Martin Saunders
Christian TV and the teaching that comes straight from Hell
The prosperity gospel and the Bible: There are quite a few warnings in the Bible about false teachers and prophets. According to Jesus, Paul and others, there will certainly be men and women who come like the proverbial wolves in woolly clothing, and disrupt the church with twisted versions of Christian truth.
Alien: Covenant rejects evolution and asks, how did we get here?
The first few moments of the latest chapter in the Alien film series could almost be a promotional video for a Christian apologetics conference.
Rick Joyner thinks new mega-prophets will soon predict sports scores. Is it possible?
This month, pastor and prophetic teacher Rick Joyner suggested that the world is about to see a new wave of mega-prophets, able to see directly into the near future and correctly predict it.
Seven major Christian movies in Hollywood development (unconfirmed)
Thanks to the unprecedented success of The Shack, which has already grossed over $80m, studios and production companies all over town are now scrambling to unearth the next script that will drive Christians to the box office.
The major character flaw we all urgently need to address
When I was 19 years old, I did the socially unthinkable. I changed my favourite football team. I'm aware that twenty years on, many football fans will read this information and immediately judge me.
John Piper's message about hell to six-year-olds is dangerous â and perhaps even abusive
John Piper suggests that talking with an anxious six year-old about hell is a 'golden opportunity'. A wonderful chance to reach into those fears and anxieties to point to the great darkness behind them, and then to illustrate the contrast with God's offer of eternal life with him.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 review: an atheist's God from beyond the stars
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the villain is a million-year-old deity who created himself and the world around him. Martin Saunders gives it four stars ****
What happened when someone chained a cross to Gay Street?
It started with a mysterious act of apparent malice, but it turned into an expression of grace.
Ever feel people don't like you? Maybe it's a spiritual gift
In a world where every day we hand out and receive 'likes' to one another, it's not hard to see why so many people struggle with their self-esteem.
Why does Jesus say 'If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven'?
Is Jesus really saying that unless â as Jesus followers and Church â we forgive people, they somehow remain unforgiven by God?
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere says his faith helped him recover from injury â so what?
In a recent interview with football website Kicca, Wilshire revealed that one of the key factors in his recovery from, and perseverance though those various setbacks was his emerging Christian faith.
Gary Lineker's 'anti-Christian' Easter tweet â is there any truth in it?
When someone refers to your deeply personal and considered faith as 'bonkers religious stories', it's not unreasonable that you might take offence.
Why it's time to stop mis-using 'For such a time as this'
Christians love to reappropriate lines of Scripture as if they were simply idioms to be quoted as popular wisdom or pinned to a fridge door.
Often feel unhappy? Try this spiritual practice, every day
I don't know about you, but I often struggle to start the day with a hugely positive outlook in 2017. The world is tearing itself apart; injustice and pain seem to be everywhere. Instinctively, I don't wake each morning feeling entirely 'blessed'. So what to do?
The faith of Chuck Norris in 7 quotes
He's the Karate champion turned actor and when he speaks, he often uses the opportunity to talk about his own hero: Jesus Christ.
Ghost in the Shell imagines a new kind of life after death
Can a robot have a soul? Would you replace your failing eyes with HD, night vision-enabled machines? Would you still be you if you did? These don't seem like particularly important questions now, but in the world of Scarlett Johansson's new anime-remake Ghost in the Shell, they're absolutely vital.