All Issues articles – Page 31
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IssuesElijah: Session 1
Meeting aim: To see how far God’s people had moved from him and to see how the consequences of that began to play out.
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IssuesResponding to terror
For many of our children and young people, last month’s terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, which left 23 dead, might be the first such event that feels ‘real’. While this generation has grown up flooded with images of devastation from around the world, there haven’t been any dominated by scenes of children. We haven’t seen screaming young people and parents fleeing a scene. We haven’t heard stories of British children dying. They haven’t happened at events they might have been at with victims who looked like them. Many young people will have woken up the next morning thinking, for the first time: “This could have been me.”
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IssuesHigh youth turnout in election
In a night of political shocks and wildly inaccurate polling, one of the most notable trends is the reportedly high turnout among young people. YouGov’s figures estimate that roughly 59 per cent of 18-24 year-olds voted , a huge rise on the 43 per cent who votes in 2015. Lord Ashcroft’s polling data reports that 67 per cent of those votes went to Labour.
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IssuesQ&A: Rev Jeffrey Brown
Rev Jeffrey Brown is a Baptist minister in Boston and president of Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace (RECAP), a US organisation seeking to reduce gang violence. Ian Britton spoke to Rev Brown about his story
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IssuesTrump and the Paris Climate Agreement
Donald Trump, the most powerful, if controversial, leader of the moment has made a decision that neglects our global community today and our future generations tomorrow by declaring that the US will be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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IssuesFirst Word - July 2017
One of the odder character traits I’ve developed over recent years is wearing my socks inside out. It was recommended by a colleague who described it as a “marginal gain” a la British cycling, with the idea being that the socks become a tiny bit comfier, as the stitching is on the outside rather than the inside. And, despite initially mocking him for this ludicrous assertion, I’ve followed suit pretty much every day for the last two years. You can’t put a price on comfort.
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IssuesParable: Jamie’s big mistake
Jamie sat outside the headteacher’s office. His knuckles were bloodied from the punch he’d thrown earlier. He knew he shouldn’t have done it, but Matt had it coming. He was so cocky, so arrogant. And what he’d said about Jamie’s mum was the last straw. It had felt good to land a fist on that mocking face, followed by a knee to the chest.
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IssuesRecharge Bible Study: Dirty, smelly feet
Recharge is a Bible study just for you, to nurture your own relationship with God. So stop, sit, breathe and read. This month, Jenny Flannagan from Youthscape explores humility
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IssuesThe Axis of Good and Evil - Games
This month, we look at games. So, activities in the top right will be worth a play, those in the bottom left, less so
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IssuesFrom the horse’s mouth: “You get pushed out from cool youth work into boring adult stuff”
Dani and Rachel met through youth work but have become friends after a long time knowing each other. Rachel started going to Dani’s church as a child and is now there as an adult. They talk about Rachel’s journey in and out of church. Dani Knox is a YFC centre director.
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IssuesSolomon: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore God’s feelings about our motivations and his desire to dwell with us.
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