Martin Saunders

Martin Saunders

Martin Saunders is the Director of Satellites, a new youth event helping young people to put God at the centre of their lives. His new book We Are Satellites, is out now, published by SPCK.

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    The Crypto King is a convicted fraudster. But were his motives ethical?

    2024-03-04T13:15:00

    Sam Bankman-Fried was on course to become the world’s first trillionaire, before his virtual empire spectacularly collapsed in scandal. He’s due to be sentenced later this month, but Martin Saunders says there’s a surprising lesson the Church can learn from him 

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    The Gospel according to Taylor Swift

    2024-01-31T14:13:00

    Taylor Swift isn’t the light of the world. And she can’t fill our culture’s God-shaped hole. But the biggest pop star on the planet does identify as a Christian

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    Walt Disney was a man of faith. But 100 years on, how should Christians view his legacy?

    2023-09-25T19:29:00

    Walt Disney attributed his success to a daily habit of prayer. But now, as Disney celebrates 100 years of family fun, Christians are divided on the merits of the entertainment giant. Is it still the home of good, clean entertainment or should we be suspicious of its political stances?

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    Magazine Features

    When God says yes…then no

    2023-03-27T11:13:00

    Have you ever seen a dream die? Been so absolutely sure that something was right – that God himself was behind it – only to see it fail? That’s what happened to Martin Saunders, and it took his faith to the edge

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    The Rules of Engagement

    2015-04-10T00:00:00

    What does it mean for Christians to be engaged with culture, and why is it so important? Five years on from his first Premier Christianity culture column, Martin Saunders asks if there’s more to it than sermon illustrations and placard-waving.

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    More TV, vicar?

    2015-03-12T00:00:00

    Vicars are bang on trend in TV land, says Martin Saunders. And they aren’t all cut from the same cloth.

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    Bingeflix

    2015-02-09T00:00:00

    The way we consume TV is changing: we can now watch what we want, whenever we want. And binge view as much as we like. Martin Saunders unravels the pros and cons of streamed TV.

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    Grey Matter: 50 Shades, pornography and the shaping of our brains

    2015-01-07T00:00:00

    Fifty Shades of Grey hits UK cinemas this Valentine’s day. Six years on from writing a major feature on porn and the UK Church for Premier Christianity, Martin Saunders explores the growing impact of sexually explicit content on modern culture.

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    Opinion

    Serial: the killer podcast that swept the world

    2014-12-17T00:00:00

    You’re either in or you’re out. You’re either: completely absorbed; desperately waiting to find out what really happened with Adnan Syed, Jay and the tragic Hae Min Lee; spending your Thursday lunchtimes ritually clicking the refresh button on Apple’s iTunes store…or you have literally no idea what I’m talking about.

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    A mission to save mankind

    2014-12-16T00:00:00

    Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic Interstellar envisions a world beyond our own, in which humankind can save itself.

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    No m'Lord: Why doesn't Downton do God?

    2014-11-12T00:00:00

    Downton Abbey is now regularly enjoyed by more than 120 million viewers around the world. But why is a show set in the God-fearing 1920s so reluctant to mention faith?

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    The Leftovers

    2014-09-12T00:00:00

    Armageddon is back this autumn. As the Left Behind film hits cinemas, a new American TV show explores what might happen if 140 million people simply disappeared at once. Is this apocalyptic story likely to leave British audiences ‘enraptured’?

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    Opinion

    Have you spotted these 'invisibles' in your church?

    2014-09-05T00:00:00

    In an age that is centred on platform-building and self-promotion, David Zweig’s book Invisibles claims we can make a significant impact while still maintaining an almost invisible profile.

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    Theology test your worship songs

    2014-08-07T00:00:00

    What happens when you put the lyrics of some of our best-known worship songs under the theological microscope?

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    Vanishing Act

    2014-08-07T00:00:00

    A new book written by a secular New Yorker suggests that our self-promotion culture has its values badly wrong. It might just be the most important message the Church could hear in 2014.

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    The Gospel according to Minecraft

    2014-08-01T00:00:00

    Minecraft, a simple construction video game, is sweeping the globe. Why is it so popular, and should we be concerned that millions of people are choosing to spend more time in the game than outside it?

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    Why your church should love the World Cup (even if you don’t)

    2014-06-09T00:00:00

    The World Cup is upon us, and – whether or not you like football – there’s much the Church can learn from it.

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    What are we drinking?

    2014-05-15T00:00:00

    The world’s favourite stimulant is available in all shapes, sizes and flavours. So how much caffeine is in a regular serving of your favourite beverage?

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    Caffeine Nation

    2014-05-14T00:00:00

    It’s the world’s favourite legal drug; you may be sipping at it even as you read this. If so, are you holding that cup of coffee, or is it holding you?

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    Flood, sweat and tears

    2014-04-11T00:00:00

    Darren Aronofsky’s latest epic has divided Christians; yet it’s a spectacular film sure to provoke discussion. So, just as theologians and children’s workers have asked for generations: what are we supposed to do with Noah?

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