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As the increasingly irreligious West decays and declines, God is showing himself to the East in unprecedented numbers.The West has effectively rejected God. After the past few hundred years of secular efforts to divorce Christianity from its foundations there, secularism has succeeded in Europe and is soon to do so in America as well. The average church attendance among the youth in European nations is 8.4%. In America, it is […]

I’m probably going to head to Israel next week.”When my friend and colleague Mike Cosper said this to me barely a month after Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli civilians, I feared for his life. I prayed every day for his protection. But I’m glad he made the trip.Cosper’s journey resulted in our cover story. He paints a vivid picture of the aftermath in the war-torn kibbutz of Kfar Aza. He goes […]

Premier Christianity uses cookies Read our cookie policy.By Andrew Horton2024-03-20T11:02:00+00:00Service is a vital part of the Christian faith. But if preachers are constantly challenging their congregations to ‘do more’ it will lead to burnout, says Andrew Horton Source: Wavebreak Media ltd / Alamy Stock PhotoIt was Sunday, and I couldn’t bring myself to go to church.I couldn’t face another challenge from the front.Weary and bruised from another busy week of life, I’d rather remain […]

Not long ago, I came across several portraits of Christ that someone had posted online. Using the image on the Shroud of Turin as a basis and employing artificial intelligence, the pictures speculated what Jesus might have looked like before his crucifixion.I viewed the images with interest, wondering if they would produce a sense of recognition in me as someone who is in Christ. But I can’t say my heart […]

In this piece I reflect on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and conflicting notions of Christian Theology that have recently threatened it.Human Rights are perhaps the most powerful discourse that emerged in the 20th century. No other narrative has so disturbed the world order, at least since 1848. And this political prominence is perhaps one of the main reasons why religion and Human Rights “do […]

Author and ActivistLate last week, Lil Nas X released a video for his new single “J Christ,” which depicts the rapper weaving through various scenes from the Bible. His lyrics allude to a triumphant return to music after two years — one he compares to another iconic comeback: Jesus Christ’s. As you can imagine, that message alone caused quite a stir. Then there’s the part of the video where Lil […]

LoginNew issue out next week. Subscribe to our print edition today. From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.A detail from a mosaic of Christ's resurrection in the Rosary Basilica of Lourdes, in France. (Lawrence OP / Flickr)Our new issue, on religion, is out next week. Subscribe to our print edition and don’t miss it. In evolutionary biology, one of those mysterious […]

|Passing around the corner from the dining room table, I heard one of my sons reading aloud from C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I stopped and listened, knowing how much those Narnia books have meant to me. He was in the middle of a line, speaking fast and about to move on to the next paragraph. I stepped out into his view and said, “Stop there; […]

AdvertisementSupported byGuest EssayBy Esau McCaulleyContributing Opinion WriterThe presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States, who weeks ago started selling shoes, is now peddling Bibles. During Holy Week.What’s special about this Bible? So many things. For example, according to a promotional website, it’s the only Bible endorsed by Donald Trump. It’s also the only one endorsed by the country singer Lee Greenwood. Admittedly, the translation isn’t distinctive — it’s […]