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Premier Christianity uses cookies Read our cookie policy.2024-01-31T15:05:00+00:00Eight Christians pay tribute to the thinkers who have most influenced themI was 18 years old and serving children and teens in New Jersey when someone gave me Oswald Chambers’ autobiography Abandoned to God (Barbour & Co Inc). Tens of thousands of people use his daily readings, My Utmost for His Highest (Discovery House) but, for me, the starting place was his story. […]

How one evangelical leader uses the Bible to expose the ‘False White Gospel’  CNNsource

Recently, a woman at my church approached me with a question borne out of genuine curiosity. She asked, “You’re a female theologian. Why did you choose to come to our church when women aren’t allowed to preach here?”Since much of my work as a Bible scholar is public, it is no secret that I support women’s full participation in ministry, including in church leadership. So I wasn’t surprised that someone […]

While it’s no secret that Taylor Swift is not a Christian, she made her hatred for religion known through her newly released album “The Tortured Poets Department.”The album is full of minor quips that elevate Swift above God while also featuring two songs devoted to tearing down the Christian sexual ethic.Swift’s elevation of herself over God begins in the song “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can),” where she […]

They say that it is impolite to discuss politics and religion, so you may want to stop reading right now because I am about to discuss both.I was raised Catholic, and, for many years, I was very good at it. I totally aced the Baltimore Catechism, and made my First Communion. The best part of the ceremony was that I got to keep my white bucks, which were very cool […]

Premier Christianity uses cookies Read our cookie policy.By William Wade2024-04-30T16:38:00+01:00Some believe the UK is on the verge of a Christian revival, but don’t be fooled, says William Wade, a move of God will be found in the most unlikely of placesThere has been talk recently of an emerging Christian revival in our midst. Perhaps in the absence of real political or institutional hope, people tend to run to something. For […]

April 16th is Emancipation Day, and it commemorates the ending of slavery in Washington D.C. in 1862 and the freeing of over 3,100 slaves.That’s right: 1862!That’s nearly 100 years after the founding of this country!But wait, if you listen to Christians on the Right–those who thump the same Bible a certain presidential candidate is currently hawking–then you’ll likely hear how this nation was founded on Christian principles. Some even go […]

As Christianity continues to decline in the West, the broader world has begun to notice something’s missing. There seems to be a growing awareness that—for all the scandals and failings of the church—the loss of a Christian culture leaves us all worse off, and that there are benefits to being a Christian and to living in a Christian society.For example, Derek Thompson recently wrote in The Atlantic about the loss […]

Premier Christianity uses cookies Read our cookie policy.By Chip Kendall2024-04-23T06:08:00+01:00Too many Christians are misunderstanding what’s taking place between Israel and Hamas, says Chip Kendall Source: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live NewsA vigil takes place in Parliament Square following Hamas’s attack in Israel Since the massacre that took place on October 7 in Israel, I’ve witnessed something very sinister taking place across the United Kingdom. And unfortunately it has even bewitched many of us in the Church. […]