All Premier Christianity articles in January 2017
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Magazine Features5 reasons why you need to read more Christian books
Reading has been in decline for decades, with social media, Netflix and video games competing for our attention. There’s also a gender divide. The Telegraph recently reported that men are twice as likely not to read books at all. Krish Kandiah explains why he believes reading good books should be a priority for every Christian
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Reviews
Reviews
The Divine DanceRichard RohrSPCKIn The Divine Dance, Fr Richard Rohr promotes some ideas that most evangelicals would be uncomfortable with and perhaps even deem heretical. And yet, alongside this sit many more points which caused my heart to soar and my soul to worship God. This humble Franciscan friar seems ...
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Archive contentA little means a lot
When Ken showed up at church, he caused quite a stir. Some of our congregation, concerned about their safety, called upon the Lord with a whispered prayer for protection. Others, preferring more temporal security, considered calling the police.
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Archive contentHeadship and honour
David Instone-Brewer investigates the doctrine of male headship within marriage
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Archive contentWhat would your dream church be like?
In a new regular column Lizzie Lowrie writes on the ups and downs of planting a church congregation in a Liverpool coffee shop
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InterviewsQ&A: Brian Mclaren
Brian McLaren has been at the forefront of progressive Christianity for the past decade. He tells Justin Brierley why his new book, The Great Spiritual Migration predicts a revolution in Christianity
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Archive contentThe believer that books built
Krish Kandiah explains why you should make reading more Christian books your 2017 New Year’s resolution I love books.
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Archive contentMy friend the… atheist churchgoer
Joe Ogborn explains how going to church with his atheist friend Tom has shaped his own faith
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Archive contentDivine Comedy: Milton Jones, Sally Phillips and Paul Kerensa in conversation
Paul Kerensa chats about Christianity and comedy with fellow comedians Sally Phillps and Milton Jones.
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Archive contentReaching the New Age
Sam Hailes meets the Christians who are sharing their faith with spiritual seekers at the Mind Body Soul Experience
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Archive contentPaul Weston - From 'thrown away' orphan to adopted child of God
Paul Weston, a speaker at Spring Harvest 2017, once had dreams of becoming a chef and travelling the world. But that all changed when he (unsuccessfully) tried to chat up Paula
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Archive contentPeople in the news
Theresa May: We can all be proud of our Christian heritageThe Prime Minister has told MPs “our Christian heritage is something we can all be proud of”.Theresa May was responding to a question from the Christian Conservative MP for Congleton, Fiona Bruce, who asked if the Prime Minister would endorse ...
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Archive contentRev Richard Coles: How I unbecame a pop star
Sam Hailes meets Britain’s most famous vicar
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Archive contentLife inside the bubble: How to escape your social media echo chamber
Were you shocked by the Brexit vote or the US election result? If so, you could be living in an online echo chamber. Lucy Mills explains how to break out
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Archive contentCommentary: We need to boost confidence in youth and children’s work
Churches have lost confidence in their ability to deliver youth work. Jamie Cutteridge, editor of new magazine Premier Youth and Children’s Work, looks at the findings.
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Archive newsMiddle East bishops refused entry to the UK
Three archbishops from Iraq and Syria have been denied a visa to enter the United Kingdom because the Home Office ruled they were too poor.
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Archive newsBBC’s religious output criticised as it drops head of religion role
BBC broadcaster Roger Bolton has accused the corporation of failing to “take religion seriously”.
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Archive newsThe Shack is back
The trailer for the film adaptation of William Paul Young’s novel The Shack has been released.
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Archive content'My father injected me with HIV' - amazing Christian testimony
Katie Stock explains how Brryan Jackson’s faith brought hope in despair
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Archive newsThe Premier Christianity guide to 2016
It saw the Brexit vote, Trump election and Ed Balls dancing the salsa. Katie Stock looks back at a turbulent twelve months
