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Heroes of the Faith: William Holman Hunt

3rd April 202131st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 152 Views 0 Comments Christianity, community, Faith, God, Heroes, History, Jesus, The Bible, William Holman Hunt, worship

Although William Holman Hunt is mostly remembered for The Light of the World, that extraordinary portrait of Christ knocking on the door of the soul, he created many other striking paintings.

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Heroes of the Faith: Gladys Aylward

15th March 202112th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 290 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, Census, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, educate, employment, Faith, family, free church youth group, Gladys Aylward, governemnt, Heroes, History, praise, virtual, virtual event, work, worship

Gladys Aylward was born in north London in 1902 to a working-class family and had only limited education. She worked as a housemaid and, after becoming a Christian, was seized by a desire to share the gospel in China.

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Government targets false vaccine information on social media

11th March 202111th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 135 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, Census, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, educate, employment, Faith, family, free church youth group, government, Heroes, History, information, praise, Vaccine

A new social media campaign to tackle false vaccine information shared amongst ethnic minority communities will launch today, supported by the world’s biggest social media companies.

Heroes of the Faith: Lord Shaftesbury

20th November 202017th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 285 Views 0 Comments Christianity, church, Faith, God, Heroes, History, Jesus, Lord Shaftesbury, The Bible

During an age where we topple statues rather than erect them, one man who we can only respect is Anthony

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Heroes of the Faith: Shi Meiyu

11th November 20209th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 200 Views 0 Comments Christianity, church, Faith, God, Heroes, Jesus, Shi Meiyu, The Bible

Shi Meiyu was born in Jiujiang, on the shores of China’s Yangtze River in 1873. Both her parents were first-generation

Heroes of the Faith: John Chrysostom

14th September 202011th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 229 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, christian, church, communities, Faith, God, Heroes, John Chrysostom, praise, Religion, worship

When, in the fourth century ad, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, it lost the threat of

Heroes of the Faith: Harriet Tubman

15th August 202015th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 391 Views 0 Comments BAME, Christianity, Faith, God, Harriet Tubman, Heroes, History, Jesus

I recently watched the film Harriet based on the true story of Harriet Tubman. I was inspired and, having since researched her,

Heroes of the Faith: Billy Bray

13th August 20208th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 326 Views 0 Comments Billy Bray, Christianity, Faith, God, Heroes, History, The Bible, The Church

One of my heroes is the Cornish evangelist Billy Bray. I read his biography soon after becoming a Christian and

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British Academy commissions new research into Faith-Based Services during COVID-19

7th August 20205th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 282 Views 0 Comments British Academy, Christianity, church, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, God, Heroes, History, The Bible, The Church

A Coventry University research proposal around the impact of COVID-19 on Christian Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) in the UK, has been

Heroes of the Faith: William Wilberforce

27th July 202024th July 2020 Josie McFarlane 508 Views 0 Comments Faith, Heroes, History, The Bible, The Church, William Wilberforce

Over the summer I want to look at some of my favourite Christian heroes. One figure who stands high is