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Spiritual Disciplines for Dark Days

16th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 5 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, community, Faith, God, Gospel, History, mental health, praise, Religion, Spiritual Disciplines, The Bible

There is nothing particularly special about my sadness. But it prompted me to ponder what spiritual disciplines would be beneficial to me, and to others experiencing the darkness.

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Holiness Does Not Mean a Drab Life

16th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 2 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, community, Faith, God, Gospel, History, praise, Religion, The Bible

“Holiness is a most beautiful and lovely thing. We drink in strange notions of holiness from our childhood, as if

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Share Easter: A Letter from J.John

15th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 2 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, community, easter, Faith, God, Gospel, History, praise, Religion, The Bible

We are praying that God would now move to seal the cracks across our world and that revival would be sparked.

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How one man freed over 1000 Sudanese slaves in 2020

15th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 2 Views 0 Comments Africa, campaign, community, Faith, Freedom, God, human rights, Poverty, Slavery, success, Sudan, Support, The Bible

In less than a year, one doctor in California has raised enough money via social media to free 1125 slaves in Sudan.

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Specialist lockdown support for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic families

15th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 2 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, God, Gospel, help, History, Lockdown, Pandemic, praise, Religion, Support, The Bible

With much of the UK back in lockdown, children and families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities are being reminded that there is a specialist helpline available to support them through the pandemic.

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How to Go Deep into Bible Study without Getting Lost

14th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 19 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, Christianity, community, Faith, God, Gospel, History, praise, Religion, The Bible

Whether reading the Bible in your first language or in the original Greek and Hebrew, here are three key ideas that can keep you on the exegetical straight and narrow.

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Africa secures 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for African countries

14th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 10 Views 0 Comments Africa, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, health, Pandemic, Vaccine

The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) established by African Union Chair President Cyril Ramaphosa today reported to a special meeting of the AU Bureau of the Assembly that it has secured a provisional 270 million vaccine doses for African countries

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Landmark reform of mental health laws

13th January 202112th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 6 Views 0 Comments #Court, Anxiety, community, depression, government, health, Medication, mental health laws, Support, Wellbeing

People with mental health issues who are detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from landmark reforms which provide

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Does It Matter if Schools and Hospitals Remain ‘Christian’?

13th January 202111th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 6 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, Christianity, church, community, congregation, education, Faith, God, Hospital, Jesus, Morals, The Bible, worship

Even a deep Christian commitment to excellence and hard work can benefit from good contracts and incentives. But what if your doctor or teacher doesn’t have a deep Christian commitment? Are the contracts and incentives enough?