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Zechariah's Prayer
Was Zechariah really praying for a child in that famous passage at the start of Luke’s Gospel? Stephen Catto offers a new perspective...
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witnessed the power of singing praises
An Open Doors’ worker recounts how he learned about the power of spiritual songs to fortify persecuted Christians in this extract from Anneke Companjen’s new book Singing Through the Night.
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In the Power of the Spirit
She’s well known for her life-changing work with drug addicts in Hong Kong and she’s seen thousands of lives changed. But Jackie Pullinger-To shuns evangelistic strategies and has few resources. So how exactly does she do it? Roger Harper finds out.
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Can we use porn?
"To help us kick-start our libidos, we took to looking at soft porn together before making love. Is this wrong?"
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People of Peace
Jesus – gentle and meek or radical and confrontational? In the last of the Spring Harvest One People series Steve Chalke considers what ‘loving our enemies’ means for our lives today.
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Paying power
John Buckeridge wonders about the consumer’s ability to influence corporations
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Paying the ultimate price
In Iran the church is growing, but many have given their lives for their faith. Catherin Butcher tells the story of three who were prepared to stand for Christ in a country where conversion is not welcome.
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The Pawn
If you like Patricia Cornwell and have a strong constitution, then this book will certainly give you food for thought.
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Street Pastors
Christians are volunteering to walk the streets late into the night to give practical help and demonstrate God’s love. Emma John discovers that these Street Pastors are making an impact - local police are cooperating, crime rates are dropping and people’s negative assumptions about Christians are being challenged.
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Pain turns me on
Agony Aunt Maggie Ellis answers readers' questions on sex and relationships...
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Rediscover passion for your overweight wife
Sometimes when making love it seems to be going OK until I am about to reach orgasm but then I just ‘lose it’ – i.e. there is no ‘feeling’ - it just comes to an end. My wife says she had felt me ‘come’ inside her but I didn’t feel it. This is happening more and more lately over the last few years. I am 54 and we have been together for almost 30 years...
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Twilight out of the shadows
As the final film in the Twilight franchise hits the screens, Dave Roberts asks why it has been so successful.
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Time out
Despite or because of our money-rich, time-poor culture, people continue to escape their regular lives to go on a retreat. Searching for peace, renewal and balance Catherine Larner reports on new approaches to an ancient tradition.
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had a vision to open an orphanage
Rachel Studley talks to Fiona Campbell about her conversion and her plans to change children’s lives in India.
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One Way Ticket
When many Christian musicians are either too proud to acknowledge their faith or lack skills in describing anything else, this collection shows how to get it right.
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Should I see a non-Christian therapist?
I experience acute pain upon any type of vaginal entry. My doctor has failed repeatedly to do a cervical smear test...
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The new street preachers
Could you imagine walking up to a complete stranger in the street and offering them prayer for healing? Some churches are trying it. Christianity went to find out more