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Opinion
Assisted dying is an attempt to control death. But Christianity says the grave is not the end
Throughout the ages, humans have grappled with the meaning of death. It points towards the fact that we were made for eternity, says Andrew Fellows. In a society obsessed with controlling dying, only Christianity really makes sense of it
Opinion
Why we need a new theology of grief
Our understanding of victory in Christ can lead us to champion hope at the expense of making space for loss, says David Oliver. Christians need to be able to express pain and disappointment without judgement
Opinion
Make Christianity weird again
In striving to be ‘normal’, the Church has committed a grave missional error, says Tim Alford. If we want to reach a spiritually open generation, it’s time to make space for people to encounter God – even if it looks weird
Opinion
The public are clear about their position on abortion up to birth. The Church should be too
Parliament has once again pushed the boundaries of abortion law, but the public remain unconvinced — with just 1 per cent of women supporting abortion up to birth, notes Lois McLatchie-Miller. As the law moves further than most are comfortable with, the Church must speak clearly and courageously for both mother and child, she argues
Opinion
People come to church for all sorts of reasons. We must give them the reason to stay: Christ
Esther Walker’s account of attending church as a newcomer in The Times is no typical revival story. Drawn in by her son’s cricket superstitions and kept by an amusing vicar, Rev Peter Crumpler says her honest reflections offer vital lessons for how the Church reaches those outside its walls
Opinion
I just about coped with headlines of war — but the church prayer meeting made my anxiety worse
What happens when our prayer meetings start to sound like the news cycle? For Derek Hughes, the answer came after a meeting following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which left him with an anxiety heavier than when he walked in. In moments like these, he asks whether we are bringing our fears to God or just spreading them around
Opinion
Is the Iran war an outworking of biblical prophecy?
Chris Follett examines how the conflict in the Middle East is being read through an end-times prophetic lens and questions whether that perspective clarifies the Israeli-American military operations in Iran, or risks justifying them
Opinion
The defeat of the assisted dying bill shows that the Scottish Church is alive and well
Bucking the current trend, the Scottish Parliament has failed in its most recent attempt to legalise assisted suicide. There’s many good reasons for that, says Nathanael Smith, but the country’s long history of revival, the unity of the Church and the prayers and actions of Christians all played their part
100 books that changed the Church
With the help of a team of experts, data from publishers and listeners to Premier Christian Radio, we present your definitive guide to the titles which have most shaped the faith of the UK Church
The battle for the parish: Inside the Church of England’s civil war
As evangelicals in the Church of England push for new churches to be planted while traditionalists rally to “save the parish”, the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury will need to grapple with questions of place, power and what it really means to be a local church in 21st-century England. Tim Wyatt reports
‘When my world fell apart, the church loved us back to life’
A world champion father, a childhood shattered by addiction, and the pain of betrayal. Emma Fowle shares the remarkable story of how the radical love of a local church held her family together and ultimately led them all to Jesus
The porn paradox
Millions of Christians live with a painful contradiction: believing one thing about porn while practising another. But the answer isn’t to heap on shame, says Martin Saunders. The Church has a better, more compassionate story to tell both performers and users
Tech billionaires are racing to build an ‘AI God’. The results could be catastrophic
As tech giants race to develop artificial super-intelligence, Chris Goswami directs attention to the warnings that building an ‘AI God’ that could pose an existential threat to humanity
100 books that changed the Church
The battle for the parish: Inside the Church of England’s civil war
‘When my world fell apart, the church loved us back to life’
The porn paradox
Tech billionaires are racing to build an ‘AI God’. The results could be catastrophic
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BBC Radio DJ Swarzy on gospel moments on air, costly obedience and living out loud for Jesus
The BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ encountered God while shoplifting – and hasn’t stopped talking about Him since. She speaks to Emma Fowle about seizing gospel moments in secular spaces, the cost of standing by her convictions and why she refuses to tone down her love for Jesus
Rev Al Gordon on creativity, AI and why the next great move of God is already here
We’re living through the greatest technological revolution in human history – and it’s preparing the ground for a spiritual awakening. Rev Al Gordon, leader of SAINT church in Hackney, tells Sam Hailes why the Church must rediscover its God-given creativity in the age of AI
LZ7 frontman Lindz West on preaching the gospel from Europe's biggest stages
