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Archive contentSermons
‘I don’t see the point of listening to sermons!’ The comment was made by a panellist during a radio discussion programme. He went on to say, ‘I sit there for 30 minutes on a Sunday and by Wednesday I can’t remember anything that was said.’
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Archive contentOnly the Lonely
Is life over when you're retired, widowed and battling loneliness? Definitely not, says Fiona Leigh
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Archive contentThe voice of one joking in the wilderness
Contrary to popular opinion, comedians are not the prophets of the modern age, argues Andy Kind
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Archive contentConversion, miracles and hope at the church for refugees
Lebanese church leaders Camille and Stefan are seeing hundreds of Syrian refugees arrive destitute on their church doorstep, turn to Christ, experience miraculous healings and even express gratitude for their trauma – because it has enabled them to discover a God of love
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Archive contentThe Twelve Nays of Christmas
Christmas is almost upon us: a season full of opportunities to invite friends and relatives to church. Michael Harvey explores 12 reasons why we don’t always seize them
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Archive contentSir Ranulph Fiennes: My Christian faith
Sam Hailes speaks to the world’s greatest living explorer about his record-breaking expeditions and his faith
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Archive contentThe church that changed the world
In the third and final part of our social action revolution series, Sam Hailes examines how churches are becoming a force for good in family life across communities in the UK
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Archive contentThe Atheist: Science explains the universe. I don’t need God as well.
Scientist and BBC broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili is president of the British Humanist Association. He tells Justin Brierley why his search for meaning hasn’t led him to God
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Archive contentThe Christian: Don’t confuse science with atheism
Do atheists have a monopoly on science? ‘No’ says theologian Alister McGrath, responding to three questions raised by physicist Jim Al-Khalili
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Archive contentEnvirongelicals: reclaiming environmentalism from the New Age movement
The tree-hugging wearer of hemp clothing: it’s an almost-forgotten stereotype. Joe Ware urges the Church to embrace environmentalism and discard the New Age associations.
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Archive contentThe Perfect Wife
Is ‘wifely submission’ a curse we should ignore, or biblical teaching we should follow? Our Doctrine Detective David Instone-Brewer investigates
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Archive contentJesus-shaped resilience
Sheridan Voysey decided to embark on an experiment: to read Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount every day for a month. The result was a new understanding of the concept of resilience
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Archive contentThe Church has left the building
The UK Church is undergoing a social action revolution. In the second of our three-part series, Sam Hailes looks at how Christians are living out their faith on the streets
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Archive contentThe ten-minute guide to Athanasius
Against the World: When his theological contemporaries attempted to do away with Trinitarianism, Athanasius held firm to the truth he was convinced of
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Archive contentWhat's so good about the Good News?
The gospel isn’t a moral code or a formula for getting people into heaven, says New Testament scholar Tom Wright
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Archive contentHeld hostage for a purpose
When Ashley Smith was taken hostage by multiple murderer Brian Nichols, she thought her life was over. But during her 24 hours in captivity, she was able to read to him from the Bible, and Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. What happened next is the subject of Hollywood film Captive.
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Archive contentWhen life gives you oranges
Andrew and Rachel Wilson are raising two young children, both of whom have severe autism. They invite us into the surprising world of parenting children with special needs.
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Archive contentThe Ashley Madison affair
Deception, duplicity and leading a double life is the oldest trick in the book, says Gillan Scott, following the hacking of the world’s largest website dedicated to infidelity
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Archive content40% of Brits doubt that Jesus existed
Sam Hailes examines the results of a survey asking people what they think about Jesus and his followers
