Christianity
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When the President welcomed the man from Bristol to the White House
George Muller looked after 10,000 children in Bristol in the nineteenth century and the Foundation he established still flourishes today. His belief that God answers prayer has made his name a byword for faith throughout the world. On a...
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Fabrice Muanda’s remarkable story
Fabrice Muamba was on a BBC Radio 5Live special talking about his recovery from a heart attack. In the half-hour-long interview, Muamba spoke to Reading striker Jason Roberts about how he's coming to terms with the situation – having...
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John Stott and James Bond
On the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond film, you may be surprised to learn that, late in his life, John Stott developed a taste for Bond films - so much so that the librarian at the London...
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Are the bones of John the Baptist on an island off Bulgaria?
In a fortnight's time I shall be in Bulgaria working in an orphanage at Burzitsa. For the last two summers I have swum in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria and hope to do so again during...
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Joshua Lim’s story
Joshua Lim graduated this Spring from Westminster Seminary California, where he earned his MA in historical theology. He was born and brought up in the American Episcopal Church. He spent a few years in college as a Baptist before moving...
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On the former Bishop of Edinburgh’s loss of faith
In my biography of John Stott (Inside Story published by IVP, 2009 in UK, 2010 in the USA) I describe the reaction to John’s study of the Sermon on the Mount (Christian Counter-culture published in 1978 in the Bible...
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Who is the “disco don” of the Dark Side?
When I wrote my open letter to Richard Dawkins ('Letter to an Influential Atheist') which he was kind enough to quote in 'The God Delusion' I was at all times very polite to him. Giles Coren is...
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Charles Darwin’s support of Christian missionaries
During the last 15 years of his life, Charles Darwin became a supporter and donor to the South American Missionary Society (SAMS). He had become an admirer of Christian missionary work during his voyage on the Beagle, having first...
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I agree with William Rees-Mogg who argued in yesterday's London Times that Darwinism has become a trendy pseudo-religion for people who regard all religions as equally irrational because unscientific. That is not of course to...
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Spirit of John Stott taking off
Air Serv International, which provides air services to humanitarian organizations in Africa andAsia, has named one of its aircraft “Spirit of John Stott”. This is tribute to John Stott, the late Rector Emeritus of All Souls Langham Place,London, evangelical...
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