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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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Oh My Dog!
Published: 10th Apr 2013
“UP UNTIL May 2011 I had no belief in God at all. I only went to church for occasional weddings, funerals and midnight mass to sing Christmas carols.
But everything changed in May, when I took my dog, Gemma, out on our usual walk. We were crossing a wooden bridge which had happened every day for 18 months, Gemma was pottering along behind me as she always did. I distinctly heard a...
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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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Walking on prayer
Published: 15th Mar 2013
“I JUST CAN’T sleep tonight” croons Canadian singer, Justin Bieber. Reason for his insomnia? “Knowing that things ain’t right”. What does the megastar do? “I close my eyes and I can see a brighter day, I close my eyes and pray.”
He’s not the only star to claim enlightenment through prayer. From Lady Gaga...
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