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November/December 2018

One hundred years ago, my great-great-grandfather was stationed in France hoping and praying that the war would soon be over. Like millions of others, he had endured the worst of man’s inhumanity to man.

When the armistice came in November 1918, two voices seemed to ring clear: ‘the Germans must pay’, and ‘never again!’. No-one seemed to realise that these two desires were mutually exclusive. The peace lasted barely twenty years, and the horrors of the second world war were even greater than the first.

In this issue of the magazine, you’ll read the incredible story of a man who was saved by God’s Word during the first world war — but not in the way you imagine! But more importantly we’ll remember not just the armistice, but God’s greater plan of peace that humanity began to glimpse at the first Christmas, with articles from Adrian Reynolds on a rags to riches story, to Jonny Raine’s reflections on Emmanuel, and Lis Rowe’s poem on the night before Christmas. Meanwhile, Maggie Hughes writes poignantly of coping with Christmas after the loss of her husband of fifty years, leaning on the everlasting arms of God.

Christmas is also one of the few times when churches find people are glad to come to church — and three churches share with us how they’ve attempted to make the most of that opportunity. We pray it will encourage you in your Christmas outreach.

There’s plenty more, of course with everything from welcome news of Christian outreach in the Arab world, to how the church can respond to family and social breakdown, as well as reflection on how we can become more like Jesus.

As always, our prayer is that this issue of the magazine will do your soul good. Why not make that your prayer — for yourself and for other readers — before you dive in?

  1. The God Makers
    by Mark Pickett

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  2. Faithfulness
    by Emmie Fischbacher Williams

    7 likes
  3. Christmas Jackpot
    by Adrian Reynolds

    2 likes
  4. The death of the Protestant work ethic?
    by John Funnell

    23 likes
  5. Reaching out at Christmas
    by Various

    10 likes
  6. Saved by God's Word
    by Brigadier W. I. C. Dobbie OBE

    54 likes
  7. Katherine Parr
    by Sheila Stephen

    8 likes
  8. Our broken world
    by Bernard Lewis

    3 likes
  9. Becoming more like Jesus
    by Hugh Davis

    17 likes
  10. Walking with the prophets
    by Andy James
  11. A Welsh church in London
    by Aneirin Glyn

    10 likes
  12. The everlasting arms
    by Maggie Hughes

    199 likes
  13. Emmanuel
    by Jonny Raine

    5 likes
  14. Book review — Christmas Jackpot
    by Nichola Napper

    1 like
  15. Book review — The Nativity
    by Sheila Stephen
  16. Book review — Peek-a-boo Bible
    by Sheila Stephen

    1 like
  17. Book review — Devotional Dippers
    by Sheila Stephen

    2 likes
  18. Book review — Diary of a disciple - Peter and Paul's story
    by Nichola Napper

    3 likes
  19. Book review — When Santa learned the Gospel
    by Sheila Stephen

    14 likes
  20. Book review — The Action Bible
    by Nichola Napper

    2 likes
  21. 'Twas the night before Christmas
    by Lis Rowe

    41 likes

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