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Live in overflow, not in overdrive
Published: 17th May 2012
A CHURCH flourishes and grows when it is healthy. Paul described it like this: "the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work" (Ephesians 4:16).
A healthy church is made of healthy people. Every member of the body of Christ affects the whole. We are so closely united that Paul can say,...
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No fear!
Published: 25th Jul 2011
"PRETTY messy" is how Hayley, now 26, describes her childhood.
Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she witnessed her dad repeatedly abusing her mum. As if that wasn't enough for a seven year old to cope with, Hayley was sexually abused "a few times, by different people."
Abuse and bullying caused Hayley to sink into a deep depression, when her teenage...
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Mental Health: Do you mind?
Published: 20th Jan 2010
THE SCREEN crackles. Sinister, jarring music and conflicting images flash across the screen. The word “SCHIZO” appears as the camera moves down a dark corridor towards a frosted glass door. Behind it a shadow looms.
Latest horror movie sell-out? No: the door swings open to reveal Stuart Baker-Brown of Time to Change, the mental health anti-stigma campaign. Pouring...
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