All Archive content articles – Page 47

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    You may experience turbulence

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    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?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    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?

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    Everlasting God

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Doing what it says on the tin, Everlasting God – The Very Best of YFriday seeks to capture the finest tracks released by the Newcastle four-piece since the band formed in 1994 as the house band for a Youth for Christ outreach event.

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    Event Horizon

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Whatever your tastes and theology, the growing number of summer festivals means that there should be something to suit you...

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    Words are not enough

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    How is the church to engage and communicate with our increasingly visual generation? Catherine Larner considers some of the wide range of DVDs and downloadable film clips available.

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    Estate of Eden

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Interested in literally living out your faith? Christianity magazine travels to Leigh to meet the Christians doing just that...

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    Economies of faith

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    John Buckeridge on the opportunities and threats of the credit crunch...

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    The ‘e’ word

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’m not ashamed of the gospel, just the name ‘evangelical’, admits John Buckeridge.

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    I think of my ex during sex

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’ve been married for three years and very much love my wife; however I am struggling with memories of having sex with my previous girlfriend from before I became a Christian. These memories get triggered when my wife and I make love. I feel deceptive to be keeping this a secret from my wife, but she would be devastated if she knew...

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    Theology of Humpty Dumpty

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Russell Rook and Sherri Golisky maintain that sometimes not even all the King’s horses and all the King’s men and women can put a profoundly broken person back together again.

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    What can Dukan do?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Yo-yo dieter Martin Saunders wonders if France’s latest food fad will be the answer to his problems

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    I've lost my sex drive

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I have been married for 11 years. My husband is an agnostic but I am a committed, Christian. The problem is that I have completely lost my sex drive. I’m in my 40s and finished nine months of treatment for breast cancer a year ago (including a full mastectomy and a reconstructed breast which doesn’t look like the other!). Since then I find it very hard to get enthusiastic about sex and don’t feel at all sensual...

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    Dream on

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Does God talk to us while we are asleep? John Buckeridge didn’t think so...

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    Somewhere Down the Road

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Amy Grant has sold 30 million albums, won six Grammys and effortlessly crossed between gospel, pop and country...

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    Room for doubt

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Does having questions make you a weak believer, or does it ultimately strengthen your faith? Steve Chalke explores the value of doubt

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    I don’t fancy my husband

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    "What can I do to make sex more appealing?"

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    God Doesn't do waste

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I do recommend God Doesn’t Do Waste, but not for the reasons that you might expect given the title or cover. This is a deeply personal book about one man’s determination to be faithful to God in our 21st century world.

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    He doesn't want sex

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’ve been married for 26 years and have a unique problem in that it’s my husband that has little or no interest in sex...

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    Divided we fall

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    John Buckeridge calls for a redistribution of church wealth and resources.

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    The Great Divide

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    For the Jewish people, as for Jesus, the whole of life was spiritual. So how have we managed to separate spiritual from secular, asks Steve Chalke.