All Bible articles – Page 9
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Regular Columnists
Jeff Lucas on the day his house nearly burned down
Source: Kristian Kirk Mailand / Alamy Stock Photo A couple of weeks ago, two nice chaps stopped by our home and promptly set fire to it. Which was rude. They hadn’t planned to commit arson – their agenda was to cut the grass. All was going well ...
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Magazine Features
Finding the missing pieces of the Christmas puzzle
If you read the Christmas story in isolation, you will miss the beauty of the Bible’s bigger picture, says Jo Swinney
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Regular Columnists
Why Noah's flood may not have been global
Was it a global flood, or local flood? David Instone-Brewer explains why he (reluctantly) changed his mind
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Magazine Features
The kind of faith that Jesus loves
Christians have traditionally understood faith to mean trust in God. But there's another vital aspect to faith that we often overlook
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Opinion
You may have heard China has ‘banned’ the Bible app. But the truth is more complicated
Last week, Apple removed the Bible and Quran from their Chinese app store in response to government pressure. Many have seen this as yet another restriction of religious freedom in China, but Dr Alexander Chow says such a concept never existed in the first place
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Opinion
Dismantling Lord Vinson’s bizarre claim that Jesus’ death was assisted suicide
As peers debated assisted suicide in the House of Lords last week, one Lord’s contribution jumped out as particularly remarkable
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Regular Columnists
Why Christians should ditch the concept of original sin
It might be commonly taught, but Augustine's concept of original sin doesn't have scriptural support, argues David Instone-Brewer
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Reviews
Reviewed: The book that promises to help you become a wholehearted disciple
Do you want your heart to be changed? Try this book, says our reviewer
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Reviews
Heavy Burdens: What the Church gets wrong in its treatment of LGBTQ people, and how we can fix it
Many will read this book’s title and make up their minds before turning a page. But this is why 'Heavy Burdens: 7 ways LGBTQ Christians experience harm in the Church’ is desperately needed, says our reviewer
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Opinion
God is neither male or female, but we shouldn't use gender neutral language
Describing God as male is not patriarchal, says Graham Nichols, it’s accurate
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Regular Columnists
Justice, mercy and grace: What these biblical words mean…and why it matters
Each of these words describe an important way that God relates to us. But the third one is the most special
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Magazine Features
Ghosts, haunted houses and bumps in the night: What the Bible really says about all things spooky
Most Christians have been taught that ghosts aren’t real. But is this what scripture teaches?
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Interviews
Is this the most persecuted 31 year-old in Britain?
Joshua Sutcliffe has lost his job twice, and been caught up in media storms over his Christian views on sexuality, gender and other religions
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Magazine Features
John Shelby Spong (1931-2021): The ‘heretical’ bishop who divided opinion
Spong didn’t believe in the resurrection, and rejected mainstream Church teaching on prayer, miracles and the nature of God
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Magazine Features
3 ways to pray
Prayer doesn’t have to be confusing or intimidating says Amy Boucher-Pye. Here’s how to make it part of your everyday life
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Opinion
God is speaking. Here are 6 ways to hear his voice
A missionary and pastor explains how God guides us
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Opinion
Axe grinding, straw men and wokeism: Why it’s time to end the word wars
Research suggests most of us are bad listeners. But as Christians, we need to follow Christ’s example, says Dr Christopher Krampe
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Magazine Features
Philip Yancey: How every Christian can get more out of their Bible reading
As someone who has been writing for half a century, I read the Bible differently to most people. Accepting it as our primary source for what God wants us to know about reality, I also can’t help peeking behind the words to its human authors. I read Isaiah and marvel ...
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Magazine Features
How to grow old faithfully
The Bible doesn’t talk about retiring, says Carl Knightly. Whatever age we are, we still have value, worth and a part to play in the family of God
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Magazine Features
Why I’m finally a young earth creationist
Writing in response to Dr Luke Barnes' article on why he no longer believes in young earth creationism, physicist and engineer, Dr Jim Mason shares his own story, and explains why he believes a “plain reading” of Genesis leads to a young earth viewpoint