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FIGHTING FOR HEARTS AND SOULS OULS

SERVICE SECRET: Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Damien Lewis as Nicholas Brody in ‘Homeland’

THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH IS ON writes NIGEL BOVEY

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HOME, sweet home? That’s the question fans of Homeland will be asking over the next few months, now the second series of Channel 4’s political thriller has got off to an explosive start.

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Nicholas Brody (Damien Lewis) is a US Marine Sergeant who for eight years was listed as Missing in Action.

He was taken prisoner of war in Iraq by people to whom fair treatment under the

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CHOCOLATE COMPANY HAS TO SEE RED

Shapers named THE new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the lives of 60 men and women who shaped the development of the Church in 20th-century Britain.

Key figures include Constance Penswick-Smith, who from the early 1900s campaigned for the revival of Mothering Sunday in the church calendar, and ministers Arthur Gray and David Mace, whose theological writings on love and sex within marriage led to the creation of the Marriage Guidance Council.

‘Purple belongs to Cadbury’

Singers go for record PREMIER Radio is attempting to beat its own Guinness World Record for the largest number of carol singers singing at the same time. The Christian radio station is hoping that more than 300 churches will participate in the challenge, which will take place on Sunday 16 December at 7 pm.

‘This is a fantastic opportunity for churches to reach out to their local community and share the gospel of Jesus Christ at Christmas,’ says Premier’s chief executive officer, Peter Kerridge.

Churches wishing to take part in the record-breaking attempt can register at premier.org.uk/worldrecord

News

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A CHOCOLATE company which produces religious decorations for Christmas trees has been forced to redesign its faith-based range after being advised that ‘Advent purple belongs to Cadbury’.

Last year, the Meaningful Chocolate Company produced chocolate decorations which depicted the Christmas story and featured the colour purple. However, after legal teams advised the company that ‘Cadbury has secured the rights to the colour purple in the UK’, founder David Marshall decided to change the packaging colour to ‘a warm red’.

The Bishop of Chelmsford has since urged Cadbury to ‘stop being precious over purple’.

The Right Rev Stephen Cotterell said: ‘Cadbury should reflect that even before they existed, the colour purple was around and … after they have gone, it will still be here.’

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COMING SOON! The War Cry is Q going digital. As well as being available e as a printed newspaper, er, The War Cry will soon be available via an app. ree ‘By downloading a free app onto their Apple orr Android smartphone or tablet, readers will be able to get all the benefits of the War Cry they love in the he ys palm of their hand,’ says the paper’s Editor Major Nigel Bovey.

has personally raised more than £114,000 for community projects at home and abroad. He still plays in the band.

His citation notes: ‘The impact of [his] dedication has enabled the organisation to provide a far greater level of practical support to the needy in the area and the wider community than would have otherwise been the case.’

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THE only UK Salvationist to be named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year, Ken Bovey of Exeter received the British Empire Medal from the Lord-Lieutenant of Devon last week. Mr Bovey (pictured with the LordLieutenant Eric Dancer after the ceremony in the city) received the award for ‘charitable services through The Salvation Army’.

Since 1944, Mr Bovey – a former schoolmaster – has served in various roles at The Salvation Army in his home city, and

From page 1 Geneva Convention is a foreign concept. Beaten, bruised and broken, Brody was rescued by Special Forces and flown to his homeland.

Looking to make Capitol, Washington politicians put the flags out and give Brody a hero’s homecoming.

Away from the razzmatazz and media circus, though, Brody struggles to readjust to normal life, much to the frustration of his wife and children.

Somebody else is also struggling to come to terms with the new Brody. Present at his debrief, CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is not convinced that the spick-and-span, all-American patriot is all he’s making out to be. Even though he passes every lie-detector test she throws at him, Mathison is convinced that Brody’s captors turned him into a terrorist and that he is preparing to carry out an atrocity on American soil.

Haunted by her failure to predict 9/11, Mathison is determined not to drop the ball twice. She is convinced that Brody poses a real and present danger to national security.

Mathison’s bosses dismiss her suggestion as speculation. When she refuses to be silenced, they consider her behaviour obsessive and dismiss her.

Meanwhile, there’s a plot to kill the VicePresident and Brody is involved.

Mathison keeps digging for the truth. She also knows that if she’s to get any peace of mind, she needs treatment. She offers herself for ECT. Just as she loses consciousness, she recalls something that will prove the truth about Brody.

But does she remember it when she wakes up, especially now that Brody’s a congressman in the running to become the Vice-President?

