By Lindz West2023-12-14T18:14:00
Controversial US rapper Lil Nas X has been criticised by some Christians following the release of his latest song. But Lindz West believes we are too quick to judge the faith of high profile people
I recently came across a video interview with the rapper Snoop Dogg where he advised Christians: “The first thing the Church can do better is stop being so judgemental. Open your arms. Open them up for the worst sinner…I don’t care what he’s done…let him in…and when you do do that, that’s half the battle, because now you’re doing God’s work - you’re not judging somebody, you’re allowing them to get their spirit right and to repent…and maybe they come out to the altar and get born again. But don’t close them out before they come in!”
It’s one of the most refreshing statements I’ve heard from someone of Snoop Dogg’s status. He’s asking the Church - the people of God - not to judge the people that they are put on earth to reach.
I believe that, in two seconds, the Holy Spirit can achieve what we would try and make happen in 20 years. So the question is: Are we going to let God do exactly that by always keeping the door open, or do we shut it because someone maybe ‘too bad’ or ‘too controversial’?
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While the popstar's references to Christian faith have been infrequent, it may just be possible to trace a journey of deconstruction through her music, says Giles Gough. He reports on the tale of two Taylors
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Ahead of his UK debut at Big Church Day Out, the trailblazing worship leader and fashion model talks to us about breaking boundaries, hearing from God and why he’s ‘traumatised’ by the thought of being a Christian celebrity
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After being accused of serious sexual misconduct and drug abuse, the former Newsboys singer Michael Tait has issued a full apology. George Luke hopes other Christian leaders caught in sin will take the same approach
2025-06-12T17:53:00Z By Miriam Cates
A new UN report says all but three countries in the world will have below replacement levels of reproduction by the end of the century. God’s command to ”increase in number” was never meant to be an optional extra, says Miriam Cates. It’s time that Christians took it seriously again
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