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A Family Tree by Gary Clayton

23rd September 202022nd September 2020 Becky Wybrow 1 Views 0 Comments #Gary Clayton, BAME, BME, Christianity, Coronavirus, Faith, family, God, Lockdown, Pandemic, Support, The Bible, The Church

Although our purpose in life is to glorify God and live for Him andfor others, the latter can often be

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How to beat lockdown blues by Grace Gladys Famoriyo

23rd September 202022nd September 2020 Becky Wybrow 2 Views 0 Comments #Grace Gladys Famoriyo, Christianity, church, Coronavirus, COVID19, depression, Faith, family, God, Life, Lockdown, mental health, Support, The Bible

None of us could have predicted how 2020 would pan out. We were barely into the year when the COVID-19

Book Reviews Lifestyle

‘Life in a Time of Plague’ offers bleak view on the UK Government during COVID19

20th September 202019th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 11 Views 0 Comments author, book, Coronavirus, COVID19, Death, experiences, government, health, Lockdown, mental health

‘Life in a Time of Plague’ is a new book by Julian Roup, author of ‘A Fisherman in the Saddle’

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Coronavirus: 99.9 per cent of schools open for start of autumn term

15th September 202015th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 12 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID19, education, Figures, government, health, isolation, Lockdown, school

New official figures show almost every school in England has opened for the start of the autumn term, following months

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Helping Protect Your Pastor from Death by Suicide

13th September 202011th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 26 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, christian, church, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, food, God, help, Lockdown, mental health, praise, social distancing, starvation, suicide, worship

The woes of ministry can quickly lead a pastor into the throes (and lows) of life. Andrew Stoecklein, the 30-year-old

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Should Christians Baptize on Behalf of the Dead?

12th September 202011th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 26 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, baptism, christian, church, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, Death, Faith, food, God, help, Lockdown, praise, social distancing, starvation, worship

In the middle of a long and detailed discussion of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul drops a confusing bombshell:

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Churches in Burkina Faso deserted as Christians flee

12th September 202011th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 34 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, baptism, Burkina Faso, christian, church, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, Death, Faith, food, God, help, Lockdown, persecution, praise, social distancing, starvation, worship

Churches across the North of Burkina Faso are being left deserted as Christians flee escalating violence from armed Jihadist groups. More than one million

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Christian pastors face destitution and starvation

10th September 202015th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 47 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, christian, church, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, food, God, help, Lockdown, praise, social distancing, starvation, worship

Christian ministers worldwide are facing destitution and even starvation as COVID-19 has destroyed their source of income. As churches around the world have been forced to close by the virus, tithes and other