All Archive content articles – Page 11
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Archive contentWhy doesn’t God just get on with it?
As I’m writing, StoryHouse café has been open for six wonderful days but, as I’m often reminded, it should have been open eleven months ago. The vision for a coffee shop and church plant in our community first presented itself to me and my husband two years ago.
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Archive contentBecoming best friends with a Muslim demolished my prejudices about Islam
Deborah-Ruth Ferber explains what happened when she made friends with Karima
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Archive content9 archaeology finds that confirm the New Testament
Hundreds of archaeological findings are confirming the biblical record. Peter S Williams looks at some of the most interesting discoveries
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Archive contentFrom crippling debt to miraculous provision
When Theresa Henry’s mental health deteriorated, she lost everything. As her debts mounted, suicidal thoughts were an everyday occurrence, until a stranger showed up at her door and everything changed
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Archive contentSeeking Asylum, Finding Christ: Why Muslim refugees are converting
Increasing numbers of Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity. Katie Stock examines why it’s happening and what it means for churches in the UK
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Archive contentRefugee for Life
Since being born in a refugee camp, Innocent Magambi has searched for a place to call home. Katie Stock hears his story
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Archive contentSharon Grenham-Thompson
Sam Hailes meets ‘Glam Vicar’ and former prison chaplain Sharon Grenham-Thompson
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Archive contentThe great divide: Can we reunite a segregated Church?
Eleven o’clock on Sunday morning remains one of the most segregated hours. Justin Brierley explores why UK churches are split on racial lines and what can be done to overcome the divide
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Archive contentAs a former bake off contestant, I know Mary Berry is the queen of judging
Martha Collison pays tribute to fellow Christian and Bake Off star Mary Berry who recently won a National Television Award for ‘Best TV Judge’
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Archive contentOutrage in the age of Trump
Sam Hailes looks at Donald Trump’s first month as president and asks how Christians on both sides of the Atlantic should respond
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America's most religious president yet
When I listened to Donald J Trump speak at his inauguration earlier this year, I was impressed by the amount of spiritual terminology he used. The only problem was that the most fervently religious language in his speech wasn’t directed towards God (and Jesus never got a mention) but towards an altogether different deity – the United States of America.
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Archive contentTo Tell The Truth
As a singer, she was a phenomenal success, packing out New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall. As a best-selling artist, she worked very hard for her success, hiring a renowned vocal coach to help hone her technique. Her friends cheered her on, celebrating her unique gift.
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Archive contentReviews
The Day The Revolution BeganTom WrightSPCKReading this book is like being given a set of X-ray glasses that reveal so much more than we normally see. We think we know what happened at the cross of Jesus, until Tom Wright shows us a lot more. The heart of Wright’s argument ...
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Archive contentPerspective
The girl who ran up to me with a painting of her street was 6 years old. I took it from her as if I was handling a Monet. I said, “It’s amazing!” OK, so perhaps “amazing” was a little over the top but all the elements of the street ...
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Archive contentInerrancy?
David Instone-Brewer investigates whether or not churches should teach that the Bible is without error
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Archive contentHacksaw Ridge
The most common type of violent movie is the entertaining kind. Whether silly (Shaun of the Dead), serious (Taken) or shocking (28 Days Later), these films use violence to keep their audiences entertained.
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Archive contentDeliver us from evil: why we need to take exorcism seriously
Prof Graham H Twelftree of London School of Theology separates the Hollywood fiction from the real face of demonic possession
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Archive contentWhy marriage is always better than cohabiting: my verdict as a family law court judge
As a family court judge, Paul Coleridge saw thousands of relationships break down. He explains why it convinced him that the best way of ensuring a stable society in the UK is to strengthen marriage
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Archive contentThe suffering activist
Peter Harris introduces the 20th century French philosopher who ‘died of love’
