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Safe Surfing
It's fast, it's tempting and it's in your home! Alun Graves asks how Christian parents can protect their children from the dangers presented by the Internet.
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The Welsh Revival
Exactly 100 years ago a revival broke out in Wales – central to this move of the Holy Spirit was a controversial young preacher, Evan Roberts. Roberts' own accounts of this awakening make up the core of a new book, A Diary of Revival by Kevin Adams. In this extract we get a fascinating flavour of what revival is like to live through.
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Soaking Prayer
Looking for a greater sense of the presence of God? Christians both sides of the Atlantic are finding that 'soaking prayer' is leading to a greater openness to God and his felt presence. Roger Harper investigates.
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The Passion
Rarely has a film attracted so many column inches and so much hot debate ahead of its general release. Some have slated it as excessively violent – others claim it triggered a deep spiritual experience. Having attended a preview screening, regular columnist Mark Greene gives his verdict.
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Sturge Speaks Out
In a frank and wide-ranging interview Mark Sturge tells Sophia Mwangi that 'money' triggered his resignation from the post of general director of the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance. He also unpacks what he considers makes most UK Black Majority Churches so dynamic.
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On The Offensive
Mark Greene considers Jerry Springer the Opera in the context of politically correct Britain.
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Where Are They Now?
The 1970's witnessed an explosion of Christian rock music in US and UK. Whatever happened to Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Parchment and the rest of this musicial army? James Tweed investigates their legacy and discovers where these largely forgotten musical heroes are now.
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The New Religion
Mark Greene finds football is filling a terrible vacuum in the lives of millions in the UK today... "If you want to understand a culture look at what that culture most talks about. And our culture most talks about, writes about, and most broadcasts about sport in general, and football in particular. Even more than sex."
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Youth on a mission
Mark Greene meets Greg Stier - a man who has a mission for youth and thinks youth really do have a mission.
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Support Them or Lose Them
Despite some difficult trading conditions most UK towns and cities house a Christian bookshop. In a changing retail environment Ian Matthews considers whether they will continue to feature on our High Streets.
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Let's Do Prangelism
Don't separate intercession from mission, pleads Nick Cuthbert, who argues that twinning prayer with evangelism gets the church and the evangelist back to New Testament principles.
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Thinking Of Leaving?
If you are so critical of your church that you are ready to leave it, maybe you need to listen to a Vicar's daughter before you do?
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Strange Land
Some claim aggressive forces are eroding Christian influences in our land. Others point to historic opportunities for change and growth in churches. Is it the best or the worst of times? Andy Peck investigates.
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Justice At A Price
The three aims of Make Poverty History (MPH) 'trade justice', 'drop the debt' and 'more and better aid' sounds great. MPH has got to be a good thing - right?
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Archive contentThe journey into retirement
When you retire do you become 'busier than ever' or start to vegetate? Even if retirement seems a long way off, it makes sense to plan for this important season in our lives. Roy and Eileen Taylor describe the issues they faced when the time came to swap a busy pastorate for a new home on the County Down coast.
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Reaching the Nation? The Missing Ingredients
Mark Greene wonders whether we've been living half the Gospel.
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An Influential Movement
Andy Peck analyses the influence of a dynamic church grouping who exploded into life in the 1820's, and whose impact continues to be felt in virtually every Christian denomination and network today.
