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We need to talk about Congo
Several different conflicts, tangled up with the past, mean that the situation in Congo is a complicated one. What should the Church be doing to support this troubled region?
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John Stott (1921-2011)
John Stott, one of the world's foremost evangelical leaders of the 20th Century, has died, aged 90.
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My night with Benny Hinn
Following Benny Hinn’s recent visit to the UK, Justin Brierley investigates the controversial health and wealth message of one of the world’s most famous healing evangelists.
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Archive contentA Problem Shared: My congregation doesn't care about the planet
I’m keen to get my church more interested in environmental issues, but there’s a faction in the congregation who subscribe to Mark Driscoll’s thinking on this. (He said ‘I know who made the environment and he’s coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV.’) They want to set up a display board promoting a ‘terminationist’ outlook to parallel the environmental one I’m proposing. How do I bridge the gap between those who seek to care for creation and those who are happy to see it burn as a sign of God’s return?
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Meeting God In Dublin: 24-7 Prayer Gathering
Maybe I've fallen hook, line and sinker for some great hype. But maybe instead I just want to see more of a Western Christianity that is ordinary but costly, considered but active, prayer filled and with a burning desire to seek the face of God.More of the kind of thing ...
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Archive contentProfessionally Vulnerable
Fictional detective Kurt Wallander breaks all the rules about work-life balance, but does he have something to teach us about the emotional cost of church leadership? Ian Stackhouse thinks he does.
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Archive contentRob Parsons: Disappointed with God
Can I go on following a God who allows me to go through difficult things? Have you ever thought you might stop following Jesus? This experience isn’t a new one for Christians and it isn’t new to Jesus
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Archive contentCan Christians save politics?
Justin Brierley examines how Christians are attempting to affect politics from without and within When Gavin Shuker, a young Labour candidate, won a parliamentary seat in Luton in 2010, many commented on his bright prospects. Born and bred in Luton, where he attended a comprehensive school, he won a scholarship to Cambridge, and then returned to his hometown seeking to serve the local community.
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Joshua 10
Did God really make the sun stand still? David Instone-Brewer tackles Joshua chapter 10...
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Archive contentA Different Kind of Coming Out
We meet three evangelical church leaders who have decided to go public about their sexuality.
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Archive contentA Problem Shared: Who do I offload to as a single church leader?
I am struggling to know how to process and deal with the many confidential issues that I am told about. My married friends in equivalent jobs often share these things with their spouses. Who do I offload to without breaking confidences? Church leadership has felt like a very lonely place.
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Archive contentIs it OK for a Christian to marry an unbeliever?
Two women in Christian leadership on whether Christians can be ‘unequally yoked’.
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Keswick Convention: Farewell From Keswick
Heather Tomlinson takes a look back at what's been taught at this year's conference.This is the last missive from this year's Keswick Convention. We hope you've enjoyed the blogs. The hope is to get a wider audience for some of the teaching that takes place at Keswick, so if you've ...
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Keswick Convention: If You Want To Stop The Church From Spreading Just Stop Speaking
Based on a talk by Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol, at the Keswick Convention 2013.There's a huge burden on my heart, as to how we are going to set about re-evangelising this nation. It's easy for us Christians to get into a season of complaint about the way the world ...
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Keswick Convention: The Marks Of A Healthy Church
Based on a talk by Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol, at the Keswick Convention 2013.I want to talk to you about the nature of the church. You hear lots of stories of people who have picked up collateral damage from the church, and people who have given up. Whether or ...
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Keswick Convention: In The Beginning Part Five
Based on a talk by John Lennox, at the Keswick Convention 2013. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a lecturer at the Oxford Centre of Christian Apologetics.When you look at a work of art - and the Bible is that and much more - you ...
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Keswick Convention: In The Beginning Part Four
Based on a talk by John Lennox, at the Keswick Convention 2013. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a lecturer at the Oxford Centre of Christian ApologeticsOne of the most important statements in all the world's literature is Genesis 1:27; "So God created mankind in ...
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Blood and Sacrifices
Why is the Old Testament apparently running with blood? David Instone-Brewer examines the importance and the symbolism.
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Keswick Convention: In The Beginning Part One
Based on a talk by John Lennox, at the Keswick Convention 2013. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a lecturer at the Oxford Centre of Christian ApologeticsYou cannot know a God who does not exist. At this time in our culture, it's the existence of ...
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Keswick Convention: In The Beginning Part Three
Based on a talk by John Lennox, at the Keswick Convention 2013. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a lecturer at the Oxford Centre of Christian Apologetics.For some people, this subject is controversial. We come across a series of 'days' in Genesis 1:3-31. This issue ...
