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Archive contentGod's Army
‘Blessed are the peacemakers,’ Jesus said. Hundreds of Christians serve in full-time ministry to the armed forces. David Masters investigates the challenges they face and finds out how Jesus fits into military life.
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Archive contentMore TV, vicar?
Vicars are bang on trend in TV land, says Martin Saunders. And they aren’t all cut from the same cloth.
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Archive contentOffended
Penetrated by a rogue shard of glass, the tyre exploded and deflated in seconds. Kay and I paused the marital hymn-singing we usually engage in while driving, and I turned to my wife, a composed smile on my face, and said: ‘Darling, I do believe that we have a flat tyre. Let us praise the Lord for the opportunity to rejoice in this minor but undeniably irritating development.’ She nodded an amen.
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Archive contentWhy young people need you
We need a seismic shift in the way we do and think about youth ministry, says Premier Youthwork editor Phoebe Thompson. And you might just be part of it.
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Archive contentThe lost gospel of mindfulness
One UK Church leader describes Christian Mindfulness as the ‘lost gospel’. Another says God is ‘the most mindful being that exists’. Mindfulness is certainly becoming a buzzword in mainstream culture but, as Christians, can we embrace it and integrate it with our faith? David Masters investigates
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Archive contentShroud of Turin: Genuine relic or medieval forgery?
Justin Brierley investigates why new evidence that the cloth is a genuine relic of the resurrection is capturing the interest of evangelicals and Catholics alike.
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Archive contentGod moved my family to the slum
As teenagers, Dr Ash Barker and his wife Anji felt a call to bring Christ to the world’s poorest people. Twenty-five years on, their journey has taken them to live among the urban poor in Melbourne, Australia, and to the heart of a Bangkok slum.
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Archive contentElection special: Nick Clegg
In an exclusive interview ahead of May’s general election, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg explains why he’s not the atheist many assume him to be, and outlines his vision for church and society.
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Archive contentBetween you and God
In the script for hit musical Blood Brothers, the narrator notices some carefree young children playing and says: ‘And who’d dare tell the lambs in spring what fate the later seasons bring?’
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Archive contentSmall is beautiful
Does our enthusiasm to grow our churches lead us to overlook the benefits, beauty and unique missional potential of the small church community?
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Archive contentAutopsy of a crucifixion
Drawing on his studies in forensic pathology, David Instone-Brewer explores the science of crucifixion.
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Archive contentThe Sceptic: Stephen Fry and the god of atheism
Don’t be offended: Christians should welcome Stephen Fry’s opinions on God as an opportunity to set the record straight, says Justin Brierley.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Into the deep, Fry
The reasoning behind Stephen Fry’s argument for the nonexistence of God would commit him to procreation being immoral, to wishing that he and those he loves never existed, to the existence of God himself and even to his own divinity, says Dr Vince Vitale.
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Archive contentUpcycled Earth
Our planet will one day become our renewed eternal home, so we had better look after it, says David Instone-Brewer.
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Archive contentDid God command genocide in the Old Testament?
One of the most frequent objections to Christianity concerns violence in the Old Testament. Critics claim that God’s command to the Israelite army to completely destroy the Canaanites and other enemy tribes (Deuteronomy 20:17) amounts to ethnic cleansing. Responding to this month’s thorny question, Peter J Williams, a speaker at this year’s Spring Harvest, helps us understand the issues.
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Archive contentIs the Church failing gay Christians?
Whatever badge they wear, same-sex attracted believers need church support. Steve Chalke and Sean Doherty share different views on how that should happen.
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Archive contentThe stories behind the songs
We sing them in church every Sunday, but have you ever stopped to wonder how a song came to be? Joy Tibbs explores the backstory behind some of our favourite worship anthems...and a few less familiar ones.
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Archive contentThe Godpreneurs
‘The disciple stands as an envoy or a receiver by which the kingdom of God is conveyed into every quarter of human affairs.’
