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Sep/Oct 2012

1 Sep, 2012

How can I encourage my child to read?

by Tirzah Jones

How can I encourage my child to read? Reading has always been my passion. Growing up I could usually be found somewhere in the house with ‘my nose in a book.’ Not always helpful if you’re supposed to be washing up or tidying your room! Today however, we live in a very digital age, where…

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1 Sep, 2012

Reaching the unreached

by Alan Black

Reaching the unreached Two Christmas dinners each attended by around eighty South Asian Muslims, with a simple gospel explanation about the coming of Christ into the world. A church with a weekly footfall of 800, less than 300 of those being Sunday attendees, and most, those who have not yet begun to follow Christ. An…

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1 Sep, 2012

The simple gospel?

by John Legg

The simple gospel? Many a young preacher has been advised, ‘Just preach a simple gospel sermon’. Many have also found that this is easier said than done. The sermon may be over-simplified or simply be inaccurate. Both these dangers can be seen in the use of ‘the ABC of the gospel’: Accept that you’re a…

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1 Sep, 2012

Henry Martyn and the word of God

by Gina Giles

Henry Martyn and the word of God As the word of God is beamed into Middle Eastern lands in our day, so Henry Martyn (1781-1812) brought its penetrating light into Iran (Persia). Through that same word of God he had come to abhor himself and ‘repent in dust and ashes’ for his former life spent…

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1 Sep, 2012

Evangelizing the Welsh Valleys, 1870-90

by John Aaron

Evangelizing the Welsh Valleys, 1870-90 From about 1850 onwards all the religious denominations in Wales faced a huge problem. By 1914 the population had increased from 1.2 million to 2.5 million, most of whom now worked in the coalfields instead of on the land, especially in the Rhondda Valley. The proportion of Welsh speakers had…

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1 Sep, 2012

Starting a school CU

by Matt Ingle

Starting a school CU Being in school is one of the hardest places to be a Christian in some ways. I remember back in my school days that it wasn’t a done thing to say you were a Christian. That’s where a Christian Union can be helpful. It can be a place to get encouragement…

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1 Sep, 2012

Students are human beings: lessons learnt from student work in church

by Dan Owensby David Strivens

Students are human beings: lessons learnt from student work in church We found it rather amusing to be asked to write a profile about the student work at our church. Our numbers are not particularly large, planning meetings involve a five-minute chat after the evening service and the leadership is certainly not hip, innovative or…

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1 Sep, 2012

What is the meaning of life?

by Jamie Carter

What is the meaning of life? The question ‘What is the meaning of life?’ is often written off as a rather ridiculous, impossible-to-answer conversation stopper. But it is actually a very important question to answer, because meaning and life are things we instinctively know are weighty and significant. We want to know what things mean….

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1 Sep, 2012

Facebook

by Alan Pibworth

Facebook ‘Dad that was one of the best weekends I ever had’ my daughter said. She was speaking about a weekend way back in 1989 when members and families on United Beach Mission teams met up for fellowship and teaching. She had only been seven at the time and along with her brothers and a…

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