All Faith articles – Page 4
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Regular Columnists
Did God give the land of Israel to the Jews?
God makes promises to both Jews and Arabs when it comes to land in the Middle East, observes David Instone Brewer
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Reviews
Black Liturgies - Cole Arthur Riley
This book has been marketed for “anyone asking what it means to be human”, but I suspect its actual audience will be more focused than that. As the author and African-American poet Cole Arthur Riley herself writes: “I was desperate for a liturgical space that could center ...
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Reviews
Reasoning in the Public Square - Graham Nicholls
At first glance, this book appears to live up to Graham Nicholls’ intention to provide practical guidance on how Christians can publicly proclaim the gospel to non-Christians. In six short chapters, the director of Affinity addresses the challenges of spreading the word through traditional forms of media, ...
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Reviews
Yearning For the Vast and Endless Sea - Chris Russell
Here’s a book to excite you, especially if you’ve lost your passion for the gospel message. It aims to stir the flames of a burning desire to tell others the good news. Written by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s advisor for evangelism, Chris Russell, the book comes complete ...
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Field Notes for the Wilderness - Sarah Bessey
Disappointed with the Church? With God? With ourselves? Many Christians find themselves in a wilderness place at some point in their lives. Sarah Bessey’s Field Notes for the Wilderness examines the reasons why this might be so, and offers suggestions for navigating a way through what can ...
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Regular Columnists
Jeff Lucas: How I became a Christian
It was a rash, spur-of-the-moment decision to go to a church that day. Previous encounters during my 17 years of life had not been too impressive. As a child, I attended Sunday school three times. I felt confused, because those were the days of fuzzy felt, where ...
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Regular Columnists
'Tuneless' Jeff Lucas is grateful for the good news
Singing has never really been my gift. As a new believer, the church I joined practised full immersion baptism which, when first observed, seemed like an aquatic mugging. The time came for me to publicly affirm my faith in Jesus by taking a dip. Expected to ...
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Reviews
Downtime: Wholesome entertainment to check out
Here’s what the Premier Christianity team are enjoying this month
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Reviews
Notes on Feminism - Lauren Windle
Lauren Windle’s Notes on Feminism is a strikingly bold collection of notes on a theme, in which the author names some of the unspoken realities which will be familiar to many Christian women. Windle doesn’t shy away from articulating unspoken stereotypes: “Many people feel that the ...
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Reviews
52 Sabbaths - David Hoffbrand
Written by the Jewish Christian author David Hoffbrand, this weekly devotional is an exhortation to remember the Lord’s instruction to keep the Sabbath holy. If we do not, we risk missing out on so much of God’s blessing in our lives, he argues. In our fast-paced ...
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Regular Columnists
Who was the woman at the well?
This famous biblical story has long been misunderstood, says Dr Lucy Peppiatt
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Magazine Features
How diverse friendships help bring God’s kingdom to earth
Making friends with people unlike you is the smart thing to do. Diverse relationships bring great advantage in life, business and church. But best of all, they bring God’s kingdom to earth, says Matt Bird
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Magazine Features
The Christian festival that changed my life
From miraculous healings to unexpected salvation, eight Christians share their testimonies of what God did one summer in a very muddy field…
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Magazine Features
How to be wise: Confessions of a recovering idiot
Wisdom takes many forms, says Nick Page, including the words of scripture, the person of Jesus and our own ability to think for ourselves
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Interviews
Patrick Regan: ‘I’ve never felt God so close as when I was with a bunch of homeless guys’
The charity founder on mediating between Jamaican gang leaders, facing criticism from fellow Christians, and why the Bible is full of wisdom on mental health
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Real Life
‘I’ll never stop working for peace and justice’
It is 20 years since Rev Inderjit Bhogal OBE launched the first City of Sanctuary in his home town of Sheffield. But the work of welcome, hospitality and reconciliation is more vital now than ever, he says
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Interviews
Dr Aaron Edwards: ‘We assume that causing offence is unchristian. But that’s nonsense’
The former theology lecturer on why he still stands by the viral social media post that cost him his job
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Testimonies
'I googled "Christian festivals" and discovered the love of Jesus'
Sean O’Farrell stumbled across Creation Fest on the internet. By the end of the weekend, he’d found the truth he was searching for
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Opinion
How to start spiritual conversations with friends who don't care about faith
Many of our evangelistic approaches assume that people have questions about the Christian faith. But how do we engage people who appear not to be in the least bit bothered? Andy Bannister shares one idea
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Testimonies
‘I didn’t have a bed. Compassion provided for our family and told me about Jesus’
Faith Nalukwago shares her story