Andrew Bunt

Jul 17, 2024 | premierchristianity.com | Andrew Bunt

Writing during the Week of Visibility for Non-Monogamy, which aims to “normalise” relationships of three or more people, Andrew Bunt suggests three ways Christians can prepare to face new questions on sexual ethics Source: Евгений Вершинин / Alamy Stock Photo We’ve all got questions we dread being asked: “You say your God is love, but what about all the suffering in the world?”. “You say your God is love, but what about the Crusades?”.

Feb 13, 2024 | premierchristianity.com | Andrew Bunt

Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same date this year. But what do a commercialised day celebrating romance and a period of religious fasting have in common? A surprising amount, suggests Andrew Bunt This year, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent – fall on the same date. That’s a pretty unusual occurrence – it happened in 2018, and it happens this year, but the only other time it will happen between now the end of this century is in 2029.

Sep 28, 2023 | premierchristianity.com | Greg Downes |Andrew Bunt |Emma Fowle |Justin Brierley

Sharing our faith requires us to answer the questions people are actually asking, not the questions we think they’re asking A few days ago, I was on a car journey with my wife and two young daughters. Anastasia (aged nine) piped up: “Mummy, how do we know Jesus is real?” It was clear that she wanted an answer from her doctor mother not her theologian father.

Aug 30, 2023 | premierchristianity.com | Emma Fowle |Andrew Bunt |Heather Tomlinson |Jeff Lucas

It’s more than just worship styles and bring-and-share suppers, say our panel of experts. Emma Fowle speaks to four leaders about what it takes to create a truly inter-ethnic Christian communityFew would argue that modern Britain is anything but thoroughly diverse. And so it stands to reason that our churches should reflect the multicultural society we live in.

Aug 30, 2023 | premierchristianity.com | Tim Byron |Andrew Bunt |Heather Tomlinson |Ian Paul

Christian carer Tim Byron shares heartwarming stories of how God is at work among those with dementia, and says churches have a vital role to play in showing love towards its senior members I started working in a care home a year after we had emerged from the last Covid-19 lockdown. During my first week, a lady from the local parish church came by to give the residents communion. I will always remember Elizabeth’s tears as we took the bread and wine together in her room.