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May/June 2016

Of all the central truths in Christianity, the one my non-Christian friends are most likely to miss is the idea of Christian fellowship. Many assume that church is simply a place where we go on Sunday to worship God. But the biblical reality is that church is a family into which God has called us. It’s often said that Christianity is about relationship, not rules, and of course that’s correct – so long as we remember that this relationship is not only vertical (between us and God), but it’s also horizontal (between fellow-believers).

That’s why we’ve devoted part of this issue to the subject of fellowship. Mark Johnston gets us started by asking what real fellowship is, whilst Matt Francis helps us to look at our own churches to see whether our fellowship matches the biblical picture.

We also look at some of the relationships we have as Christians. Vaughan Roberts walks us through true friendship, whilst Katherine Richards describes her rediscovery of some 19th century wisdom about the relationships between parents and their children. And, to bring it right up to date, Liz Rowe looks at Facebook, and how biblical principles about friendship can help Christians who use social media.

As always, there is plenty more in the magazine – everything from the return of Christ to infertility to voting to stories of real churches and real Christians. It’s a wonderful reminder that our faith affects every aspect of our lives, and more importantly, that God is concerned with every aspect of our lives.

  1. Real Fellowship
    by Mark Johnston
  2. Is your church like a family?
    by Matt Francis
  3. How should Christians vote?
    by Mark Barnes
  4. Every church must be a mission church
    by Meirion Thomas
  5. The Prince of the Puritans
    by Lee Gatiss
  6. You never know who’s listening
    by Sammy Davies
  7. Trusting God through infertility
    by Sarah Fuller
  8. 19th century wisdom for 21st century parents
    by Katherine Richards
  9. A true friend
    by Vaughan Roberts
  10. Soul Church, Neath
    by Paul Blackham
  11. A biblical guide to Facebook
    by Lis Rowe
  12. The return of Christ
    by Gary Brady

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