All Premier Christianity articles in February 2025
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Regular Columnists
In praise of ‘ordinary’ Christians
Sharing our faith isn’t about pressure or performance, but simple, everyday conversations. Jeff Lucas says these seemingly ordinary moments can besurprisingly powerful
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Regular Columnists
Why the Bible is sometimes obscure
When we divide over the irrelevant, we forget the most important message of all, says David Instone-Brewer
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Magazine Features
Can Christians be rich?
We talk money and business with Christian entrepreneurs Shell Perris and Gary Spicer
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Magazine Features
Who can you call at 2am? It's time for Christians to counter the loneliness epidemic
The world is experiencing a friendship recession. Sheridan Voysey explains how both culture and Church came to neglect friendship and how you can reclaim this forgotten love
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Magazine Features
Can men and women really just be friends?
If someone of the opposite sex asked you to pray with them during a church service, would you do it? Dani Treweek looks at why single Christian women are caricatured as threats to “good Christian marriages” while Christian men are stereotyped as incapable of relating to any woman without seeing her as a potential “stumbling block”
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Magazine Features
The 4 biggest trends in Church and culture
Theologians from the UK’s top Bible colleges talk to Sam Hailes about migration, revival, formation and keeping it weird
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Regular Columnists
Why I’m going slow in 2025
Thank God for grace, says Gemma Hunt. Let’s cut ourselves – and each other – a bit of slack this year
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Real Life
‘We only had sex three times in the first three years of our marriage’
As a Christian couple, Hannah and Ben Tarbuck thought they were doing everything right by saving sex for marriage. But it didn’t result in the passionate wedding night they were expecting
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Thank God it's Monday
The musician: ‘I begin every project with prayer’
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. In this series, we bring you stories of faith on the frontline
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Regular Columnists
The nuclear family isn’t the ultimate Christian goal
A biblical view of family is much wider than one man, one woman and two kids, says Chine McDonald
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The Big Picture
Sweets rain down on Epiphany parade
Gallery An estimated 500,000 people filled the streets of Barcelona on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany for the Cabalgata de Reye, or three kings parade. Crowds lined the streets to welcome the three kings – Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar – who arrived ...
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Interviews
Glyn Barrett: The !Audacious Church leader causing traffic jams in Manchester
!Audacious has grown from nothing to become one of the largest churches in the country. But is bigger always better? The church’s senior pastor and national leader of Assemblies of God in the UK tells all
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Magazine Features
Should Christians feel guilty about watching The Traitors?
Lies, deception and backstabbing… But don’t worry, the hit BBC series is just a game. Or is it?
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Reviews
John Ortberg applies the 12 Steps to Christians
With wisdom, honesty, and relatability John Ortberg remagines Alcoholics Anonymous’s 12 Step programme as a tool for Christian discipleship. Steps breaks down what it means to surrender to God, confront sin, and build a life transformed by faith
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Reviews
Discovering the power of quiet in a busy world
In Reclaiming Quiet, Sarah Clarkson invites readers to embrace the transformative power of stillness in a culture consumed by busyness. Reflecting on her personal journey toward holiness, Clarkson explores the profound joy of cultivating a life of holy attention
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Reviews
The viral vicar of Instagram’s life message is this: Know you are Beloved
Rev Chris Lee’s new book Know You Are Beloved offers a heartfelt exploration of God’s transformative love and its impact on our identity and way of life. Drawing on the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Lee presents a call to discipleship rooted in the assurance of being deeply loved by our creator
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Reviews
Jordan Peterson is wrestling with God. Is he a Christian?
Renowned Canadian psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson is delving deeper into the Bible. We Who Wrestle with God tackles themes of sin, morality, and purpose. But does this 505-page tome mark his arrival at faith - or is he still on the journey?
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News Analysis
Evangelical activist or failed reformer? The triumphs and trials of Justin Welby
He brought down predatory payday lenders, turbocharged evangelism and even welcomed refugees to live with him at Lambeth Palace. But unresolved issues of sexuality and safeguarding dogged Welby throughout his tenure. Tim Wyatt looks at the highs and lows of Justin Welby’s time as Archbishop of Canterbury
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Testimonies
‘Christians told me I was going to hell’
As a young surfer Ernie Morrow was hounded by a preacher who told him he was destined for hell. Even as more of Ernie’s friends became Christians he brushed off their attempts at evangelism. But witnessing one of America’s worst fires coupled with an evangelistic message from Billy Graham turned his life around