Finding the truth in an uncertain world is as challenging off screen as it is in nail-biting TV dramas. How can we be certain that people are who and what they say they are? How can we know they are telling us the truth?

The motto of the real-life CIA are these words of Jesus: ‘Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free’ (John 8:32 King James Bible).

Jesus talked a lot about truth. He spoke about the need for caution. He knew that people aren’t always what they make themselves out to be. He spoke out about

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Carrie meets her former CIA boss, Saul, in Beirut

Finding the truth is challenging hypocrites. He warned to watch out for wolves in sheep’s clothing.

He also spoke about spiritual truth. In the global fight for hearts and minds, people are struggling to know what is right. They search for the truth that will set them free – from stress, from guilt, from their burden of wrongdoing, from the downward destruction of sin.

Jesus has – Jesus is – the answer: ‘I am the way and the truth and the life,’ said Jesus. ‘No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6 New International Version).

Those who ask, he said, receive. Those who seek, find. To those who knock, the door opens.

Jesus is the truth. He’s waiting to make himself known to everyone who asks.

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Mission accomplished – at a time GRAHAM EDMANDS tells Claire Brine how the fells inspired his faith

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S a boy, Graham Edmands was always on the go. He loved adventure stories, being outdoors and going on long walks with the family dog. As an adult, not a lot has changed.

CLAIRE BRINE

‘I’ve always been up for a challenge, however silly it is,’ says Graham, who lives in Watford and attends Chalk Farm Salvation Army church. ‘The one I have just completed took me ten years.’

Graham reaches the top of his 214th fell

Earlier this month, Graham climbed Yewbarrow in the Lake District. Perhaps on its own, the 2,060ft ascent doesn’t sound like a big deal, but for Graham, the climb constituted his 214th Lakeland fell. Reaching the top – and getting back down in one piece – meant he had finally conquered all of the fells featured in the pictorial guides written in the 1950s and 1960s by legendary fell walker Alfred Wainwright.

Graham describes how he felt on completing his challenge. ‘As I got nearer to the top of Yewbarrow, I felt a mixture of excitement and nerves,’ he says. ‘But the feeling that I’d actually “done it” didn’t sink in until I climbed back down the mountain and reached my car.

‘To know I’ve climbed all the Wainwright fells makes me feel elated. But it is also strange to think that I’ve finally finished something which has been a huge part of my life for so many years.’

Since he started his Wainwrights in 2003, Graham has ploughed his way through wind, rain, hail, snow, fog – and even the occasional day of sunshine. Whatever the weather, he describes each day’s walking in the Lakes as ‘a privilege’.

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– one step ‘These days life is full of mobile phones, traffic jams and 24-hour television – and all those things create pressure,’ he says. ‘I like walking in the Lakes because it gives me the chance to get away from all that rubbish. I can turn off my phone and immerse myself in nature, and then I begin to find that my head feels clearer. I can start to work through any problems bothering me.’

To complete all the fells, Graham travelled to the Lakes whenever he could afford to take a day or two off his work as a builder.

He usually made three or four visits a year.

He walked with friends, his dogs and sometimes alone. He has covered hundreds of miles and filled just as many hours. But he says the effort required is all part of the fun.

‘Walking along some of the ridges has been exhilarating,’ he says. ‘The views – especially on a clear day – blow me away.

When I’m on the top of a rocky mountain, looking down the valley and over the lakes, I have such a sense of tranquillity.’

As well as finding comfort in the sights and sounds of the Lake District, Graham takes peace from his Christian faith. He feels that his faith is enhanced by his experiences in the fells.

‘The mountains are always there – even when my life is going pear-shaped. In the same way, God is always there – whether I’m turning to him at a particular moment or not.

‘I also find that looking at the beautiful scenery in the Lakes gives me a stronger emotional connection to God. As I take in the sights, I can only thank Graham started climbing the God for the solace I find.

Wainwright fells in 2003 I don’t need the Lakes to have a faith, but being in the Lakes certainly makes my faith more tangible to me.’

As Graham reflects over the past ten years, he considers how the challenges he has faced in the Lakes have changed him.

‘I’ve grown up,’ he says. ‘I was such a naive walker when I started.

Now I understand myself better.

Climbing up mountains has made me stronger mentally.

‘My reliance on God has also grown because I know that when I’m finding things tough, he has got my back. I know that I can ask him for help,

whatever pressure I am under.’

Now that he can tick off his last fell, Graham faces the question of what challenge to tackle next. He has already walked the Pennine Way, and earlier this year he completed a 100k (62 miles) charity walk.

