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Who wants to be Christian if Christian means having a downer on everyone else?
Published: 28th Mar 2013
It’s difficult to deny that Christians have an image problem in the UK. Increasingly in the public imagination the word “Christian” is associated with “bigot”.
Christians are being defined by whom they’re against – gays, women, immigrants – rather than whom they’re for.
It’s a tragic irony. Christians...
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Ready, Steady, GO!
Published: 10th Dec 2012
IN APRIL, July and December 2012, women from all around the country, different ages, different backgrounds, met together in Coventry, Sheffield, London and Northampton. Why? What do these women have in common?
Accelerate is a new venture of the Jesus Fellowship, aimed at training and empowering women. There are no ‘entry requirements’ (apart from being female!) The days...
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Jesus Army Action
Published: 8th Dec 2012
IT ALL started in the summer of 2011, when the riots in London were kicking off. I remember feeling that we needed to be there – to respond to the need. There was obvious social breakdown and, as a church that identifies strongly with the poor, we should be representing Jesus in the midst of the chaos. Unfortunately we couldn’t organise anything quick enough. We did get down to...
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Smelly worship
Published: 21st Sep 2011
I FELT sick the other day. Unfortunately, I felt sick when we were meant to be worshiping.
I found myself feeling "performed at" and it sickened me. I don't necessarily mean that the worship leading was disingenuous or faked, but it did bring home to me that worship must must must MUST be a thing of the heart. If you're not careful you can "do" all the...
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With a word
Published: 20th May 2011
OUR FIRST glimpse of God in the bible captures His awesome title as universal Creator of everything. It's His most basic, yet most thrilling attribute: the author of life has such authority that His words obey and create whatever He commands. He literally speaks things into being!
Throughout history springs the testimony of God as author, architect, builder, Father, lover and...
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