All Premier Christianity articles in November 2023
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News AnalysisBringing home a national treasure
A crowdfunding campaign has raised over half a million pounds to bring a tapestry commissioned by Henry VIII and dubbed “the birth certificate of the Church of England”, back to the UK.
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ReviewsLoving our own bones - Julia Watts Belser
“Everything I know about God comes through these disabled bones,” writes Julia Watts Belser, historian of ancient religion, Jewish rabbi and disabled activist. In her latest book, Loving Our Own Bones (Hodder & Stoughton), these three strands of her identity combine in a provocative and scholarly commentary ...
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ReviewsHave a little faith - Kate Bottley
“That vicar off the telly” is how Rev Kate Bottley is known to millions. In her debut book, Bottley sets out her down-to-earth wisdom on success, love, strength, conflict, confidence, loneliness and grief. That sounds like it could be hard-going, except it’s not. It’s like sitting down ...
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ReviewsHeroes or villains? - Jeannie Kendall
When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously declared: “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties…but right through every human heart”, he was reminding us that humans are complex creatures, capable of good, evil and everything in-between. When it comes to ...
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ReviewsThe sound of musings - Bryony Wood
If you like The Sound of Music, then you will love this book. Bryony Wood connects many aspects of the life of faith to the famous narrative of Maria, the would-be nun who became the governess of the von Trapp children and, eventually, their stepmother, and wife ...
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ReviewsDowntime: Our TV, book and music recommendations
Here’s what the Premier Christianity team are reading, watching and listening to this month
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Regular ColumnistsEvery follower of Jesus should be a lifelong learner
We won’t graduate until our last breath, says Jeff Lucas. And even then we’ll be translated into an eternity of delightful discovery
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Regular ColumnistsI’ve heard sermons on depression that are spiritually abusive. We need to call it out
Preachers who’ve said depression is evidence of a ‘God-shaped hole’ need correcting, says Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn
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Regular ColumnistsIt’s not about you
A leader’s highest calling is to develop other leaders, says Natalie Williams
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Regular ColumnistsThe way of love: St Paul's answer to leadership failure in the church
When the early church was in a mess, Paul’s radical teaching helped convict leaders of their sin. His words are as relevant today as they’ve ever been, says Lucy Peppiatt
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Magazine FeaturesHow the broken relationship between Church and artist is being restored
Dr Sara Schumacher says the UK Church is experiencing a renaissance of art within its walls
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Magazine FeaturesEven the planets cry out
Digging deep into the fabric of creation reveals that we are all part of God’s glorious symphony, says Rob Townley
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Testimonies‘My art is a miracle - it’s inspired by the Holy Spirit’
Maxmillian Ciccone has been widely lauded for his unique style. But having had no formal training, the Italian artist insists his talent and anointing comes from the Holy Spirit. A new renaissance is coming, he says
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Magazine FeaturesDoctor Who at 60: The spiritual themes behind the sci-fi phenomenon
Caleb Woodbridge discovers a variety of spiritual messages in TV’s longest-running sci-fi show
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Magazine FeaturesWhat interviewing the world’s most famous people taught me about God
From Desmond Tutu to Scarlett Johansson, interviewer of the year, Cole Moreton, has met the great and the good. He reveals what the extraordinary encounters have taught him about the divine spark that is present in all of us
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Real Life‘Wartime gave us a skill that we wanted to offer to God’
As Remembrance Day approaches, 102-year-old veteran, Jack Hemmings, celebrates the start of a Christian humanitarian air service formed in the aftermath of the second world war
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Thank God it's MondayThe filmmaker: ‘I offer my talents to God, and he uses them’
The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet their ordinary tales of God at work rarely get told. Here’s another story of faith on the frontline
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Regular ColumnistsThe world is in a mess, and I worry about the future. But this gives me hope
In a world filled with war, conflict and increasing anxiety, the Church can offer a better story, says Chine McDonald
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InterviewsKate Coleman: ‘When the Spirit is left to move, women rise up to lead’
As a student, Rev Dr Kate Coleman was open to all kinds of religions…but not Christianity. Being inexplicably drawn to Jesus took her by surprise
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InterviewsFrancis Spufford: ‘Christianity is for adults like me, who mess up and see no way out’
The critically acclaimed author talks about swearing, messing up his marriage and why Christian art is sometimes a little bit rubbish
