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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. […]

Empirical Christianity versus Real ChristianityI rarely devote a whole blog essay to answering one question asked by a blog friend. But in this case I have been thinking a lot about the question recently asked by one of my most faithful and, to me, most interesting interlocutors.In a recent blog post I mentioned “empirical Christianity.” An astute reader asked me for a definition of that. As is often the case, […]

|I felt a growing knot of dread and distrust in my belly.Beside me, my friend, our church’s associate pastor, spoke low into her cellphone as our taxi whizzed past Seoul’s Han River. Swift waters flowed between green manicured banks. On the other end of the line, I overheard an angry voice describing the latest allegations of sin by our head pastor.As I eavesdropped, I didn’t know about the cascade of […]

Did you ever wake up in such a state that you don’t recognize where you are?That’s me lately, and I don’t mean it in the ways you’re probably imagining. I mean it about this state, Iowa, and where it is these days.Core freedoms we’ve taken for granted — to safeguard our property and our bodies, to love and worship (or not) as we choose — are being stripped or threatened. […]

Christians are readers. We are “people of the book.” We own personal Bibles, translated into our mother tongues, and read them daily. Picture “quiet time” and you’ll see a table, a cup of coffee, and a Bible spread open to dog-eared, highlighted, annotated pages. For Christians, daily Bible reading is the minimum standard for the life of faith. What kind of Christian, some of us may think, doesn’t meet this […]

Greg and Amy give a brief overview of why they are convinced Christianity is the best explanation for reality and give some tips on what to include (and not include) when you have a short amount of time to share your faith.Question: I’m overwhelmed by all the arguments and the challenge to properly balance apologetics and personal testimony. What is your elevator speech answer to the question “What do you […]