All Premier Christianity articles in August 2016
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Do you hate having to pull into a service station for petrol and seeing all the cars you have overtaken speed past you?
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The Trinity
David Instone-Brewer tackles one of Christendom’s most difficult subjects
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Reaching the new tribes
Christians don’t need to cross the globe to find unreached people. Comedian Andy Kind introduces five tribes on our own doorstep
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From spiritual torment to peace with God
Laura Maxwell was plagued by evil spirits for much of her early life. But her interest in the supernatural would ultimately lead her to faith in Jesus
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Violent sports: Can you love your neighbour while kneeing him in the face?
Following a number of high-profile deaths in boxing ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Nick J Watson asks whether Christians should watch and participate in violent sports
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Pray and Display
Snakes. They look scary, they slither and hiss, and Adam should never have chatted with one. Here in Colorado they’re our neighbours.
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Does the future have a Church?
In the first of a two-part series, futurologist Tom Sine explains why the UK Church needs to prioritise engagement with young millennials
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Interviews
Q&A: Bobbie Houston
Maria Rodrigues interviews Hillsong Church’s senior pastor Bobbie Houston about her life, faith and new book
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How (not) to become yesterday’s man or woman
Using the biblical example of King Saul, RT Kendall warns that some evangelical leaders could be carrying on in ministry having already forfeited God’s approval
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: 'I love Richard Dawkins, but atheists tend to be angry and rude'
The former chief rabbi and winner of this year’s Templeton Prize talks to Justin Brierley about Jewishness, Jesus and Richard Dawkins
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Why your 9 to 5 job matters to God
Drawing on examples from the past and present, David Parish explains why our ordinary lives are important to God
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Unfriended
Friday, 24th June 2016 felt like the morning after the night before. The UK collectively woke up to the fact that it is split down the middle on a hugely significant issue.
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ANDREW WHITE ENQUIRY The Charity Commission has launched an enquiry into Andrew White’s charity Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. It is not known what the investigation is about. BATTLING BULLYING The Great British Bake Off star Martha Collison says her Christian faith was ‘a ...
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RURAL SUCCESSES In an otherwise excellent article about church planting in urban areas (‘A Time to Plant’, July), I was disappointed to read the phrase ‘while churches in rural areas often struggle’. This reinforces an unfairly negative and unhelpful view of rural churches. Many rural churches are demoralised, but ...
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Divine Projections
Freelance photographer Ernst Christen specialises in panoramic photography of buildings across the world, including many churches.The above photo was taken inside NotreDame-de-l’Assomption in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is part of his ‘Divine Projections’ series. For more information visit ernst-christen.com
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I’m A Christian. I Voted To Leave. I Don’t Regret It.
Leaving the EU is a win for Christianity, says Peter D Williams
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Can Christians unify a post-Brexit Britain?
The fight for the future of Britain is well underway with strong opinions being voiced on all sides. Sam Hailes analyses the Christian responses and questions whether mission in Europe will be affected
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Voting To Leave The Eu Was Brave, But Wrong
Jonty Langley says brave Brexit voters have harmed the UK
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David Cameron backs Christian Union in extremism row
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the idea that a college Christian Union could be stopped from meeting under the government’s counter-extremism strategy is ‘ludicrous’.
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Sir Cliff seeks change in law following sex crime accusations
Sir Cliff Richard, 75, is leading a campaign for a change in the law to protect the identity of people accused of sexual assault.