All articles by Heather Tomlinson – Page 5
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Opinion
The case of the ex-Christian Jihadi bride shows that apologetics matters
Heather Tomlinson says we must rise to the challenge of giving a defense for our Christian beliefs
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Opinion
Tyson Fury's a working class Christian man and we should celebrate him
For years, the church has been putting its foot in it over what the Bible says about women and gay sex. Why should we expect Tyson Fury to be any different? Give the guy a break, says Heather Tomlinson
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Opinion
Are religious children really less altruistic?
Heather Tomlinson argues last week's article in The Guardian, which said religious children are less altruistic, was full of 'bad science and anti-faith propaganda'.
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‘If we see a child soldier or an orphan, we don’t see a victim. We see someone that is going to change the nation’
PJ Cole spent his childhood fleeing danger and sharing his parents with hundreds of former child soldiers caught up in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. As an adult he was set for a career in corporate law – until he decided to return to his roots.
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Ruth Padilla DeBorst
Theologians are sometimes perceived as dry, dusty eggheads, but that image couldn’t be more wrong where Ruth Padilla DeBorst is concerned. A leading Latin American voice in a movement that aims to make theology more relevant to everyday life, Padilla DeBorst has worked in mission extensively and lives in an intentional community.
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Alpine Love
Snowboarder Jörg Walcher and diver Jacqueline Schneider unexpectedly encountered the love of God before falling in love with each other.
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My Headcovering Experiment
The controversial Islamic teaching that women should cover their heads is often viewed as oppressive. Yet, until recently, head coverings were not uncommon among Christian women. Is this an outdated, sexist concept? Heather Tomlinson dons a headscarf to find out.
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Reviews
Against The Odds: True Stories of Forgiveness and Healing
This book tells eight testimonies of forgiveness shared by a victim of violent rape, a concentration camp detainee and someone made blind, as well as those writing on the simple, daily forgiveness that we all need to offer.
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Undercover miracles in the Middle East
David John works as a missionary in a dangerous, anti-Christian environment, but this hasn’t prevented God working miracles in order to bring people to him.
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True Friendship: Walking Shoulder to Shoulder - Vaughan Roberts
This little book clearly articulates some of the issues in our culture surrounding friendship and intimacy, and proposes some solutions.
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The Apologist: Faith not fairies
Christian apologists Simon Edwards and Heather Tomlinson respond to AC Grayling’s claims.
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Let's Be Reasonable
Would you be willing to go and debate with your local atheist society? Heather Tomlinson looks at the impact we can make when we stop leaning on others to evangelise for us and discuss our faith face to face.
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The Radical Conservative
Reformed, evangelical, missional… Tim Chester won’t fit neatly into a box. Heather Tomlinson explores what drives him It can be quite fun trying to work out what particular Christian ‘tribe’ a person belongs to. Are they a progressive hippy in the emerging movement, or Reformed and socially conservative, or a gushing free-spirited charismatic? Some people fit neatly into a box, but others like to just jumble it all up. Tim Chester is one such person.
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I Rescue Children from Brothels
Former policeman Daniel Walker found himself in some of the most dangerous places on our planet, rescuing children and women forced into prostitution and bringing to justice the pimps who trafficked them. But, he tells Heather Tomlinson, it came at a great personal cost.
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Why I Am a Christian
Alasdair Macleod: 'I used to think the Bible was a fairy tale.'
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Hearing voices
Mental health is an issue often handled by society – including the Church. So what exactly is going on and how should we respond?
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Mind Games
How big a part does reason play in conversion to Christianity? Heather Tomlinson talks to some who found that it was rational argument, not emotional experience, which lead them to Christ.
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Christ and the Commons
Has the Christian voice in politics changed since the coalition was formed? And just how influential is it?
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I rescue children from brothels
Former policeman Daniel Walker found himself in some of the most dangerous places on our planet, rescuing children and women forced into prostitution and bringing to justice the pimps who trafficked them. But, he tells Heather Tomlinson, it came at a great personal cost.