Wait… are Christians cool now?
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Chine McDonald2025-07-22T15:40:00
Faith is on the increase, says Chine McDonald. It’s time to be bold in speaking about what Jesus means to us
Anyone who was a Christian teenager in the 1990s and 2000s will recognise the dread of the awkward moment when you have to out yourself as a believer. Like summoning up courage on a Saturday night out to say you’re going to church in the morning. Later, bracing yourself before revealing to a colleague that “what I did over the weekend” was…go to church.
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