http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog Jesus People -- Loving People Wed, 23 May 2012 14:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/wake-up-call/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/wake-up-call/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:58:29 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=2059 20-YEAR-OLD Lil Campbell is setting out on the adventure of her lifetime. But first it took a brush with death to jolt her into reality. Saturday night. Drinks and drugs freely passed around. Lil Campbell, then 16, was at a house party in Northampton. Lil took a walk to get away from the pounding music. Going into [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/wake-up-call/feed/ 0 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/new-e-streetpaper/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/new-e-streetpaper/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:08 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=2045 This month’s Jesus Army E-Streetpaper is available – sign up to receive a monthly e-mail with stories from the Jesus Army’s Streetpaper here. ]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/05/new-e-streetpaper/feed/ 0 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/track-of-the-month-3/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/track-of-the-month-3/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:39:05 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=2031 [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/track-of-the-month-3/feed/ 0 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/success-in-sheffield/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/success-in-sheffield/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:27:16 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=2027 THE SHEFFIELD Jesus Centre were treated to an amazing set of statistics about their first 12 weeks of operating: 188 different people have come to the Centre’s activities (including art groups, a drop-in for the homeless and a café). They have 25 visitors per day and the number is increasing, as are the services they’re running. They [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/success-in-sheffield/feed/ 1 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/smelly-worship/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/smelly-worship/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:30:01 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=2009 WHAT MAKES mJa member Chris Hunt boil with rage… I felt sick the other day. Unfortunately, I felt sick when we were meant to be worshipping – and it was the “worship” that made me sick. I found myself feeling “performed at” and it sickened me. I don’t necessarily mean that the worship leading was disingenuous or [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/04/smelly-worship/feed/ 4 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/celebrity-shoplifters/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/celebrity-shoplifters/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:05:42 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=1974 WHAT do American actress Winona Ryder, celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson and footballer Steven Gerrard have in common? As well as being famous people, they have all been caught shoplifting at one time, Antony Worrall Thompson most recently. What makes rich and famous people steal items that they can easily afford? It’s a mystery. Did you [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/celebrity-shoplifters/feed/ 0 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/olympic-heroes/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/olympic-heroes/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:47:48 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=1968 2012 IS THE year of the Olympic flame in the UK. Amazing spectacle. World records will be smashed. Olympic heroes – men and women – will emerge victorious. The greatest hero of them all is Jesus Christ, who won the victory over death itself. This year the Jesus Army will carry the flame of the good [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/olympic-heroes/feed/ 1 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/millions-view-viral-video/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/millions-view-viral-video/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:56:59 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=1964 WHEN JEFFERSON Bethke, 22, posted his “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” video on YouTube, he made a bet with his roommates about how many views the video would get by morning. The highest bet was 6,000. By the time Bethke woke up the next day, the video had more than 100,000 views. Eight days [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/03/millions-view-viral-video/feed/ 2 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/lost-generation/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/lost-generation/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:28:39 +0000 James http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=1934 IT WAS A dramatic moment at a recent Jesus Army event. The dancers’ t-shirts had big question marks on them. A poem scrolled behind them on a huge screen, and voices were heard, saying “We are a lost generation. And we refuse to believe that we can change the world.” Hands over ears, the hopelessness [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/lost-generation/feed/ 3 http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/sick-of-sex/ http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/sick-of-sex/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:09:17 +0000 Amy http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/?p=1930 A NEW FILM came out this year called Shame, by director Steve McQueen. It focuses on sex addiction and why people seek multiple sexual partners without being able to settle down in a faithful relationship. One man, featured in a documentary recently, had slept with over 300 women. He was seeking treatment for his out-of-control behaviour. Sex [...]]]> http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/2012/02/sick-of-sex/feed/ 2