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Margaret Ellis Our regular Agony Aunt Maggie Ellis answers your questions on sex and relationships.
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John Buckeridge John Buckeridge visits the grave of a long-dead ancestor.
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Jenny Baker
To continue our consideration of gender and church, Christianity magazine looks at how men and women can complement rather than compete with each other.
Issue published May 2008
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Dave Roberts
Is the UK evangelical church on the verge of a rift over a historic dispute? Christianity magazine checks for theological fault lines and discovers militant new advocates of God’s sovereignty...
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Kate Corney
Some would say niche churches are an excellent outreach, others would argue they dilute the gospel and look more like exclusive clubs than the body of Christ...
Issue published May 2008
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Myron Bradley Penner & Hunter Barnes
This is an edited collection of online blogs about culture and faith. It starts well, by claiming that you shouldn’t need a PhD to understand theology, but I’m afraid that after a few pages...
Issue published May 2008
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David E Garland & Diana R Garland
This is a book which promises much, with subject matter including the Bible, family, grace and imperfection, but somehow it does not quite deliver...
Issue published May 2008
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Tony Jasper
As a lifelong fan of hymns, choruses and sacred songs, as expected, the experienced Tony Jasper’s informed critique of the near and distant history of the subject is an essay worthy of contemplation...
Issue published May 2008
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Rob Frost
We are going to miss Rob Frost’s writing. ‘Doing the right thing’ is another example of his breadth of understanding, Christian commitment and practical application of faith to life...
Issue published May 2008
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Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen
I’m no fan of overly sweet fiction, least of all when it’s a retelling of a historical or biblical narrative which invariably told the story best first time round. But ‘The road home’ surprised me...
Issue published May 2008
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Pablo Martinez
Suffering is a tough issue to write about. The question of why God allows it can easily subvert an author into producing something of little relevance to those at the sharp end of life’s experience...
Issue published May 2008
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Johnny Parks Band
I’ve been enthused by this Irishman’s gutsy worship sounds since hearing his independent ‘Nomads Welcome’ back in 2000. This is his third Soul Survivor disc since then and it allows no let-up in passionate, full throttle delivery...
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Steven Curtis Chapman
It’s tempting to write Steven Curtis Chapman off as something of a Christian housewives’ favourite, churning out album after album of easy on the ear music...
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John Stott
This is one of the finest collections of modern Bible commentaries, and despite ‘Windows for Dummies’ being written with me in mind, I found the CD-ROM format easy to operate.
Issue published May 2008
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Psalm Drummers – Terl Bryant and Friends
The old joke goes: how many drummers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: none, there’s a machine to do that now. Well, you’ll find no drum machines anywhere on ‘Rhythms of Fire’...
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Ali Hull In 2003, police officer Stephen Oake was murdered as he tried to make an arrest. Ali Hull talks to his father Robin about his journey of forgiveness.
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John Allan John Allan highlights tools to help you budget, eliminate debt and give.