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Don’t over spiritualiseFeature

Issue published May 2004 Author Paul Scanlon

Paul Scanlon calls on Christians to stop over spiritualising everyday problems. Sometimes a situation doesn’t need lots of agonised prayer, bad plumbing is bad plumbing whether the plumber is a Christian or not! We just need to use our God given common sense!

Enterprise cultureFeature

Issue published May 2004 Author Steve Chalke

Charitable work isn’t just about handouts, but developing businesses that are viable on their own. Steve Chalke looks at a business launched by Christians in Doncaster that is now on the road to independence.

Food, glorious foodFeature

Issue published May 2004 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene waxes lyrical about food and gets angry about its abuse.

I got rhythm…Feature

Issue published May 2004 Author Pete Broadbent

Rhythm helps us experience the grace of God, writes Pete Broadbent, who calls us to seek out ‘sacramental moments’.

I’m an evangelical – get me out of here!Feature

Issue published May 2004 Author Kevin Adams

Ever thought of a few days of retreat? For some the whole experience is so different from normal life it can take a while to get over the initial shock… As a Pastor from the south of England found out recently.

The Welsh RevivalFeature

Issue published May 2004 Author Kevin Adams

Exactly 100 years ago a revival broke out in Wales – central to this move of the Holy Spirit was a controversial young preacher, Evan Roberts. Roberts’ own accounts of this awakening make up the core of a new book, A Diary of Revival by Kevin Adams. In this extract we get a fascinating flavour of what revival is like to live through.