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What the editors said
We talked to our former editors about their memories of the magazine. To read more content that celebrates our 50th birthday, click here.
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Archive contentThe letter of Joel Edwards to the UK Church
We invited the former director of the Evangelical Alliance to pen our second open letter to the UK Church. He urges Christians to undertake a new work of ‘translation’ today.
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Archive contentCharacter Crisis
How do you judge a speaker at a large Christian festival? Is it by their expository skill, their brilliance at telling stories, their grasp of theology, their wit or their wisdom?
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Some things never change
The issues hotly debated in the UK Church through the 70s, 80s and 90s – and still under discussion today. For more from our archives click here.
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Archive contentThe Truth about Tithing
In a new series, David Instone-Brewer becomes the Doctrine Detective and investigates whether there’s really a biblical basis for many popular teachings. This month: Should Christians be tithing 10%?
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Archive content10 familiar faces
Christian celebrities such as U2 and Bob Dylan have often been featured in the magazine. Here are 10 other well-known faces who have caused a Buzz in their time. For more from our archives, click here.
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Archive contentTrial by Twitter
Social media has the potential to mete out swift justice to people who step out of line, but should Christians join in these virtual stonings?
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The way things were
We’ve selected a variety of issues covered by the magazine that have exercised both society and the Church over the decades. For more 50th birthday content, click here.
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Archive content‘If we see a child soldier or an orphan, we don’t see a victim. We see someone that is going to change the nation’
PJ Cole spent his childhood fleeing danger and sharing his parents with hundreds of former child soldiers caught up in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. As an adult he was set for a career in corporate law – until he decided to return to his roots.
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Archive contentThe art of listening to a sermon
Principal of Oak Hill theological training college Rev Mike Ovey explains how to receive more from a sermon – and offer helpful feedback to your preacher.
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Archive contentThe social action revolution
In the first of a three part series on Christian involvement in social action, Sam Hailes investigates the ways in which today’s Church is joining the fight against UK poverty.
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Archive content50 years and counting...
How do you summarise half a century of journalism, spanning 600 editions of a publication that has had at least five different names? As Premier Christianity turns 50 this month, Justin Brierley and Sam Hailes have a go below and here.
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Archive contentThe rainbow through the rain
September 2nd will mark 70 years since the surrender of Japan to the Allies, and the end of World War Two. Justin Brierley tells the story of his grandfather, Geoffrey Mowat, whose prisoner of war experience under the Japanese led to his call to ministry within the Church of England.
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Archive contentThe Dumb Ox
Thomas Aquinas has been given some of the loftiest titles of any Christian thinker, including ‘the Angelic Doctor’ and ‘a model of the right way to do theology’. But who was he, and why was his philosophy so influential?
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Archive contentHow to be on fire for God without burning out
Christians are called to be passionate in their fervour for God, but passion unchecked could leave you vulnerable to stress, says Dr Kate Middleton.
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Archive contentBlood moons and Bible prophecy
David Instone-Brewer delves into the world of astronomy as he examines recent claims of end-time signs.
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Archive contentMade in our image
A new Channel 4 series in which androids serve humans can teach us about what it means to be made in God’s image, says Jamie Cutteridge.
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Archive content‘I’ve gone from being a rebel to a Christian’
After being convicted of a serious crime, James spent five years in Winchester and Maidstone prisons. He tells Sam Hailes what happened next.
