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The Big Freeze
Two poems, Narnia and a reflection on Promise and Purpose The Big Freeze of 1963 In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,In the bleak midwinter, long ago. This is the first verse of Christina Rossetti’s poem “In The
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“Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth” (Hebrews 11:13)
The death of Archbishop Thomas Becket On the 29 December 1170, 855 years ago, Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Quite soon people started to visit his resting place in the cathedral and his tomb became a shrine, a place of pilgrimage. People journeyed from all over England, and others travelled from Europe
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The Problem of Doubt
Smith Wigglesworth once said: “There is nothing impossible with God. All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.” What does the Bible have to say about doubt and unbelief? James 1:5-8 talks about asking God for wisdom. It says that “if anyone lacks wisdom, he only has to
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The Young Shepherd Boy
A short story loosely based on Luke 2:8-15. Hi, I’m Jesse. I’m 12 years old. I live with my family in Bethlehem and I’m training to be a shepherd, just like King David was all those years ago. My parents live in a large house at the edge of the town. It’s surrounded by a
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Topical Bible Study 1: Belief
Smith Wigglesworth once said, “If you would believe half as much as you ask, you would receive.” I set out to look at what the Bible has to say about believing. Healing I started with the gospels and it soon became apparent that Jesus looked for belief in those who came to Him for healing.