‘One day I’d like to climb a really big mountain, such as Mount Fuji in Japan,’ he says.

‘But until then, I’m happy to keep exploring parts of the UK.’ Whatever he does, Graham adopts the motto ‘one step at a time’ as he navigates his way through life. He recommends it for others.

‘Whatever difficult situation we find ourselves in, if we take little steps – one at a time – and keep strong mentally, some way we will overcome our problems. Some people choose to overcome their struggles alone and that’s fine. But I find that God leading me and supporting me makes my life so much better.’

When in the Lakes I can immerse myself in nature, and then I find that my head feels clearer

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Crying shame REPORTS that former childhood favourite Sir Jimmy Savile was a child abuser make for disturbing reading. In recent weeks, a growing number of women have spoken publicly about the treatment they received from TV’s Mr Fix It. Amid talk of a conspiracy of silence at the BBC while the presenter worked there, Sir Jimmy’s family – ‘out of respect to public opinion’ – had the headstone of his Scarborough grave removed. His statue has been removed from outside a Glasgow leisure centre, his name has been deleted from a number of his charities and plans for future commemorations of his good deeds have been axed.

The changing landscape of how society views the once-fêted Yorkshireman reflects its disgust at the sexual misdemeanours of which he is now accused.

Horrendous Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the horrendous revelations is that nobody felt they could speak publicly about them while their ‘perpetrator’ was alive.

When an Irish radio interviewer challenged him about rumours of his behaviour with young women, Savile flatly denied that he knew of any allegations. Maybe, therefore, it is hardly surprising that the women felt that even if they spoke up, they would not be believed.

If that is the case, then all of society is besmirched. There is no excuse for child abuse. Sexual abuse robs a child of innocence. Sexual abuse buries a child beneath irrational guilt and burdens them with shame. Sexual abuse destroys a child’s life.

At best, investigations by the police and the BBC will reveal the truth. For many victims, this might be enough.

But truth and justice are two different things.

Had these things been brought to light before Savile died, his accusers – and society – might have had a chance of seeing justice served and satisfied.

Now, all judgment lies in the hands of his Maker. The Judge before whom we shall all one day appear.

Swiss roll and rock MEMBERS of The Salvation Army in Switzerland are hoping to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö next year.

Six Salvationist musicians – ranging from 20 to 94 years old – are hoping that the public will vote online for their song ‘You and Me’, which has been composed by the Swiss production team Hitmill.

If the song receives enough votes, the group will appear with a number of other music acts on Swiss television. The public will then choose which music act they want to represent their country in the singing competition.

Jahmene has faith ‘FAITH is my X Factor’ was the headline for an article about finalist Jahmene Douglas on the website thisiswiltshire.co.uk.

In an online article, reporter Matthew Edwards quoted the X Factor contestant as saying: ‘My faith … helps me keep my feet grounded.’

On the ITV programme’s website, Jahmene is reported to be ‘a lover of soul and gospel music, regularly singing with the gospel choir at his local church’.

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NAME: Lieut-Colonel Stephen Pallant.

OCCUPATION: Retired Salvation Army officer.

LOCATION: Outside Air Viceroy Travel Agency in West Wickham High Street, Kent, on Friday mornings.

DURATION: 6 years.

MOTIVATION: Keeping The Salvation Army visible.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REACTION: Stephen was nominated by Mrs Brightwell (pictured) who says: ‘Everyone looks forward to seeing him on Friday morning. He is such a lovely person who is always positive, cheerful and welcoming.’

If you would like to Q nominate your local War Cry seller, please write to ‘War Cry Seller and Teller’, The War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. Or email warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk

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Save energy this winter

Shop around to find the best fuel deal

WITH household energy bills rising, an energy expert at Confused.com has suggested ways in which consumers can reduce their monthly payments for energy in their home:

simply switching to a cheaper supplier. It is also worth checking to see whether your existing supplier is offering a cheaper tariff.

2. Consider capping As the wholesale cost of energy has almost doubled since last 1. Switch your supplier year – and further increases are Around half of households in the expected – now could be the time UK have never switched supplier, to switch to a guaranteed tariff. leaving some homes paying 30 per When utilities companies raise cent more for their fuel than they their prices, a modest capped rate could be. It is possible to reduce from your energy supplier could that overspend straight away by prove to be very reasonable. If you need some consistency in your monthly spending, consider going for a capped-rate tariff.

