All Premier Christianity articles in July 2017
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Regular ColumnistsThe sound of silence
It’s a frustrating moment. You’re having an important conversation with a friend on the phone, when suddenly the line goes dead, usually at a critical place when they’re just about to tell you that the baby has been born, the stock market has collapsed or that chap in charge of North Korea has decided to volunteer at a food bank and revise his haircut.
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Archive contentReviews
The Chamberlain Key Timothy P Smith AuthenticHave you ever read a book’s publicity, thought “This is going to be completely daft!” and then read it only to find it overturn your expectations and be an insightful read? This is not one of those books. The Chamberlain Key is a breathless ...
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Archive contentThe forgotton doctrine
The forgotten doctrine David Instone-Brewer explains why Christians need to recover the truth about repentance
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Magazine FeaturesDigital disciples
Is meeting together online a valid expression of church? Joe Ogborn investigates
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Archive contentThere’s a good reason why our coffee shop doesn’t look Christian
Opening a Christian coffee shop is not a novel idea. For years churches around the world have responded to Jesus’ challenge to connect with their community by laying out chairs and tables in an informal style and serving hot cups of caffeine with a slice of cake. From church halls ...
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Magazine FeaturesHow to turn your fast food Bible into a feast
It’s time to change the way we consume scripture, says Glenn Paauw
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InterviewsQ&A: Becky Miles
In the UK there are 5.2 million people with only ‘functional literacy’. Becky Miles tells Jeff Lucas how Biblica’s new NIrV Accessible Edition can help
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Magazine FeaturesUnbelievable? How I got atheists listening to Christian radio
What makes an atheist want to listen to a Christian radio show? Drawing from his new book, Justin Brierley explains why believers need to learn the art of good conversations again
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Magazine FeaturesBeauty from Brokenness: These Christians are trying to restore dignity among sex workers
There are no simple answers when it comes to prostitution. Katie Stock reports
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TestimoniesFrom faith to atheism… and back again
Mike McHargue went from being a committed Southern Baptist to a secret atheist. He explains how an encounter with author and speaker Rob Bell, followed by a mystical experience, brought him back to faith
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Archive contentRunning the race
With more and more of us taking on huge physical challenges, Josh Lees explains the connection between endurance sports and Christian discipleship
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Archive newsPeople in the news
Robot Priest unveiled in Germany A Robot Priest with the ability to deliver automated blessings has been unveiled in Wittenberg, Germany. BlessU-2 has been made to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. The ‘priest’ delivers a range of automated blessings in German, French, English, Spanish and Polish and ...
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Interesting times
A week is a long time in politics, and a whole month is a very long time in the news cycle.
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Feedback
Ditching nationalism Jo Swinney’s article ‘God’s own country?’ (June) rightly addresses one of the key questions of our time. Nationalism is a horrible ideology. Every day my newspaper prints a report ‘On This Day’, from 100 years ago, when another 1,000 men would have been tossed into the jaws ...
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Archive newsIn My Opinion: The DUP are not extremists
Despite what some media reports have claimed, the Democratic Unionist Party are not homophobic or anti-women, says Peter Lynas
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Archive contentTim Farron steps down as general election shakes up Christian MPs
The leader of the Liberal Democrats and selfprofessed evangelical Christian Tim Farron has stepped down from leading the party, citing a clash between his faith and political views.
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Justin Welby rebukes GAFCON for ‘missionary’ bishop
GAFCON, a worldwide group of conservative Anglicans, has named Rev Canon Andy Lines as a missionary bishop who will cater for disaffected Anglicans who are unhappy with potential changes to Church teaching on sexuality.
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InterviewsEugene Peterson: The man behind The Message on Psalms, Bono, megachurches and his final book
Sam Hailes meets the 84 year old contemplative pastor and translator of The Message
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Archive newsChurches open doors to evacuated residents after deadly tower block fire
Churches have rushed to respond after a massive fire inside a block of flats in west London left at least 17 dead.
