All Premier Christianity articles in January 2014
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Archive contentWill the real Jesus please stand up?
Justin Brierley examines the latest reinventions of the Jesus of history. Ten years on from Dan Brown’s bestselling The Da Vinci Code, fresh rumours of who Jesus really was still shift books in their hundreds of thousands.
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What happened next
After 2012 confounded Mayan predictions and turned out to be a feel-good epic, how on earth could the next year possibly live up to it? Martin Saunders looks at how 2013's biggest events unfolded at home, abroad, and within the Church.
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Archive contentFresh Fruit
Ten years after its birth, the Fresh Expressions movement has become part of the ecclesiological furniture. But, asks Lucinda Borkett-Jones, has it managed to maintain its pioneering spirit?
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Archive contentA Problem Shared: We disagree over salvation
The national body of a para-church ministry we work with has publicly rejected the traditional theology of judgement. They now say that all people, irrespective of their faith position, will go to heaven. The project and their staff team do incredible work and add a huge amount to our church’s ministry. Should we continue to work with them when they now represent a diversion from what we believe?
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The trip that changed my life...
Whether it’s a mission trip, a pilgrimage or a holiday, time away can bring fresh perspective which means life is never the same again. Lucinda van der Hart hears five amazing testimonies.
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Regular ColumnistsPopeye Lucas: Nearly four decades of pastoral leadership has taught me this unpalatable truth: people rarely change
It being the New Year, I’ve been pondering potential resolutions. I’m going easy on myself this time around. Rather than aspiring to lofty, impossible goals, I’ve settled on some more reachable objectives.
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Archive contentA Divisive Brand
He’s one of the most famous and controversial figures of the new millennium, whose loose tongue wins him critics and fans alike. Has Russell Brand really reinvented himself as a deep-thinking revolutionary, or is it all just a cry for attention?
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Lobbying Bill put on hold
The government’s controversial Lobbying Bill has been temporarily put on hold following months of pressure from religious groups, charities, thinktanks and NGOs to give it further scrutiny and for major changes to be made before it is passed.
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Archive contentBible Stories Uncensored: Nehemiah: Political Manipulator
David Instone-Brewer investigates the underhand tactics of this biblical hero. If we’re honest, we’d probably all admit that we’ve lied, cheated and bullied on occasion – perhaps we told ourselves it was ‘necessary’. I must admit that’s how I once got a gold star for maths homework.
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Archive newsHollywood inspired by The Bible
Following the runaway success of The Bible TV series in America, a number of biblical stories are in production for release on the big screen.
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Archive contentWhy I am not a Christian: David Beebee
I’m very much non-religious; I am a sceptical materialist. God was a non-issue in my house growing up. When I went away to university, it was strange to discover that there are people in the world who really do believe.
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Archive contentChristians held back by adoption 'myths'
People of faith are among the most likely to adopt or foster, but are being held back by adoption ‘myths’, according to new research carried out on behalf of the Department for Education.
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Court of Appeal upholds Christian ad ban
A Court of Appeal hearing has ruled to uphold the ban on an advert asking Christians to report their experiences of marginalisation in the workplace.
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Children of devout Christians 'more at risk of abuse'
A major new report from the National Crime Agency (NCA) warns that children within churches and other institutions are prone to abuse, and more needs to be done to protect them.
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Have You Got The X Factor?
Well, it's that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the shelves are already brimming with Christmas treats and last weekend The X Factor live shows began.After weeks of cringing at the dodgy auditions, sympathising with those who really thought they could sing and being wowed by genuine ...
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InterviewsProfile: Judah Smith
In a confessional interview, Judah Smith talks to Justin Brierley about celebrity, significance and pastoring Justin Bieber.
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Archive newsTyphoon Haiyan – where is God in the Philippines?
After one of the deadliest storms on record, aid workers find that there is still hope The estimated death toll in the Philippines has risen to more than 5,000 at the time of writing, after Typhoon Haiyan tore across the islands on 8th November.
