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Love found me
Published: 8th May 2013
TERRY THOMPSETT has a friendly smile and a laugh that somehow speaks of a life of wide experience. His is quite a story.
At the age of eight, with the divorce of his parents, Terry had to make a choice between his mum and dad. He chose along with his two sisters to go and live with his mum, and they moved to Cuxton in Kent, which meant attending a new school. In Terry’s words,...
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Compassion speaks louder than words
Published: 18th Apr 2013
How did you come to be in The Salvation Army?
I’m a lifelong member of The Salvation Army: I went to my first Salvation Army service in the womb! I became a “soldier”, an adult member, at 17. My parents were Salvation Army officers so The Salvation Army had a huge shaping influence on my upbringing.
How many members do you have in the UK...
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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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Royal baby buzz
Published: 12th Feb 2013
BY NOW surely no one on earth doesn't know that William and Kate, the Royal couple, are expecting their first child.
Or is it twins? And will it be a boy or a girl? Everybody is guessing! Those who don’t like all the baby talk in the news are in for a rough nine months – and beyond.
As with William and Kate’s wedding, this...
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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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