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Event Horizon

Issue publishedJune 2009 Author George Luke

Whatever your tastes and theology, the growing number of summer festivals means that there should be something to suit you...

Hold your fire

Issue publishedJune 2009 Author Andy Peck

judgement hammerHeresy spotting has become something of a pastime for many Christians. We can get into trouble if we don’t keep alert, but we can easily miss the point or jump to unwarranted conclusions. So what does the Bible tells us we should do before rushing to judgment?

'I would hate to be a normal vicar'

Issue publishedJune 2009 Author Justin Brierley

Andrew WhiteWhen the church told him his MS made him too ill to minister he became ‘the vicar of Baghdad’. Even though many in his congregation have been murdered, including a family he baptised in January, Andrew White continues to love his mission in Iraq...

Under Pressure

Issue publishedJune 2009 Author John Buckeridge

John Buckeridge wonders if hardship will make us or break us...

My husband hits me

Issue publishedJune 2009 Author Margaret Ellis

My husband gets very stressed and sometimes loses it with me, though he usually says sorry the next day. He doesn’t mean to hurt me, it’s just that I say the wrong things. I aggravate him and often don’t get it right, however hard I try. He has bruised me several times before and a few times I have lost my balance on the stairs when he is shoving me, but it is only because I lose my footing because I am upset. Last week he said my spending was out of control. He was furious that I had bought a new outfit for a family wedding...