An open letter to Nigel Farage

Dear Mr Farage I was sorry not to meet you on your visit to Oxford this week to announce your party’s new policy on migration. As Bishop of Oxford, I know that Oxford is one of the kindest and most welcoming cities in the country and one of the greatest cultural crossroads in the world. […]

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A compass is held up in front of mountains

Navigating well

Bishop Steven reflects on our calling to show the world love and hope even in the midst of sorrow and sickness and looks ahead to the invitation to come and see more of faith this Lent.

Freedom of Speech

Words can be an immense blessing but, when amplified through social media, also weapons of mass destruction to people and societies.

The Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill

Future generations will look back on the past two decades of this century with deep pain as they reflect on the ways in which children are exposed to harmful material online and our tardiness in setting effective regulation in place.

Inequality

Questions of poverty and inequality are at the heart of our discipleship. Each of us will need to navigate the spiritual challenges, dangers and temptations of relative and sometimes actual wealth. As a church we have a calling to serve the poorest in our communities. As a whole church we have a responsibility to maintain and if we can to deepen the way in which our society lives out the call in the prophets and in the gospels to justice and a fairer society.

A moment of opportunity and truth

A joint statement by all the world’s religions is a remarkable common statement issued at a critical time: an environmental crisis which threatens our common home.

He set a child in the midst of them

In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus sets a child in the midst of his disciples and invites them to reshape their priorities. What would happen if we did that today in the public square?
A robot raises a hand

The Robot Will See You Now: Artificial intelligence and the Christian faith

Steven Croft reviews a series of essays on artificial intelligence and the Christian faith, as seen in Church Times.
Bishop Steven and fellow pilgrims stand in front of a lock along a Milton Keynes canal

A north Bucks pilgrimage

Bishop Steven reflects on his pilgrimage around Buckingham, Newport and Milton Keynes deaneries in September 2021.
A person sits on a bench in an empty field, looking over the mountains

Rest

Bishop Steven shares a message to all in the Diocese of Oxford on the importance of rest and restoration this summer.