All articles by Lucinda van der Hart – Page 3

  • Sexuality
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    Does Sex Need Rescuing?

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    In culture we’ve made an idol of sex. In church, we’ve made it a sin. But should sex be an act of worship? "Desire is part of our design" "We are destined for eternal ecstasy" "Sexual union is the main icon scripture uses to explain what heaven has in store for us"

  • John and Ele Mumsford
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    John and Ele Mumford

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    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).

  • Living with Death
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    Living with death

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    It’s the one thing we can guarantee will happen to all of us, but is it possible to prepare for it ? Long before she was bedridden, she was driving along a highway through a construction site. Carefully following the detours and the mile-by-mile cautionary signs, she came to the last one that said, “End of Construction. Thank you for your patience.” She arrived home, chuckling…“When I die,” she said, “I want that engraved on my stone.”

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    The trip that changed my life...

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    Brace yourselves…

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    The Mormons (and Muslims, and Jehovah’s Witnesses) are coming! Other religious groups in the UK are stepping up their evangelistic activity. How is the Church responding?

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    Why I am not a Christian: Pippa Evans

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    I grew up in a traditional church-going family. My parents still go to the same church that we went to when I was a child. I love the people there; on Christmas Eve I’ll go with my parents.

  • David Beebee
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    Why I am not a Christian: David Beebee

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    Is the traffick slowing?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade in 2007 saw the launch of a campaign calling the UK Church to take notice of the reality that thousands of people are trafficked onto our shores every year for sexual exploitation. Nearly two years on, has it achieved anything? How is the Church responding to this still live issue of tragic injustice?

  • Magazine Features

    God & Parenthood

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Having children can raise spiritual and moral questions for non-Christians. So how are churches reaching them?

  • The dangers of it's a girl
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    The danger of ‘It’s a girl’

    2014-01-20T00:00:00Z

    In the light of a controversial legal decision, Lucinda Van der Hart looks at the rise of gender-selective abortion in the UK.

  • Crushed Flowers
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    Domestic violence and the UK Church

    2013-12-20T00:00:00Z

    The results of a survey conducted by Premier Christianity magazine show a prevalence of certain kinds of domestic violence within the UK Church. Lucinda van der Hart analyses the statistics.

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    We Lost Our Son To Heroin

    2013-12-19T00:00:00Z

    In 1999 27-year-old Stephen Carter died of a heroin overdose after years of addiction. His mother, Betty Carter, tells Lucinda van der Hart how faith in God has helped her...