All Archive content articles – Page 23
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Archive contentHoly ****!
Contemporary culture is peppered with swear words that most Christians consider an offence. But is all swearing a sin? Jamie Cutteridge asks whether we’ve got our priorities wrong.
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Archive contentMy online dating experiment
A few months ago, we asked Carrie Lloyd to delve into the world of online dating. She reveals what it takes for a single Christian woman to hook up via cyberspace.
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Archive contentOrdinary people
Lewis Smedes was an academic, author and pastor – his teaching changed the lives of people across the world. I was intrigued to read about the day he left seminary to take up his first job as the pastor of a small church. Just before he got into his car he spotted one of his teachers nearby and called out, ‘Professor, do you have any last words of advice for me?’
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Archive contentSing a new song
More worship songs than ever are flowing out of local congregations into the worldwide Church. Sam Hailes meets the UK churches generating today’s biggest worship anthems.
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Archive contentWrestling with God
Professional wrestler Shawn Michaels, otherwise known as ‘The Heartbreak Kid’, tells all.
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Archive contentThe Humanist: I don't need God to be good
Atheists looking for a moral framework are turning to humanism. Justin Brierley meets humanist philosopher Stephen Law to find out what’s involved.
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Archive contentHorror: the genre that refuses to die
Horror movies can help depict the reality of the spiritual world, says Jonty Langley. Christians have nothing to fear.
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Archive contentThe letter of RT Kendall to the UK Church
Best-selling author, speaker and the former leader of London’s Westminster Chapel, RT Kendall celebrates his 80th birthday this summer. Premier Christianity magazine asked him to pen an open letter to the UK Church.
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Archive contentJean Vanier: To be a Christian is to love people who are different
The founder of L’Arche recently won the Templeton Prize for his pioneering work to break down the stigma of disability. He talks to Justin Brierley about life, love and insignificance.
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Archive contentDoes individual life really begin at conception?
Writing in the June edition of Premier Christianity, David Instone Brewer argued that an individual life begins 14 days after conception. Read David’s controversial article, and Peter D Williams’ response below.
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Archive contentMary, Malala and driving in Saudi Arabia
Stephanie Heald reflects on her experiences as a Western woman in the Middle East, and decides the time for courageous action is now.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Why Humanists should be Christians
Angus Ritchie asks whether atheistic humanists have any foundation for their beliefs.
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Archive contentAfrica's martyrs
Sub Saharan Africa is seeing tremendous growth in numbers of Christians. But it is simultaneously experiencing a wave of vicious persecution. Amanda Pilz investigates.
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Archive contentLiving on a prayer
Pray faithfully for your local community and expect transformation, says Gerard Kelly.
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Archive contentGirl interrupted
Having struggled with depression from childhood, Laura Miles became dependent on self-harm. Reaching rock bottom in her early 20s, she formed detailed plans to take her own life, but God had other ideas.
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Archive contentThe Rules of Engagement
What does it mean for Christians to be engaged with culture, and why is it so important? Five years on from his first Premier Christianity culture column, Martin Saunders asks if there’s more to it than sermon illustrations and placard-waving.
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Archive contentCitizens of heaven and the politics of earth
Christian values are foundational to political democracy, says Lord Richard Harries, so Christians should be at the forefront of the fight against political apathy.
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Archive contentFrom witchcraft to Christ
From birth, David Ole Kereto’s life was marked out. He was to become a witch doctor, like his father, but God intervened.
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Archive contentThe changing face of festivals
Many of us book a place at the same Christian festival or convention year after year. We know the programme, we have finally worked out how to navigate the venue and close friends will be there. But are we getting anything new out of our annual pilgrimages or are we simply going through the motions because that’s what we’ve always done?