Christian dance band LZ7 is touring Europe with one of the biggest popstars in the world. But frontman Lindz West says it’s not (just) about the music. He can’t resist the opportunity to share the gospel with 600,000 young people
‘We never saw sacred and secular as separate’ After the Fire’s Peter Banks looks back on a remarkable career
They toured with rock legends, scored a US Top 10 hit after disbanding, and never compromised their Christian faith. Tony Cummings speaks with founder Peter Banks about After The Fire’s extraordinary career navigating the mainstream music industry, and why their new ‘Bright Lights’ box set proves they were one of Britain’s finest bands of their time
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‘My father was arrested for pastoring a church in China. Please pray for his release’
Grace Jin Drexel’s father, Ezra Jin, pastored one of China’s largest independent churches before being arrested in a crackdown on religious freedom last year. She shares her story of growing up under persecution and explains why the Chinese Church continues to grow, despite government pressure
Why our church built a bus stop for prayer
On one busy inner city estate, a church decided that prayer should not be confined to the building, but integrated into the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Here’s what happened when they build a ‘prayer stop’ outside their church where no buses ever stop, but plenty of people do
‘God told me to step aside from worship music – and then led me to buy a castle in Scotland’
Andrew Mitchell walked away from worship ministry, only to discover that God had far bigger plans than he could have imagined
The A-level student: 'My hope is to have more opportunities to share the gospel'
The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet their ordinary tales of God at work rarely get told. In this series, we bring you stories of faith from the frontline
‘I loved my church – until infertility made it unbearable’
Two miscarriages and years of infertility left Debbie Newson traumatised – and church, once her spiritual home, became the place she most needed to avoid. She explains what went wrong, and why understanding the effects of trauma can go a long way
‘I refused to call a male paedophile ‘she’ and the NHS suspended me’
After refusing to use female pronouns to address a male paedophile who racially abused and threatened her on duty, Christian nurse Jennifer Melle was suspended by the NHS and made to face months of investigation and uncertainty. Having finally been cleared and reinstated this week, she shares her story in full
Skills and literacy: helping women overcome crisis in CAR
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How should Christians respond to the war in Iran?
As US commanders reportedly invoke Armageddon to justify war with Iran, AJ Gomez reports on how Christian leaders are debating the meaning of biblical prophecy
Is Soul Survivor Watford being unfairly rewarded after the Pilavachi scandal?
Two years after founder Mike Pilavachi was exposed for abuse and bullying, Soul Survivor Watford has been given a prominent role in the Diocese of St Albans’ renewal strategy. Is it inappropriate to ‘reward’ the church in this way? Tim Wyatt takes a closer look at the story
How the NFL is becoming a platform for the gospel
The presence of Christianity in America’s National Football League (NFL) appears to be intensifying. AJ Gomez reports
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‘Learning about Jane Austen’s faith led me to Jesus’
Beatrice Scudeler thought confirmation wasn’t for her. She explains how the Christian faith of her favourite author helped change her mind
‘I hated everything about religion - but then God called me home’
After reaching the finals of Britain’s Got Talent and landing a record deal, Eddie Brett was flying high. But when success fell away, seeking peace led him right back to Jesus
How to make reading books part of your discipleship to Jesus
As the UK launches the National Year of Reading, Sydney Tooth explores how reading books can help Christians to grow in empathy, discipline and virtue
100 books that changed the Church
With the help of a team of experts, data from publishers and listeners to Premier Christian Radio, we present your definitive guide to the titles which have most shaped the faith of the UK Church
The battle for the parish: Inside the Church of England’s civil war
As evangelicals in the Church of England push for new churches to be planted while traditionalists rally to “save the parish”, the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury will need to grapple with questions of place, power and what it really means to be a local church in 21st-century England. Tim Wyatt reports
‘When my world fell apart, the church loved us back to life’
A world champion father, a childhood shattered by addiction, and the pain of betrayal. Emma Fowle shares the remarkable story of how the radical love of a local church held her family together and ultimately led them all to Jesus
The porn paradox
Millions of Christians live with a painful contradiction: believing one thing about porn while practising another. But the answer isn’t to heap on shame, says Martin Saunders. The Church has a better, more compassionate story to tell both performers and users
Tech billionaires are racing to build an ‘AI God’. The results could be catastrophic
As tech giants race to develop artificial super-intelligence, Chris Goswami directs attention to the warnings that building an ‘AI God’ that could pose an existential threat to humanity
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