All Regular Columnists articles – Page 9
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Regular ColumnistsWhen the news is full of darkness, I cling to this truth
For much of last year, the lightbox in my office displayed the words: “All shall be well.” The full quote from Julian of Norwich reads: “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well”; the repetition resonant of the ...
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Regular ColumnistsDoes Jesus want me on his team?
There were just ten seconds left in the game, a dreary nil-nil draw. Sensing that victory was still possible, the crowd tensed as my friend John carefully placed the football to take the corner. The crowd hushed and I realised that I was unmarked, at least ...
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Regular Columnists‘I can do all things through Christ’ doesn’t mean what you think it does
Jeff Lucas takes another look at Philippians 4:13
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Regular ColumnistsWhat standing in line at Disneyland taught me about leadership
When it comes to ministry, we need to ditch the single-rider option, says Charlotte Gambill
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Regular ColumnistsSilence isn’t violence. It can be golden
There’s a difference between adding to the conversation and adding to the noise, says Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn
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Regular ColumnistsIf the Bible proclaims equality, why did it take the Church so long to start preaching it?
Is it true that God has no favourites? David Instone-Brewer investigates
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Regular ColumnistsWhy children’s ministry needs a creative revolution
Wonderfully told Bible stories laid the foundation for Chine McDonald’s decision to become a Christian. She says the Church needs to find innovative ways to engage the next generation in the richness of our faith
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Regular ColumnistsWhy a freshly cooked meal is one of the Church’s greatest evangelistic tools
Source: Yuliya Trukhan / Alamy Stock Photo There are few things that say church and community more than a meal train. If you’ve not heard of it, it’s the practice of providing a rota of meals for church members who are going through a major life ...
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Regular ColumnistsThe road less travelled: How to live for God alone
The temptation to seek affirmation from people rather than God will send you down an unfruitful path, warns RT Kendall
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Regular ColumnistsShould Christians go on expensive holidays?
Bible scholar NT Wright gives his answer
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Regular ColumnistsWe’ve misunderstood the Pharisees. Jesus wasn’t that critical of them
When read in their cultural contexts, Jesus’ responses to the Jewish teachers look far less harsh than what many have assumed, says Lois Tverberg
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Regular ColumnistsMurky Merch: Should Christian bands like Rend Collective sell T-shirts?
Rend Collective frontman Chris Llewellyn confesses he still isn’t entirely comfortable with the commercial side of his ministry
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Regular ColumnistsBulls, rear ends and seeing the world from God’s perspective
Jeff Lucas had to quietly control the urge to weep when his farmer friend asked him to help castrate a bull. Here’s what it taught him about perspective.
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Regular ColumnistsWhy I’ve stopped using male pronouns for God
When you’ve spent your whole life referring to God as ‘he’, moving away from male pronouns for the divine takes a little getting used to. My decision to no longer ascribe a gender to God came during the process of writing my latest book God is ...
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Regular ColumnistsHow (not) to speak the truth in love
Source: Flix Gillett There’s a sentence that sounds to my ears like the removal of a pin from a grenade, sending me scrambling for cover and bracing for a doctrinal explosion: “I just have to speak the truth in love.” This weaponised paraphrase of Ephesians 4:15 is ...
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Regular ColumnistsSolving the problem of holiness
David Instone-Brewer explains how the removal of sin enables us to survive God’s presence
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Regular ColumnistsCharlotte Gambill: What a skiing accident taught me about picking my pain
Illustration: Martha Ratcliff A few years ago, I went on a skiing trip. Everyone in the group was much more experienced than me. After a few days, it became apparent that I was holding the group back. One afternoon, I encouraged them to head off to ...
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Regular ColumnistsWhy I won’t give up on church
Illustration: Flix Gillett Imagine this being spoken in the cowboy drawl of a Texan church employee and it gets a whole lot better: “Well here’s the thing about church. It’s like Noah’s ark. It’s a mess. There are animals everywhere, doing their business, and it kinda stinks ...
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Regular ColumnistsWill God only forgive me if I forgive others?
Source: Brian Jackson / Alamy Stock Photo Q: I’ve got a deep regard for the Sermon on the Mount but I’ve always been bothered by Matthew 6:15: “But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Likewise, the Lord’s Prayer ...
