All Premier Christianity articles in December 2009
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Zechariah's Prayer
Was Zechariah really praying for a child in that famous passage at the start of Luke’s Gospel? Stephen Catto offers a new perspective...
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She won't initiate sex
My wife never, or rarely, initiates sexual contact, or any physical intimacy. We never have sex spontaneously – it is always discussed and planned first, teeth cleaned, undressed, into bed and then I know I need to initiate all the ‘proceedings’. Every six months or so, we discuss our sex life and my wife promises that she will try to initiate sex more often. But after such discussions we may have 3 or 4 days before my wife remembers that she is ‘supposed to be initiating’...
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The Great Divide
For the Jewish people, as for Jesus, the whole of life was spiritual. So how have we managed to separate spiritual from secular, asks Steve Chalke.
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Magazine Features
Decoding Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s latest blockbuster The Lost Symbol contends that miracles are the result of mind power, not the work of the Holy Spirit. So how does Brown handle the Bible to back up his claims?
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Over all the Earth
This week world leaders are meeting in Copenhagen to get an international agreement on climate change. How likely are they to achieve anything, and what can the Church do?
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Interviews
Profile: Alister McGrath
Professor Alister McGrath is best known for his robust defence of Christianity in the face of aggressive attacks from atheists, led by Richard Dawkins. But he’s tiring of that, he says, and turning his attention elsewhere...
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Gift Aid
Are you dreading Christmas shopping, feeling overwhelmed by the stress of the season? Do you want to come up with some really imaginative presents this year? Christianity has uncovered the pick of the gifts out there...
