All Archive content articles – Page 27
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Archive contentNo sex in the city
A lack of honest conversation in the Church about sex led Carrie Lloyd to re-evaluate what sex was all about. Was it really worth saving for marriage?
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Archive contentThe female cost of war
Across the globe, women are often the worst affected, yet most neglected, victims of war. Joy Tibbs reports.
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Archive contentMale and female he created them?
Our resident theologian David Instone-Brewer explores what the Bible has to say on gender and transgender issues.
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Archive contentThe Sceptic: Why religion poisons everything
Journalist Christopher Hitchens passed away nearly three years ago. Justin Brierley reflects on the atheist’s most famous attack on religion in his book God Is Not Great.
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Archive contentMy Headcovering Experiment
The controversial Islamic teaching that women should cover their heads is often viewed as oppressive. Yet, until recently, head coverings were not uncommon among Christian women. Is this an outdated, sexist concept? Heather Tomlinson dons a headscarf to find out.
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Archive contentFrom rebellion to freedom
International Christian speaker Danielle Strickland rebelled against her parents and God during her teenage years, becoming embroiled in a life of drugs and crime. An encounter with Jesus in a prison cell changed everything.
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Archive contentLizzie Velasquez
Lucinda van der Hart speaks to a courageous young woman who truly understands that a person should never be valued on their appearance alone.
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Archive contentRev Mpho Tutu
Written by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Rev Mpho Tutu, The Book of Forgiving has had an immediate impact on many. It also complements their online resource, The Forgiveness Challenge (forgivenesschallenge.com), which has attracted participants from 160 countries. Premier Christianity caught up with Mpho to find out why she thinks forgiveness is such an emotive issue.
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Archive contentLife before Adam?
Continuing his series on science and the Bible, David Instone-Brewer takes a closer look at what Genesis reveals about the origins of humankind.
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Archive contentGive me Wisdom
A friend of mine is a politician. He tells the story that one year in mid-December a journalist from the local newspaper rang him and asked: ‘What would you like for Christmas?’
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Archive contentHas accountability had its day?
Accountability seems to have gone out of fashion in church circles. Claire Musters explores whether the practice has become obsolete.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Don't believe atheism's latest evangelist
Tim McGrew responds to Peter Boghossian’s determination to convert the faithful to atheism.
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Archive contentGuillaume Bignon: From staunch atheist to Christian theologian
In the first of a new regular testimony feature, we hear how a series of unusual experiences led Parisian atheist Guillaume Bignon on an intellectual journey to Christ.
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The Sceptic: The Man who wants to turn you into an atheist
If you need proof that atheism is becoming ever more evangelistic, look no further than Peter Boghossian’s book A Manual for Creating Atheists. Justin Brierley spoke to the controversial philosophy tutor.
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Archive contentAvoiding Preaching Pitfalls
Rev Canon J.John, evangelist and founder of the Philo Trust, has delivered more than 7,000 sermons over a 34-year period. In eight simple steps, he explains how never to deliver a duff sermon again.
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Archive contentBack from the Brink
Until 1994, A&E registrar Cathy Wield considered depression a sign of weakness. She never imagined that a mental health condition could result in her losing her job, her family and even her own life, but that’s what very nearly happened
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Archive contentMake your retirement count for Christ
What would you do if all of the over-60s in your church suddenly stopped turning up for duty?
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Archive contentImmigration: Gain or Drain?
As political parties wrangle over immigration, Steve Bell of Interserve argues Christians should embrace its evangelistic opportunities
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Archive contentThe Leftovers
Armageddon is back this autumn. As the Left Behind film hits cinemas, a new American TV show explores what might happen if 140 million people simply disappeared at once. Is this apocalyptic story likely to leave British audiences ‘enraptured’?
