All articles by Heather Tomlinson – Page 4
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Archive contentWhat to do if your church leader has a 'moral failure'
How should we respond when our pastors 'fall from grace'? Heather Tomlinson investigates
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Archive contentThe not-so-manic street preachers
Once upon a time, street evangelism meant shouting about sin. But there’s a new wave of evangelists who are taking a very different approach, says Heather Tomlinson
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Opinion10 reasons why Christians should thank Richard Dawkins
Christians are often upset by Richard Dawkins. But Heather Tomlinson believes we also have many reasons to thank the controversial atheist
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OpinionDon't judge me for wanting out of the EU
In the first of a series of posts where Christians write on the upcoming EU Referendum, Heather Tomlinson argues Britain is better out than in
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OpinionThe case of the ex-Christian Jihadi bride shows that apologetics matters
Heather Tomlinson says we must rise to the challenge of giving a defense for our Christian beliefs
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OpinionTyson Fury's a working class Christian man and we should celebrate him
For years, the church has been putting its foot in it over what the Bible says about women and gay sex. Why should we expect Tyson Fury to be any different? Give the guy a break, says Heather Tomlinson
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OpinionAre religious children really less altruistic?
Heather Tomlinson argues last week's article in The Guardian, which said religious children are less altruistic, was full of 'bad science and anti-faith propaganda'.
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Archive content‘If we see a child soldier or an orphan, we don’t see a victim. We see someone that is going to change the nation’
PJ Cole spent his childhood fleeing danger and sharing his parents with hundreds of former child soldiers caught up in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. As an adult he was set for a career in corporate law – until he decided to return to his roots.
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Archive contentRuth Padilla DeBorst
Theologians are sometimes perceived as dry, dusty eggheads, but that image couldn’t be more wrong where Ruth Padilla DeBorst is concerned. A leading Latin American voice in a movement that aims to make theology more relevant to everyday life, Padilla DeBorst has worked in mission extensively and lives in an intentional community.
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Archive contentAlpine Love
Snowboarder Jörg Walcher and diver Jacqueline Schneider unexpectedly encountered the love of God before falling in love with each other.
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Archive contentMy Headcovering Experiment
The controversial Islamic teaching that women should cover their heads is often viewed as oppressive. Yet, until recently, head coverings were not uncommon among Christian women. Is this an outdated, sexist concept? Heather Tomlinson dons a headscarf to find out.
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Reviews
Against The Odds: True Stories of Forgiveness and Healing
This book tells eight testimonies of forgiveness shared by a victim of violent rape, a concentration camp detainee and someone made blind, as well as those writing on the simple, daily forgiveness that we all need to offer.
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Archive contentUndercover miracles in the Middle East
David John works as a missionary in a dangerous, anti-Christian environment, but this hasn’t prevented God working miracles in order to bring people to him.
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Reviews
True Friendship: Walking Shoulder to Shoulder - Vaughan Roberts
This little book clearly articulates some of the issues in our culture surrounding friendship and intimacy, and proposes some solutions.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Faith not fairies
Christian apologists Simon Edwards and Heather Tomlinson respond to AC Grayling’s claims.
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Archive contentLet's Be Reasonable
Would you be willing to go and debate with your local atheist society? Heather Tomlinson looks at the impact we can make when we stop leaning on others to evangelise for us and discuss our faith face to face.
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Archive contentThe Radical Conservative
Reformed, evangelical, missional… Tim Chester won’t fit neatly into a box. Heather Tomlinson explores what drives him It can be quite fun trying to work out what particular Christian ‘tribe’ a person belongs to. Are they a progressive hippy in the emerging movement, or Reformed and socially conservative, or a gushing free-spirited charismatic? Some people fit neatly into a box, but others like to just jumble it all up. Tim Chester is one such person.
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Archive contentI Rescue Children from Brothels
Former policeman Daniel Walker found himself in some of the most dangerous places on our planet, rescuing children and women forced into prostitution and bringing to justice the pimps who trafficked them. But, he tells Heather Tomlinson, it came at a great personal cost.
