This month’s Keep The Faith features articles which we hope will inspire you, make you think, and encourage you to draw closer to God. We profile three Christians making the most of their God-given talents: BEN TV presenter, Rhoda Wilson, shares the secret to her success; female saxophonist, YolanDa Brown, talks about her well-received debut jazz album, and we report on leading 21st century psalmists, Israel and New Breed, who have just released their first live recording for five years. Other gems to be found in this month’s magazine include a feature on the first ever National Day of Prayer for the UK, which has united Christians across the denominational and cultural spectrum. Patrick Regan OBE writes on how the Church can help improve the educational achievements of disadvantaged young people, and Rev David Shosanya explores the key challenges that Britain’s African Christian community are likely to face in the future. Ruth Dickson shares her experience of getting married for all the wrong reasons; Pauline Byers provides health-enhancing tips for diabetes sufferers, and Esther Williams reminds us that Christian battles are fought and won in the mind. I hope this month’s Keep The Faith encourages you to be the best Christian you can be; inspires you to achieve God’s best for your life, and gives you strength and courage to overcome life’s struggles. Happy reading.
Editor Marcia Dixon editorial@keepthefaith.co.uk
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WELCOME 04 Food 4 Thought by Marcia Dixon 06 Readers’ Letters
NEWS 07 News pages 10 Keep The Faith about town
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The challenges of being African and Christian in Britain by Rev David Shosanya 13 Promoting Black intellectuals by Rev Stephen Brooks 14 The call for more Black adopters by Rev Wale Hudson-Roberts
INTERVIEW 16 Rhoda Wilson: TV presenter by Marcia Dixon 18 C O V E R S T O R Y YolanDa Brown: A saxophone sensation by Rachel John
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Israel Houghton and New Breed: their first live CD and DVD for five years 22 Reality TV culture v Gospel culture by Dionne Gravesande Keep The Faith R Postal Address: PO Box 574 Bury St Edmunds IP33 9BW Tel: 0845 193 4431 Mob: 07743 846 300
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What a summer! Weren’t the London 2012 Olympics glorious, when we all watched as athletes from across the world competed for the prize of a medal, and witnessed first-hand the link between hard work, determination and sacrifice that’s involved in achieving one’s goals?
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Building on the wrong foundation by Ruth Dickson 25
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Positive relationships bring positive change by Patrick Regan OBE 26 Special feature on Bible Colleges
GOSPEL 30 Gospel News by Marcia Dixon 32 C O V E R S T O R Y Gospel music is not just for the young by Juliet Fletcher
INSPIRATION 34 What’s on your mind? by Esther Williams 37 Being still before God by Gladys Famoriyo
LIFESTYLE 38 Cyber Corner by Keno Ogbo 39 C O V E R S T O R Y Coping with diabetes by Pauline Byers 43 Business Matters by Denise Roberts 44 Charity Affairs by Lara Rufus 45 Heart to Heart by Esther Fenty
MISSION 46 Gospel King gets his hands dirty by Kate Sharma
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Many thanks from Keep The Faith to: Rev David Shosanya, Rev Stephen Brooks, Rev Wale Hudson-Roberts, Marcia Dixon, Shirin Aguiar-Holloway, Rachel John, Dionne Gravesande, Ruth Dickson, Patrick Regan OBE, Juliet Fletcher, Esther Williams, Gladys Famoriyo, Pauline Byers, Keno Ogbo, Denise Roberts, Lara Rufus, Esther Fenty, Kate Sharma, the Association of Bible College Principals, Daniel Jones, Stewardship, Jackie Raymond, our advertisers and all our supporters The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Publisher.
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