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Privacy PolicyThe recognition of sin Isaiah enters the temple and sees ‘the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up’ (Is. 6:1). He is confronted by the overwhelming holiness of God and the experience is shattering; ‘Woe is me for I am undone!’ In the presence of the King, this holy prophet is consumed with…
Keep readingA week in the life of a missionary training college Monday 23 August Twenty-two students arrive bringing mounds of luggage, bicycles and five tiny children who look even more bewildered than their parents. Twelve second years come bouncing into the old convent building full of confidence and noisy greetings. One couple is missing as the…
Keep readingMaking the most of Christmas By the time you read this you may already have had your first (or tenth) mince pie of the season, you may be psyching yourself up to tackle the ever growing Christmas card list, and you may be regretting not starting the Christmas shopping earlier. Someone has likened Christmas shopping…
Keep readingAn ordinary girl with extraordinary faith She came to China the hard way. There was no train, no plane and no boat. There was certainly no welcome. In fact, she didn’t even know if she’d arrive at all. ‘Jane’ risked her life crossing the Tumen River at night. That’s the way all hungry North Koreans do it….
Keep readingNo need for God? A review of The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking’s new book The Grand Design, made front-page news — not because of a scientific breakthrough, but because Hawking used the book to claim that the universe could have created itself. I’m both encouraged and disheartened by the media-storm that surrounded…
Keep readingSatan’s plans for your church Satan has expansive plans for your church. He desires to cause difficulties, division and destruction. Please sit down with an open Bible as we look at three strategies which Satan uses to cause devastation in your church. When we’ve been wronged (2 Cor. 2:3-11) During one of Paul’s visits to…
Keep readingHow should I benefit from communion? Many helpful books and articles have been written on how the believer can and should benefit from partaking the Lord’s Supper. At the heart of most of them the believer is encouraged to meditate on Christ, particularly on His self-giving, love constraining sacrifice. We can be sure that we…
Keep readingSet free to live life to the full Freedom has been the cherished dream of countless generations in countless countries of the world. From the cry of ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ of the French Revolution to the sacrifice of thousands in two world wars to preserve national freedom, right down to present day oppressed minorities…
Keep readingThe challenge of entering the real world I’m still in culture shock. I’ve entered the ‘real world’ of bills, rent, pensions and tax. The world of having a diary and using it. And needing it! A world where there is a sense of satisfaction in cleaning a house or a room, because no-one else would…
Keep readingThe angel of Llan-gan: David Jones 1736-1810 The name ‘angel’ is sometimes applied to a new-born child with its unblemished skin. ‘The angel of Llan-gan’ has a different meaning. It refers to one of God’s human messengers whose life and work were heavenly in character. This year marks the bi-centenary of David Jones of Llan-gan,…
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