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Archive contentEgypt
Democracy doesn’t happen overnight. Two years after the Arab Spring, is Egypt experiencing ‘birth pains’, or will it all spiral out of control? Jonathan Langley investigates.
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Archive contentEditorial
On Maundy Thursday, Pope Francis chose not to hold the customary foot-washing in one of the main churches in Rome, as is tradition, but went instead to wash the feet of some young offenders. He took the bus instead of the papal limousine, and has turned down the papal apartment (he thinks it’s too big) in favour of simpler accommodation. The list goes on.
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Archive contentThe new iPad Edition
Christianity has gone digital. It's been a long time in the making, with lots of work behind the scenes, but it's finally here.
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Archive contentYou Lift Me Up On Wings Like Eagles
Bracken The Eagle teaches kids about trusting God
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Archive contentJoining the Dots
Prayer, friendship, mission: Lucinda Borkett-Jones investigates a new and exciting move in church unity.
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Archive contentA Problem Shared: We disagree over salvation
The national body of a para-church ministry we work with has publicly rejected the traditional theology of judgement. They now say that all people, irrespective of their faith position, will go to heaven. The project and their staff team do incredible work and add a huge amount to our church’s ministry. Should we continue to work with them when they now represent a diversion from what we believe?
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Archive contentLiving with death
It’s the one thing we can guarantee will happen to all of us, but is it possible to prepare for it ? Long before she was bedridden, she was driving along a highway through a construction site. Carefully following the detours and the mile-by-mile cautionary signs, she came to the last one that said, “End of Construction. Thank you for your patience.” She arrived home, chuckling…“When I die,” she said, “I want that engraved on my stone.”
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Archive contentDear Maggie: Thank you
A letter from Maggie Having written this ‘Dear Maggie’ agony aunt-style page since October 2006, I have come to the decision that I have achieved what I set out to do and that it is time to end in order to make space for others and keep things fresh.
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Archive contentDear Maggie: Emotionally Shut Down
"I can't express emotion" My wife says I am emotionally shut down. She and her girlfriends can chat all night on the phone and that is too much competition for me! I went to an all-boys boarding school where I learned not to indulge my emotions, and instead to get on with succeeding and being active. That’s always worked for me until marriage, which I am beginning to think I could fail at.
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Archive contentDavid Instone-Brewer: Predestination or free will?
Does God decide who will be saved, or is humanity free to choose to follow him?
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Archive contentStar Crossed
American writer John Green might be the most important author you’ve never heard of. Martin Saunders explores a world of unlikely smash hits to find out why.
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Archive contentThe Radical Conservative
Reformed, evangelical, missional… Tim Chester won’t fit neatly into a box. Heather Tomlinson explores what drives him It can be quite fun trying to work out what particular Christian ‘tribe’ a person belongs to. Are they a progressive hippy in the emerging movement, or Reformed and socially conservative, or a gushing free-spirited charismatic? Some people fit neatly into a box, but others like to just jumble it all up. Tim Chester is one such person.
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Archive contentChurch without God
Far from a one-off gimmick, the atheist Sunday Assembly has taken off in a way no one could have predicted. Ruth Garner went to learn its secret.
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Dear Maggie: Does masturbation discount me from church?
I’m a constant failure when it comes to Christian discipleship. I have been forward for prayer so many times about stopping masturbating, repented and asked God to help me, but then I go back to it – I just can’t sleep until I do. Is it dreadfully wrong to masturbate? I’m single, very active in my church, but feel like such a hypocrite. Maybe I should pull back from church?
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Final Squeak from Church Mouse
The popular blogger and tweeter The Church Mouse has squeaked his last on social media.
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Hackney Church Tackles Knife Crime
More than 1,000 knives have been ‘given up’ at a knife bin installed by a London church.
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Archive contentTwo Views: Are Christians in the UK facing discrimination?
YESLORD GEORGE CAREYLet me be clear. Most people who go to church in the UK are not facing any form of injustice. However, the few who are prepared to stick their neck above the parapet and speak out on issues that concern them are facing discrimination.Our culture is changing. While ...
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Archive contentThe Rising Stars of Christian Politics
From town halls to the Palace at Westminster, Christians are passionate about serving God in politics at all levels. We hear from some of the new kids on the block about how they got where they are and the issues they care about most.
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Archive contentIndependent study shows child sponsorship works
The first-ever study into international child sponsorship has found that it does transform lives and reduce poverty.
