All Christian articles – Page 4
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Reviews100 Bible films
Matthew Page’s impressive book on the history of scripture adaptations is a Christian cinephile’s dream, covering everything from five-minute silent films to four-hour Italian epics. A helpful introduction explains that he watched far more than 100 films in researching this book, but selected these for their historical ...
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ReviewsIslam on trial - Chawkat Moucarry
The demise of Christianity in the West has been well-documented for some time. But Syrian born, Arab-speaking academic Chawkat Moucarry argues that Islam has experienced similar tribulations as it struggles to address the challenges of this present age. Moucarry offers a balanced and accessible introduction to some ...
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News AnalysisWill King Charles III defend the faith?
The Queen was perhaps the most visible – and admired – Christian in British public life. But how will her son’s faith influence his rule?
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OpinionThe uncomplicated way the Queen spoke of her faith was an inspiration to preachers like me
Lord Leslie Griffiths says preachers were inspired by the “effortless” way the Queen spoke the name of Jesus
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Magazine FeaturesThe Christian faith of our servant Queen
Catherine Pepinster looks back on seven decades of royal service underpinned by a steadfast and personal Christian faith
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News AnalysisIs Shia LaBeouf’s conversion for real this time?
Ahead of the premiere of his new film, Padre Pio, Shia LeBeouf has claimed playing the saint rekindled his faith. Heather Tomlinson takes a closer look at what the actor told Bishop Robert Barron in the viral YouTube interview
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Opinion5 ways to acid test your Christian beliefs
In a world where misinformation and fake news abound, how can followers of Jesus properly discern truth?
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Testimonies‘I saw Jesus while on ayahuasca’
Was I bathed in white sound or swimming in loud light? With a crystal bowl vibrating all my cells, I couldn’t tell the difference. And why were the words “child of God” in my head vibrating even louder? I was sitting cross-legged in peacock yoga pants in ...
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ReviewsRuler of kings: A full frontal-attack on secularism
Joseph Boot gives the proverbial boot to secular humanism in the public square Ruler of Kings is a full-frontal attack, unmasking the truth that humanism is, in fact, a religion, in which reason has been deified and idolised. Secularism’s assumed neutrality of human reason is a fallacy ...
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Testimonies‘I thought only stupid people believed in God’
Guillaume Bignon reveals how a series of improbable events, and an awakening of his conscience, helped move him from assured atheist to confident Christian
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OpinionThe senseless murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel shakes my faith. How can it not?
What does Christian hope look like in the aftermath of this unspeakable tragedy, wonders George Pitcher
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OpinionThink praying in public could never be banned in the UK? Bournemouth council wants to do just that
Bournemouth council wants to implement a buffer zone around abortion clinics, which would make prayer and reciting scripture a crime, says Alithea Williams
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Magazine FeaturesChristians are losing the culture war…but so is everyone else. What would Jesus do?
In everything from trans rights to the inclusion of gay people in our churches, people on both sides of the debate believe they’re losing the argument. Jamie Cutteridge explores why
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Regular Columnists‘I can do all things through Christ’ doesn’t mean what you think it does
Jeff Lucas takes another look at Philippians 4:13
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Regular ColumnistsIf the Bible proclaims equality, why did it take the Church so long to start preaching it?
Is it true that God has no favourites? David Instone-Brewer investigates
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News AnalysisIs the era of the Christian bookshop over?
It’s harder than ever to sustain a business selling Christian books. But that doesn’t mean the vision of having a Christian presence on the high street is over. Tim Wyatt reports
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OpinionThe Christian faith of Dolly Parton
A Chicago church recently devised an entire preaching series around the life and lyrics of Dolly Parton. She may be the Queen of Country, but what about her own personal faith? Philippa Hanna explores
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ReviewsThe air we breathe - Glen Scrivener
“Why do the nations rage?” muses the writer of Psalm 2. The answer, he explains, is that they do so to free themselves from the restraints of God’s moral law. However, as the psalmist, and the rest of the Bible, points out, when you do to that, ...
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ReviewsThe memoirs of Christian publishing legend Tony Collins
Our editor reviews They’ll Never Read That
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OpinionAs a Christian pacifist I can’t encourage Ukrainians to take up arms. But neither will I condemn them
Christians are called to follow a saviour who exemplified nonviolent defiance, says Symon Hill
