All Archive content articles – Page 46
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Match Fixing
John Buckeridge on how a winning team needs the right balance of optimism and reality
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Fit for purpose?
Many church leaders have analysed their church life and found it lacking the balance that scripture encourages. Andy Peck looks at the birth of the Purpose Driven phenomenon and how it is impacting churches in the UK.
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Fish out of water
Some people never seem to find the right church – like serial daters they move from one to the next. So who are these ‘church hoppers’ and how can we respond to them?
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Strange Fire, Holy Fire
This is a book that has needed to be written. Michael J Klassen wrote it ‘for people like me’ who have been wounded within the charismatic movement, and who need answers about what was bad – as well as what was good – about their experience.
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Finishing Well
The death of a local congregation is usually sad, but as Andy Peck discovers, you can close a church down in a positive way that helps all concerned face a brighter future.
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Final
I remember reading Fresh a few years ago and thinking, ‘Finally, a biblical, accessible resource for students.’
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Can I read Fifty Shades of Grey?
Maggie Ellis answers a question on the suitability of erotic fiction.
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Finding my feet
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman talks to Jonathan Langley about reconciling worship and performance
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Fearfully and wonderfully made
Expecting a baby is meant to be a time of excitement and anticipation – but what if it’s not? What if things go wrong? Fiona Campbell talks to one couple about their journey into a desperate situation and how they survived.
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Too fat to fancy
My wife and I haven’t been physically intimate for over a year. I can’t blame her for not wanting me as I have been putting on more and more weight over the years; I wouldn’t fancy me if I were her! When we used to make love, I would feel fat and ugly. I just want to bury my head and not think about what we have lost, but I miss her touch dreadfully...
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The Trappings of Fame
How do we ensure God worship over hero worship, asks Ruth Dickinson
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This month: Public Office, Private Faith
John Buckeridge on why Tony Blair kept quiet about God
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Faith schools
Faith schools have often been in the news and while some people support them, others want them closed down. In the first of a two-part feature, Emma John explores what faith schools stand for.
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The Faith Factor
As millions settle in for the seventh series of The X Factor, fourth series runner-up Rhydian Roberts talks to Martin Saunders about how his faith inspires his music...
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Slavery Then & Now: Putting a Face to the Number
Stories from different parts of the world share the same agony of modern day slavery. In the third of our five-part series on slavery, we urge you not to look away – read on and discover how you can be part of the solution.
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You may experience turbulence
Steve Chalke on why following Christ does not bring us an escape from pain, complexity or doubt
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Can I sleep with my ex wife?
I am a 59-year-old man who was dIvorced last year, and sInce then have struggled to contaIn my sex drIve. I am not into porn, my only sexual feelings are to my ex as we enjoyed a very good sex life. There is a school of Christian thought that says that, in the Lord’s eyes, there is no divorce spiritually and that my ex and I can sleep together. Is this biblical or is it just my imagination?
