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Christians in sport: the Olympic challenge

The London Olympics take place this year. Those seven simple words send a shiver down the spines of many of us. After almost seven years of waiting since Jaques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Association [...]

There’s more to life than rugby

Every rugby player’s dream is to play for his country. Surely for the rugby player, there can be no greater privilege than representing your country in the Six Nations or even the Rugby World Cup. How [...]

Resources for children’s ministry

101 Puzzles, Quizzes and Other Stuff Tirzah Jones, DayOne, £10.00 ISBN: 978-1-84625-277-8 Biblically based puzzles and quizzes with CD to print them off from and answers in the back of the book. An excellent resource for [...]

A question of sport

A question of sport, not the popular television programme, but how should Christians respond to it? Its powerful and domineering shadow hangs over modern life. It has been said, ‘it may be that all games are [...]

Olympic opportunities

With nine million tickets expected to be sold, the 2012 Olympics constitutes a unique evangelistic opportunity. Those attending the sporting events are likely to visit the major tourist locations in London in their free time. The [...]

Charles Simeon: An ordinary pastor of extraordinary influence

There can be very few, if any, ministers who have been locked out of their own church buildings. The great Charles Simeon (1759-1836) had this experience. Appointed Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge by the bishop, [...]

Romans: The Divine Marriage

This new biblical theological commentary on Paul’s greatest letter is a most important work by a long-time lecturer at WEST. It represents the fruit of many years’ profound scholarship and familiarity not only with Paul, but [...]

Apostle to China: Griffith John

Griffith John was born in Swansea in 1831. When he was eight-years-old, he was accepted into membership at Ebenezer Independent chapel in the town, and by the time he was sixteen was known as ‘the boy [...]

The Queen’s diamond jubilee

I begin by declaring that I am a monarchist! I recognise that some of my readers may be convinced republicans. However, I believe that there is value in marking the Queen’s diamond jubilee for a number [...]

My new life in Peru

In October 2011 we returned to Arequipa Peru, my husband’s home city and the place where I had previously worked in mission for three years before returning to the UK, my homeland, to marry Eduardo and [...]

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