All Premier Christianity articles in July 2013
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Putting our house in order
Since the Jimmy Savile abuse story broke last October, not a month has passed without a fresh allegation of sexual assault by authority figures.
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Regular Columnists
Jeff Lucas: Learning to hear from God
It’s a phrase that’s bandied about too frequently in Christian circles: The Lord told me. We’ve all met those breathlessly confident souls who imply that everything they do is directed by the voice of God.
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Fit for purpose
With national obesity rates rising and the fitness industry booming, is there a more sensible middle way?
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Faith and Forgiveness
5 years after Jimmy Mizen was murdered in south London, his parents Barry Five years after Jimmy Mizen was murdered in a bakery in south London, Ruth Dickinson talks to his parents Barry and Margaret about their journey of peace.
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Spotlight on Moyes' Faith
Hand of God? David Moyes (right) and Sir Alex Ferguson are both thought to be influenced by the Christian faith The faith of a football manager with one of the top jobs in British football has come under the media spotlight.
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John and Ele Mumford
John and Ele Mumford never intended to plant a church, but God had other ideas. The veteran founders of the Vineyard movement in the UK talk to Lucinda van der Hart about Wimber, miracles and becoming charismatic (but not a word about Mumford and Sons).
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First Words: Editorial
I interviewed Barry and Margaret Mizen almost five years to the day after their 16-year-old son, Jimmy, was murdered in a bakery in south London.
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Protest at HTB Leadership Conference over speakers
The organisers of Holy Trinity Brompton’s leadership conference faced criticism and protest at the choice of speakers.
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Church without God
Far from a one-off gimmick, the atheist Sunday Assembly has taken off in a way no one could have predicted. Ruth Garner went to learn its secret.
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Christians in North Korea face torture and public executions
The future of the people of North Korea rests on our ability to build bridges, not walls, according to a new book by Lord Alton of Liverpool and Christian writer Rob Chidley.
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Two Views: Are Christians in the UK facing discrimination?
YESLORD GEORGE CAREYLet me be clear. Most people who go to church in the UK are not facing any form of injustice. However, the few who are prepared to stick their neck above the parapet and speak out on issues that concern them are facing discrimination.Our culture is changing. While ...
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Reviews
Reviews: July Books
Books by Alister McGrath, Benny Perez, Kyle Idleman, DOnald Carlson, John Eldredge and others
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Divisive Bible Doctrines: Bridging troubled waters
Rather than arguing over the ‘how’ or the ‘when’ of baptism, David Instone-Brewer explains that the real division is over what it actually does.
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Churches to offer guide to being happy
Churches are to start offering special courses on happiness and well-being. Livability, the UK’s largest Christian disability charity, has set up the Happiness Course.
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Amy Orr-Ewing: Searching for Meaning
Is there a God? It was the name of a week of mission I was invited to lead in a local school. The title was decided by the teenagers; they made the banners, designed the T-shirts and were enthusiastic from start to finish.
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Christians converge on Cwmbran amid reports of outpouring
Leaders claim more than 100 healings and 500 salvations. Christians from all over the UK are converging on the Welsh town of Cwmbran amid claims of miracles and a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
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Church Of Scotland to allow gay ministers
The Church of Scotland is to allow gay and lesbian people in civil partnerships to become ministers.
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Why I am not a Christian: Alison Boydell
My mother is Catholic and my father, Anglican. This raised a few eyebrows when my parents married back in the 60s in my father’s white ultra middle-class family, who seemed more troubled by this than the fact that he was bringing a young black bride from South America.
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Todd Bentley hosting 'Healing Revival' in South Africa
Controversial preacher Todd Bentley is back in the public eye, currently heading the Great Awakening Healing Revival in South Africa.