All Issues articles – Page 2
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IssuesWhat Google can’t tell you about dealing with grief
I’m not a good communicator. People assume that because I can rap I’m great at expressing my thoughts and feelings, and while I’m at the place in my life now where I’m quite comfortable with it, historically it hasn’t been my strong point. When life gets tough, I have a tendency to shut myself off – sitting at home, curtains drawn, eating junk food and feeling sorry for myself. So when my dad unexpectedly died three years ago, this is exactly where I found myself.
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IssuesHeavy is the head
What kind of person do you picture if I ask you to describe a modern psalmist? It’s a tricky thing to imagine – perhaps you’re trying to figure out what King David looked like and base it on him. But what if I told you that I ...
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Issues‘I teach children with additional needs and the Church must do better’
Jesus has always been a part of my life. I grew up in a Christian home – my dad was a pastor, which meant church wasn’t just for Sunday, we lived it every day in our home. I’d always read the Bible and prayed. And I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher – it was something God had planned for me from the very beginning.
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IssuesLove Actually: Piccadilly Circus not Heathrow Airport
The film Love Actually has it wrong. If you want to see love, don’t go to Heathrow Airport, head to Piccadilly Circus. There, in the middle of the bright lights, confused tourists and big buses is the statue of Eros. Except it isn’t.
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IssuesBlue Story
It’s not often I come back to work after my day is over to write something – and by not often, I mean never – but when the credits started rolling on the new gang film Blue Story, I ran to the nearest bus stop. After 90 minutes of smiles and tears, it was obvious that the adaptation of director Rapman’s popular YouTube series was just too important for me to wait. This charmingly (and somewhat sickeningly) real film had shaken me to the core.
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IssuesIn case of an emergency: Uses for leftover Christmas paraphernalia
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IssuesQ & A: Ishmael
Ishmael has spent the last 50 years writing more than 400 songs and sharing the good news of Jesus with children. He’s authored eleven books and is now a deacon at Chichester Cathedral. Editor Ruth Jackson spoke to him about prioritising children, all-age services and clinging to God through suffering.
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IssuesHow can I keep myself mentally healthy?
There is always a pressure to live all guns blazing, with energy and enthusiasm. Yet for many of us, we are exhausted rather than exhilarated.
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IssuesLearner Turner: Let it go
It’s been a few years since ‘Let it go’ took over our lives. Some of us loved it, while others would have paid good money never to hear it again. But every year it creeps back in.
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IssuesIn Case of an Emergency: How to biblically decorate a Christmas tree
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IssuesThe 12 days of Brex-mas
December… The month of the most important birth in history is finally here. That’s right, the birth of a brand new government. Merry Brex-mas!
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IssuesQ&A: Francine Rivers
Francine Rivers is a multi-award-winning author. She spoke to Ruth Jackson about coming back to church through the influence of a child, the art of storytelling and how to cover difficult topics with young people
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IssuesIf God created everything, who created God?
These days, many people claim that science has disproved God. But if you look at what scientists are actually discovering about the universe, you will realise that the opposite is true.
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IssuesMissing Person: The male children's leader
If you take a look around the children’s work at any church on a Sunday morning, chances are you won’t spot many men. But why aren’t there more male volunteers in children’s work? Alex Taylor takes a look at some of the underlying issues
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IssuesWe need more BAME leaders
Most of us have heard the phrase “birds of a feather flock together”, and the same can be said for Christians. It is human nature to want to be around people who identify with us, look like us or share similarities with us. But what about those who don’t?
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IssuesHow can I hear from God?
“What do people mean when they say God talks to them? It’s not like he says: “Hello, Phoebe. How are you?”
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