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| Tolkien reveals our lives as part of a cosmic drama where the role of each person, for good and evil, is important. And even in the darkest moments we know that Salvation will triumph. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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| I can tell you that they've reduced the size of my legs by about a third" said Kate Winslet. She wanted girls and young women to know about media manipulation of photos. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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| The cause of delusional disorder is not known. Some studies suggest it may be partly biologial, because two or more people in an extended family may experience it. It is estimated that 1 in 10,000 people suffer from it, and it is slightly more common in women. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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3,500 - 7,000 churches are being planted each week around the world;
33,000 are being saved every day in Argentina;
The church in China has expanded to 70 - 120 million in only the last few decades;
In Korea people are being born again quicker than they are being born for the first time;
Here in the UK, Christ has been embraced by 6,000 prisoners in recent years which is about ten per cent of the prison population, and by 10,000 - 15,000 gypsies. |
| Compass - Winter 2002/03 |
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| Along with Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:24) and the cross of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:18), the gospel is the only thing that's defined and described as the 'power of God' (Romans 1:16). |
| Compass - Winter 2002/03 |
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| It's necessary for our words to explain what our lives have demonstrated. It's not 'either/or'. It's 'both/and'. By all means save some - 1 Corinthians 9:22 - so let's recapture sowing and reaping, process and crisis, friendship and pioneering evangelism. |
| Compass - Winter 2002/03 |
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| Young people today live lives in many different, almost watertight, compartments - home, school, friends, job, sex, social, faith. Many do not see any connections between each compartment. |
| Link - January 2003 |
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| A while ago one of the childcare agencies ran a poster campaign showing a young person, looking very anti-social, with the caption, 'What they need is a good listening to...' Many children and young people long to find someone they trust who will listen to their worries and fears. |
| Link - January 2003 |
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| For some 12-year-olds in Britain, Jesus performed one miracle too few: they wonder why he did not 'fly like superman'. The finding emerged when Exeter University researchers asked more than 500 youngsters in this age-group about their religious knowledge. More than half (54%) did not know that Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus - and six per cent were unsure whether he existed at all. However, three-quarters of the children (77%) were aware that according to the gospels, Jesus was raised from the dead, and most (67%) knew about the supernatural character of Christ's birth. |
| Christian Herald - January 18th, 2003 |
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| The pressure group Alcohol Concern estimates that 28,000 hospital admissions a year are due to alcohol dependence or toxic effects and that 5,000 deaths a year in England and Wales are directly attributable to alcohol, with alcohol being implicated in a further 33,000 deaths. |
| Salvationist - No. 871 - February 1st, 2003 |
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| Almost one in two girls stop playing sport by the time they reach their teens. A combination of gender stereotyping, disaffection for intimidating surroundings and other interests are all working together to drive girls away from sport at a reasonably early age, according to research quoted in the Times Educational Supplement. the statistics, taken from a report published in 2000 by the Youth Sport Trust, claim that 40% of girls take no part in school sport past the age of 12. |
| Youthwork - January, 2003 |
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| vangelical Christians make up only 2.4 per cent of the population, and churchgoers only eight or nine per cent. |
| The Church of England Newspaper - No. 5650 - January 23rd, 2003 |
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| Around a quarter of a million youngsters under the age of 25 are homeless at some point each year. Many of the 100,000 or so young people who leave home in 2003 will be fleeing from situations of abuse or conflict. |
| Catholic South West - No. 81 - January, 2003 |
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| Time/CNN poll found 59 per cent of Americans believe that the prophecies in Revelation will come literally true |
| The Church of England Newspaper - Issue Thursday December 5th, 2002 |
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| Mrs Blair said, "As a lawyer and as a Christian, I share Jubilee's concern for vulnerable children. In the last decade Jubilee action has managed to provide a crucial lifeline to many children and families worldwide. Jubilee Action has worked hard to defend children's rights, and persecuted Christians through providing opportunities and support with dedicated local partnerships." |
| Just Right - Issue 5 |
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