3. Check your appliances OVER the years, people have become increasingly aware of the If you are looking to buy importance of being environmentally friendly. Many people, however, the latest widescreen avoid looking at what they could do to go green, assuming change TV or American-style could be costly. Sustainable energy supplier Green Energy UK is freezer, take a moment to encouraging people to be honest and ask themselves: ‘How green check the energy rating am I?’ first. Some household Evaluating our level of eco-friendliness can highlight areas we may appliances guzzle up have overlooked, such as the use of energy-saving bulbs and the installation of double glazing. electricity, so it is worth ‘Many people don’t realise just how easily they can take more considering those that are environmentally friendly measures,’ explains Doug Stewart from Green cheaper to run.

Energy UK. ‘With the Government still offering free cavity-wall and 4. Check your meter loft insulation until the end of this November, homeowners should regularly consider using the grants which will help them save energy in the Energy suppliers are colder months. legally obliged to read ‘We should be asking what more we can do to live greener lifestyles.

Going green

From the slightest of changes to the grandest gestures of eco-change, every step can make a difference.’

your meter every two years, which means that your energy bills are based on estimated use.

Make sure that you check your meter regularly and let your supplier know the reading. Their phonelines are often open 24 hours a day and they will amend your bill accordingly.

5. Don’t inherit someone else’s supplier If you’re moving into a new property, make sure you read the meter as soon as you gain access, and investigate the previous occupant’s energy supplier. Unless that supplier is offering the best deal, change to a better tariff or supplier. This is the best way to avoid paying for the previous occupant’s usage, and could help you save money.

6. Shop around Comparison sites are a great way to compare different suppliers and their tariffs, but ensure that the website you are using is as comprehensive as possible. There are six major suppliers, but some comparison sites do not cover them all, limiting your choice. In order to save money, you need to search the whole market and all the available tariffs.

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REUNITED RICHARD KNIGHT tells Claire Brine how The Salvation Army helped him find his mum after decades of separation

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HEN Richard Knight was seven years old, he went on holiday with his mum, dad and sister. One day, his dad took him out for a drive in the car.

Nothing unusual about that. But Richard remembers the day well. It was the last time he saw his mother and sister for nearly 40 years.

For the remainder of his childhood, Richard was brought up by his father. Life without a mother and sister became normal. Richard never heard from them, and his father rarely mentioned their names.

Years passed and Richard married and had twin daughters. From time to time, he pondered his mother’s where-

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abouts, but did nothing to satisfy his curiosity. Then last summer, he finally made the decision to try to track her down.

Richard turned to The Salvation Army’s Family Tracing Service and asked it to help him. Just two months later, mother and son were reunited.

‘The first time we met up last August, we just clicked,’ says Richard, who lives in Baldock in Hertfordshire. ‘And since then we have seen each other regularly. She came on holiday with us this year.’

After re-establishing contact with his mother, Richard discovered that he had even more family members to meet. Over the past 14 months, he has been busy catching up with his sister and meeting his younger halfbrother for the first time.

One day, my dad told me to get in the car. We drove off, and I never saw my mum and sister again CLAIRE BRINE

Richard takes me back to the very beginning of his extraordinary story.

‘When I was seven years old, my family went on holiday to the West Country,’ he says. ‘We were staying in a caravan. I remember that the relationship between my mum and dad was a little bit fractious.

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ne day, my dad told me to get in the car because we were going for a drive. I said OK. We drove off, and I never saw my mum and sister again. Simple as that.

‘At first, I wondered where we were going. Then it slowly dawned on me that something was up. I realised that we weren’t going back to the caravan to pick up my mum and sister. I felt quite mixed up about what was happening.’

Richard didn’t ask his dad many questions. He concentrated on getting on with life. And although he got on well with his father, he admits he was happiest when he was by himself, out riding his bike.

At the age of 16, Richard left home to join the Royal Navy. He worked at

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From page 9 sea for seven years, then left the service in 1989 when he married Julie.

He started working for a mobile phone company.

In 2003, the couple celebrated the birth of their twin daughters. It was then that Richard found himself thinking about his own mother.

‘She was the girls’ grandmother and she didn’t even know it,’ he says. ‘I contemplated tracking her down, but being a bloke, I decided to put it off for another day. I always thought that making contact with her was something I’d get round to later.’

Towards the end of 2010, Richard attended a family gathering in Inverness. While he was there, Richard discovered that in the 1980s his cousin’s husband had crossed paths with his mother through work.

‘I started thinking that it would be nice to see my mum, so I asked my wife, Julie, how I could go about finding her. She told me that The Salvation Army had a family tracing service, so I sent off for the information pack.’

Although Richard wanted to look for

his mother, starting the search wasn’t an easy decision to make. He was apprehensive about the possible outcome.

