| How one Father came to forgive his Son's Killer |
On 14th January 2003 Robin Oake received the telephone call that no parent wants to hear. His son was dead. As a Christian, Robin’s response sent shock waves across the country.
Robin’s son Stephen was a serving Special Branch police officer. During a terrorist raid, Stephen was stabbed by one of the suspects. At the press conference following this tragic news, Stephen’s father, Robin, was interviewed by the press. One journalist asked the question: ‘Mr Oake, what do
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| The Money Secret |
Consumers will borrow an additional £318m today
- The average household debt will increase by over £13 today
- 300 people today will be declared insolvent or bankrupt
- Citizen Advice Bureaux will deal with 5,300 debt problems today
- The average car will cost £15 to run today
- Raising a child to the age of 21 will now set you back £23.50 daily
- The price of a typical house will increase by £41 today
- 24.3m transactions worth £1.3bn will be spent o
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| Where Music and Faith Meet |
Nathania’s story:
Nathania Browne works for London City Mission’s Café Eterno, Neal St, in Covent Garden. She has both a passion for music and to share the love of Christ with people. She’ll be among those taking part in the ‘Share Jesus’ night, a Gospel R & B/ Jazz evening on 9th May at Café Eterno. Here she tells her story.
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| Global Day of Prayer |
On Sunday 11th May 2008 – Pentecost Sunday - up to 30,000 people are expected to gather at Millwall’s Stadium in London not for a football match but to pray for the capital, the UK and the world. Last year the event attracted a crowd of 20,000 to the West Ham’s Upton Park Stadium. Many are expected to attend from around the UK.
The Rt Rev David Hawkins, Bishop of Barking, said, ‘There is such a desperate need of prayers for a spiritual reawakening in this huge multicu
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| The Pentacost Festival |
Will you be in London during the weekend of 9th-11th May? If so, then you are in for a treat. A massive weekend party in central London is being planned with hundreds of free events and high impact performances.
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| Out of Their comfort Zone |
The band Delirious? are back with a new album – Kingdom of Comfort. Due for release this month, there are twelve great tracks and it comes with a 32-page hardback book that further explores the album’s themes.
From cancer to consumerism, fear and failure to hope and unity, Martin, Stu G, Stew, Tim and Jon-the-bassist offer their most real and risky album to date. With anthems and wakes, anger and the rawest guts you’ve ever heard, Delirious? have produced their loudest album ...
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| It is Good to Talk |
Our Father in heaven,
May your holy name be honoured;
May your kingdom come,
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven;
Give us today the food we need;
Forgive us the wrong we have done,
As we forgive the wrong that others have done to us;
Do not bring us to hard testing, but deliver us from the Evil One.
(Matthew 6:9-13)
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| The 'Enchanted' Delusion |
By John Mark Hobbins
Enchanted is a feel good Disney movie about a Princess called Giselle. She lives in a perfect fairy tale cartoon world of magic and music where she is wondrously happy. When she meets the courageous and charming Prince Edward everything is complete. All that is needed is a wedding and everyone will live happily ever after.
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| Champions Challenge |
 Britain may not be represented at Euro 2008 this summer but there will still be plenty of sporting action on the calendar around the country - and some of it will be in your local churches! All over Britain churches will be running Champion’s Challenge, the latest holiday club from Scripture Union which has a sports theme.
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| Escape from Sadness to joy |
Brian Sinclair became a Christian in Dartmoor prison in 1986. Released a year later, he returned home to find no support or follow-up, only the same old temptations. But God had given him a vision to help prisoners and their families. Since then, his story has taken a surprising twist.
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| Ships that serve the World's Neediest |
The digital age has arrived for those with the technology. For millions of others, access to computers, broadband Internet and fax machines remains out of reach. In developing nations, printed material is still the main method of communicating information and knowledge.
Realising that need, OM Ships International operate floating Book Fairs that bring quality and educational literature to port communities. To date, the vessels Logos, Logos II and Doulos have called at over 150 countries and d ...
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| Childhood Memories Campaign |
Singer and model Sophie Ellis-Bextor is the face of Britain’s biggest campaign to collect the country’s favourite childhood memories. Photographed by top photographer Rankin for The Children’s Society, Sophie posed in a tonne of multi coloured sprinkles to highlight the campaign - www.hundredsand thousands.org.uk.
Devised by The Children’s Society, Hundreds and Thousands of Childhood Memories is part of a movement to engage the nation and enlist their help in making chil...
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| Love Letters |
I well remember the early morning scrum at the international hostel in London where I lodged whilst studying for my exams. When the mail arrived it was every man (and the odd woman!) for himself (or herself). I had not long finished playing rugby seriously and I usually got my mail reasonably soon! I then retreated to the quiet of my own room to see what my then fianc`ee (now wife) had to say.
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| Anyone For a Marathon |
By Stuart Weir
13th April is the red letter day this month for thousands of dedicated runners, as they pound the streets of the capital in the Flora London Marathon. Catherine Nbereba knows the route well but as a world-class runner, her sights are set on the Olympics.
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