the EU, we are still Europeans by culture, history and geography. How might such solidarities be strengthened?

Like housing, social welfare provision is not just a financial problem; there are social and relational aspects to consider too.