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Remembering William Tyndale

This year we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of William Tyndale’s New Testament. In 1526 Tyndale was the first man to translate and print a version of the New Testament in the English language. He did...

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The World Cup was a success

Representing your country at the World Cup is a high point for any footballer. This year Jeremy Doku, who plays as a winger for Manchester City, one of the best club teams in the world, played for...

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We follow an invisible God who visibly changes us!

David Eubank grew up as the son of Christian missionaries in Thailand. He served in the U.S. Army as a Special Services Force and Ranger officer. In 1997 he founded the Free Burma Rangers a...

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Ultimate Engineering

I’m reading a recent book entitled “Ultimate Engineering” in which Stuart Burgess, who is a Christian, investigates the biomechanics of the human body. Stuart is professor of engineering design at...

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The water of life

This year the UK has seen its third driest July since records began in 1868, with just 35% of average rainfall. Many parts of the UK urgently need rain to secure water supplies and to help farmers with...

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Love your neighbour as you love yourself

The life and teaching of Jesus Christ was radically different. He was not chiefly concerned about his own interests, but about the interests of others. He lived in a nation which was dominated by the...

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Good news of great joy!

Many of us are addicted to the news. We can tune into bulletins 24/7 to see news of events around the world. We may be avid readers of the daily newspapers or followers of online news. Have you noticed...

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Remember the Sabbath day

The summer holidays have arrived, and many families have already gone away for their annual break. Children and young people are looking forward to 6 weeks when they don’t have to go to school and...

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Heaven is real!

Many people in the developed world have adopted materialism as the basis for their lives. They believe that nothing exists except physical matter and that the universe in which we live is evolving. The...

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How much we owe

At the recent meeting of the NATO leaders the defence of Europe was high on the agenda. The threats to NATO countries are now significant. The Battle of Britain was a crucial air battle early in World...

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For some reason, I had hope and faith

On 24 June two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. The magnitude of the first quake was 7.2 and the second was 7.5. An estimated 590,000 buildings were destroyed, including vital infrastructure....

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I really needed help and it came

Amy Conroy is a very talented wheelchair basketball player. She has represented Great Britain in four Paralympics, beginning with London 2012, and many World and European Championships. She...

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The love that transforms

One, never to be forgotten, day in December 2011 Patricia’s husband, Gerrard, who was 77, went to buy his morning paper. Gerrard, a retired accountant, and Patricia had been married for 13 ‘incredibly...

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The Lord our shepherd

The Bible is a source of comfort and strength to people all over the world. In the Bible God speaks to us. He reveals his own heart and character and speaks to our hearts. Psalm 23 was written by...

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We shall remember them

On Saturday 6 June the last surviving UK veterans attended the 82nd anniversary of D-Day when the Allies invaded northern France in World War Two. This huge operation took place on 6 June 1944, when...

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I was completely broken as a person

Gambling is big business and is a big problem for many people. The Gambling Commission says that nearly 26 million people aged 16 and over gamble every 4 weeks. It is estimated that 3.3 million people...

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The Holy Spirit transforms people

Last Sunday Christians around the world remembered the Day of Pentecost when in the first century the Holy Spirit came upon the Christians in Jerusalem. Before he died Jesus had promised his disciples...

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I want to glorify God in everything I do

The Premier League season is reaching its climax and Arsenal are favourites to win the title. If they win, it will be the first time they have been champions since 2003-04 when Arsene Wenger was their...

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A remarkable rescue mission

Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic is the remotest inhabited island in the world. It has 230 permanent inhabitants, all of whom hold British Overseas Territories Citizenship. There is no airstrip...

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With God, nothing shall be impossible!

Moldova is a small country in Eastern Europe bordering Romania and Ukraine. It is the poorest country in Europe with a population of 2.4 million people. Yet, over the past 20 years, in this little...

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