All Premier Christianity articles in November 2021
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InterviewsKate Forbes: The rising political star on glorifying God and aiming for excellence
When she stepped in to deliver the Scottish budget with just two hours’ notice, Kate Forbes was thrust into the political spotlight
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Regular Columnists‘Have it your way’ just about works at breakfast time, but it’s a terrible way of running a church
Want to confuse Jeff Lucas? Just offer him six different options for how he’d like his eggs done
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ReviewsTony Cummings: My top 8 songs
The man with an encyclopedic knowledge of Christian music shares his favourite tunes right now
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ReviewsI find most Christian leadership books dull. But this one won me over
We review Justyn Terry’s ‘The Five Phases of Leadership’
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ReviewsReviewed: The book that promises to help you become a wholehearted disciple
Do you want your heart to be changed? Try this book, says our reviewer
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ReviewsHeavy Burdens: What the Church gets wrong in its treatment of LGBTQ people, and how we can fix it
Many will read this book’s title and make up their minds before turning a page. But this is why 'Heavy Burdens: 7 ways LGBTQ Christians experience harm in the Church’ is desperately needed, says our reviewer
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Regular ColumnistsDo you become a Christian by believing a list of doctrines, or is there more to it?
The biblical writers instructed us to believe in the name of Jesus. But what does that mean? Lois Tverberg explains
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Regular Columnists‘Build Your Kingdom Here’ - How our cry for Christian unity was born out of the Troubles
Growing up in Northern Ireland, the effects of Christian disunity were everywhere, remembers Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn
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Magazine FeaturesSojourner Truth: The slave who became a gospel preacher
This inspiring preacher confounded the expectations of her day for both women and black people
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TestimoniesI was a Muslim, but Jesus woke me from a coma and healed me. Now my whole family believes
A record number of Muslims are converting to Christianity across the Middle East. Jamila tells her story of meeting Jesus while paralysed in a Syrian hospital
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Magazine FeaturesInside the Christian campaign to end homelessness
During the first lockdown, thousands of rough sleepers were housed by a government scheme. But 20 months later, homelessness is back to pre-pandemic levels. We speak to the Christian charities who are working to end homelessness once and for all
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Magazine FeaturesJesus was a troll
Now, what kind of a statement is that? You are probably already wary of this title, assuming the headline is clickbait to catch your eye and hook you in. That’s what clickbait does to you. It piques your interest. But once you’ve clicked and read, it turns out to be ...
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Real Life‘I found God in a refugee camp and now I rescue cursed children’
When Argaw Ayele fled famine and war in Ethiopia to start a new life in Europe, he never dreamed that God would send him back to rescue children deemed as cursed by their tribes
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Magazine FeaturesA (non-judgmental) Christian response to Black Friday
A relative newcomer to the UK, Black Friday is now the biggest retail event of the year. But is it a flagrant celebration at the altar of mammon or a legitimate way for businesses to drum up trade? And how, asks Jonty Langley, should Christians respond?
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Magazine Features5 ethical alternatives to Black Friday
If you need the deals because money is tight, then there’s no judgement from us. But if you sense that maybe your attitude to consuming isn’t what it should be, these ideas may be helpful. 1. Buy Nothing Day Handily happening on the exact same day as ...
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Regular ColumnistsEvery Christian man needs to play their part in fighting misogyny
Those of us who are raising boys have a responsibility to nurture men who will stand up for women, says Chine McDonald
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News AnalysisLosing faith in the BBC: Why the corporation’s religious coverage is coming under fire
A third of millennials have never even heard of Songs of Praise. And with the BBC still yet to appoint a new religion editor, many are wondering if the corporation has grown stale when it comes to Christianity…
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Reviews‘Bleeding for Jesus’ is a harrowing expose of John Smyth’s abuse. But the book’s conclusion is a theological mess
Andrew Graystone’s new book has been praised by Channel 4’s Cathy Newman for giving a "disturbing, devastating and damning account of abuser John Smyth.” But others are concerned the book has unnecessarily outed some of Smyth’s victims.
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ReviewsThis powerful book is forcing the Church to re-think what the Bible says about women
The Making of Biblical Womanhood argues that Christians have distorted key verses and even written women out of Bible translations to justify their position
