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Archive: November 2006

I've lost my sex driveDear Maggie

Issue published November 2006 Author Margaret Ellis

Number crunchEditorial

Issue published November 2006 Author John Buckeridge

The English Church census matters, writes John Buckeridge.

Ministry After 9/11Feature

Issue published November 2006 Author John Allan

Some commentators claim that five years after 9-11, most westerners are Islamophobic. John Allan explores whether the UK Christian church is prepared to understand and relate to its Muslim neighbours.

SLAVERY THEN & NOW: The True Price of ChocolateFeature

Issue published November 2006 Author John Buckeridge

Your favourite chocolate bar costs you just a few pence, but there is a hidden price someone else is forced to pay. In the second of our five-part series on modern day slavery, John Buckeridge highlights an unfair trade.

The boy who was the ChristFeature

Issue published November 2006 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene finds much to cheer the heart and the mind in Anne Rice's novel of Jesus' childhood.

Wrestling with GodFeature

Issue published November 2006 Author Philip Yancey

A no-holds barred toe-to-toe confrontation with God won’t threaten Him and may change your situation, writes Philip Yancey, in this exclusive extract from his new book ‘Prayer- does it make any difference?’

Answers to tough QuestionsReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Josh McDowell and Don Stewart

Some of the most productive sessions we have at youth group are 'Open Discussion' evenings.

Body piercing saved my lifeReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Andrew Beaujon

Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) in America is in turmoil at the moment with one band, Mute Math, formerly Earthsuit, suing Word Records, which is owned by Warners, because the band want their music to be on the company's mainstream rock label and not its Christian subsidiary.

For What It's Worth: A Call To No Holds Barred DiscipleshipReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Simon Guillebaud

This book is part missionary autobiography and part discipleship manual with the whole thing ending up as being slightly unsatisfactory.

The Because approach: Innovating church for allReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Andrew Baughen

Much, much better. Too many 'church outreach' books are basically a series of 'How to...' steps, with the covert promise that 'it worked for us, so it ought to work for you.'

The Intimate Merton: Thomas Merton's Life from His JournalsReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Thomas Merton

'Great introduction. I can't wait to begin!' That's what I scribbled at the end of the Introduction to this book.

Time: God's gift in a busy worldReview

Issue published November 2006 Author Jill Fuller

It's 6.30am and the alarm clock goes off. What's your first thought?

Monument to MercyReview

Issue published November 2006 Artist Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend is clearly one of this generation's most gifted hymn-writers, his most popular songs being sung in churches all over the world.

Seeds of Hope and LoveReview

Issue published November 2006 Artist David Clifton

David Clifton has many strings to his bow!

Seven kinds of GraceReview

Issue published November 2006 Artist Dan Wheeler

Here's a handsome set of early-21st Century youth-orientated, pseudo-gospel pop-balladeering from UK-suburbia that provides an interesting, historical audio-document of this contemporary genre.

To God Be the GloryReview

Issue published November 2006 Artist Various Artists

The day I was given months to liveThe Day I

Issue published November 2006 Author David Mason

Blacksmith, David Mason trusts God to lead him home.