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Talking to Penelope Wilcock
Published: 1st Jun 2012
Thanks for giving us this opportunity to talk to you, Penelope. Your books, especially the Hawk and the Dove trilogy have meant a great deal to many people.
Last week, I had an email from a friend's friend whose daughter has been depressed. For some months she'd been going downhill. She'd got to the point where she'd gone zombie-ish and they...
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Millions view viral video
Published: 3rd Jan 2012
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 later, it had been watched more than 14 million times. The number continues to...
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Simple
Published: 21st Sep 2011
BASIL of Caesarea, Church Father and theologian, wrote his sermon To the Rich sixteen centuries ago, but the context was strikingly similar to today.
"Those who have recently grown rich desire more of the same... They ought to be happy and contented, but immediately they yearn to be equal with the super-rich." Meanwhile, "thousands huddle in misery in doorways....
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Talking to Mark Powley
Published: 12th May 2011
Mark Powley is 35, and is associate rector of St George’s, Leeds, where he lives with his wife, Ailsa, and his four young children, Jonah, Zach, Nathan and Sophie. He co-founded Breathe in 2005 and wrote Consumer Detox in 2010.
Mark, tell me a bit about yourself and your background.
I grew up in Bury, near Manchester. My dad was a social worker...
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Gypsies: Beyond myth and prejudice
Published: 20th Jan 2009
“THE GYPSY community are the most marginalised people group in UK society." So said Paul Veitch, Community Liaison Worker at Northampton Jesus Centre, at the opening of a special event there, exploring Roma culture. The Roma are an ancient people, often known by another, more prevalent name: Gypsies.
But the word "Gypsy" is controversial. It is derived from "...
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