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About Martin Saunders
Martin Saunders is Deputy CEO of Youthscape and Contributing Editor for Christian Today.
Martin Saunders
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Eight weird things Christians do during worship
So often we struggle to answer that repeated rallying cry to take the seemingly natural step of inviting other people to come and visit our faith community. Why?
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Beyond thoughts and prayers: 7 ways Christians can actually solve America's gun problem
The Right to Bear Arms is enshrined in historic law, but so are a lot of things, and surely a Teenager's Right Not To Be Shot Dead supersedes it.
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Stormzy attacks Theresa May over Grenfell and dedicates Brits win to God: Is he Christianity's latest hero?
Stormzy is no Cliff Richard but it's precisely this roughness that makes him exciting as a face for modern Christianity.
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'The Shape of Water' review: Wonderful escapism, but there's a better story to tell
In lots of ways it's a really wonderful movie, but for a warm-hearted romance it left me feeling strangely tepid afterwards.
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In defence of Pence: Why shouldn't he think God tells him to say things?
Unlike Trump, who discovered a Christian faith on the campaign trail just in time to win a large portion of the evangelical vote, Pence has been a long-term believer.
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Black Panther review: Is this the most important film of the year?
Marvel's latest movie carries a weight of cultural significance like none of its predecessors.
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Down's Syndrome abortions: why it's time for the church to get angry
This needs to be something that every Christian is informed, passionate... and dare I say angry about.
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Phantom Thread review: an anti-Christian, anti-love story – and a masterpiece
Trailers are meant to sell movies, but if anything, the dreadful two-minute preview for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is likely to send people running to any other screen.
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State inspectors at Christian youth groups? They probably won't come, but if they do...
There's a familiar narrative in some Christian circles that the secularists are out to get us.
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The Post review: in the fake news age, the truth shall set you free
It's no coincidence that a film about the freedom of the press has been released at the very moment that this freedom is at great threat of being eroded.
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Has a film-maker really captured footage of a golden 'glory cloud' at Bethel church?
In Charismatic terms, it's the Holy Grail in every sense. A miraculous event, not just reported, but apparently captured on film.
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John Piper says women shouldn't be seminary professors. Should we get angry?
It's easy to get angry with John Piper. The conservative pop-theology hero, whose 'Desiring God' brand is a flagship of reformed thought leadership, has a big platform for his views and isn't afraid to use it.
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The Even Greater Showman: Why are Jesus' miracles all different?
If you were one of the disciples, or just part of Jesus' travelling fan base, you'd have seen quite an extraordinary range of staggering feats performed.
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'Darkest Hour' review: Joe Wright's film is a meditation on a Bible verse
'Darkest Hour' is essentially a two-hour meditation on a single verse: 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it' (John 1:5).
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Why doesn't God speak to me?
If you're anything like me, you'll have certainly experienced the frustration of trying, and apparently failing to hear anything at all.
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The problem with the King's Gospel
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From St Stephens to the Epiphany to Candlemas: what are the unusually named Christian celebrations around Christmas and New Year?
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How banning Christmas in Scotland helped to create Hogmanay
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South Korean church leaders express sorrow after many killed in plane crash
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What is Hanukkah?
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Tributes paid to former president and devout Baptist Jimmy Carter
