The true meaning of Christmas – video competition

A friend of mine has entered a competition called The True Meaning of Christmas, where entrants have to submit a one-minute film on the subject – and it can be a play, song, poem, story or anything else! – for a chance to win up to £3,000 for their church.
Please watch his video Newness of Life [...]

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Back to Church Sunday

I think Back to Church Sunday is a great idea. It doesn’t need too much explaining – yesterday was marked out as a day when people who have not been to church for some time (or ever) are invited back, either by a personal invitation or just through knowing that it is “OK” to go to [...]

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Channel 4: Make Me A Christian

I’m glad I’m not the only one who watched episode two of Channel 4’s Make Me A Christian with a growing sense of unease, veering from disbelieving head shaking to dumbstruck shouting “what????” at the television.
It was an interesting premise. ”A group of volunteers from around Leeds in West Yorkshire give up their normal lives and attempt [...]

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The Bible: A Surprising Page-Turner

My latest unputdownable book is not a recent best-seller, but rather the best-selling book of all time.
I’m typing this as I watch Make Me A Christian on Channel 4, and the participants in this experiment (“a group of volunteers from around Leeds in West Yorkshire give up their normal lives and attempt to live like Christians [...]

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Review: The X Files: I Want To Believe

It’s the X Files, but not quite as we know it.
Fans of the TV series tend to fall into two camps – the ones who love the stand-alone paranormal episodes and those who prefer the extra-terrestrial story arc. Anyone looking for aliens and conspiracy theories in this second film spinoff is going to be disappointed, but if [...]

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