‘I thought: “What if it doesn’t work out? What if she doesn’t want to see me again?” I wondered if I was strong enough to cope with that kind of rejection.

‘Eventually, I decided that I was.

I thought I would rather make contact with my mother and have it all go wrong than go through the rest of my life always wondering what could have been. I prepared myself for the worst but hoped for the best.’

Once he had decided to track down his mum, Richard knew he had to tell his father of the plan.

‘I think he was a bit surprised, but he was OK with it,’ says Richard. ‘I assured him that nothing would change between us. I told him that he could still come to our house for Christmas and we would still go to the pantomime, as we do every year.’

Richard told the

We said hello and she invited me in

Family Tracing Service everything he knew about his mother, hoping it would have enough information to find her.

Once that was done, all he could do was wait. It was very difficult to remain patient.

‘The desire to find my mother absorbed all my thinking,’ he says. ‘It was all Julie and I could talk about.

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wo months later, someone from the Family Tracing Service rang me and said they had found my mother. They said she was keen to meet me. The next step in the process was to write my mother a letter, explaining what I had been up to since I last saw her.

‘So one day, after I’d dropped the girls off at school and Julie had gone to work, I sat down and composed the letter. I had lots to tell her. Then I sent it to the Family Tracing Service, who passed it on.’

Three weeks later, Richard’s mother sent him her reply. She said she would

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be happy to meet him, and they agreed that he would visit her at her home. But before they met up, Richard gave her a call.

‘I took myself off to a peaceful place with a lake and phoned her,’ he says.

‘As soon as she answered, I couldn’t talk! My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth and I couldn’t get a word out.

But somehow my mum guessed it was me. And once we started talking, we had a nice chat.

‘Then came the day of the visit itself.

I was so nervous. Meeting your mum for the first time in nearly 40 years is far more nerve-racking than going for a job interview.

‘I

arrived early, so I sat in a nearby car park for ten minutes, just taking deep breaths to calm myself down. Then I drove to her house, walked up the driveway and knocked on the front door.

‘We said hello and she invited me in.

I met her husband briefly, then he went out into the garden while my mum and I started looking at old photos. We had a cup of tea, shared various memories and then I ended up staying for dinner.

We got on like a house on fire. I didn’t leave until midnight.’

The next morning, Richard struggled to get his head round the events of the previous 24 hours.

‘I just sat there, thinking: “Did that really happen last night?” I had to pinch myself to prove that meeting my mother hadn’t been a dream.

‘We arranged to meet again, and over the next few weeks we spent more and more time catching up. Sometimes we talked until 3 am. She told me that she had tried to get in touch with me when I was a child and that she had sent me birthday and Christmas presents – but I had never got them. A lot of previously unasked questions were finally answered.’

After a handful of meetings with his mother, Richard contacted his sister and half-brother. They were pleased to hear from him. He also told his daughters about their new granny and the extended family. There was much excitement when the relatives got together for the first time.

‘The girls love their new granny, and Julie has got used to having a motherin-law,’ says Richard. ‘Everybody has made a big effort to meet up, which is great. We have spent hours travelling all over the place, catching up with vari-

I’m so glad I have found my mother ous family members. I’ve got a long list of birthdays to remember now.’

Richard and his mother may have been apart for nearly 40 years, but they are spending many hours together to make up for lost time. They go out for dinner regularly, visit each other’s homes, and in August Richard’s mum joined the family for the first time when they went on holiday in Dorset.

Richard is grateful to The Salvation Army for helping him find his mum. He encourages those who have lost contact with loved ones to consider using the Family Tracing Service themselves.

But, he says, people need to get in touch for the right reasons.

‘We can’t change the past, so there is no need to go into something like this looking to persecute anyone,’ he says.

‘People should want to re-establish contact with their relatives because they want to enjoy the time they have left.

‘I’m so glad I have found my mother.

We get on so well that I feel as though she has been in my life for a lot longer than 14 months. The relationship that has developed between us since we met has far exceeded my greatest expectations.’

O For more information visit salvationarmy.org.uk/familytracing

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Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9 Solution on page 15

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Vagrant (5) 5. Pal (5) 8. Also-ran (5) 9. Frighten (5) 10. Pending (5) 11. Spanish farewell (5) 12. Gentlewoman (4) 15. Rotten (6) 17. Sword (5) 18. Tantalised (6) 20. Jest (4) 25. Interior (5) 26. Circus jester (5) 27. Live (5) 28. Similar (5) 29. Not drunk (5) 30. Bestower (5)

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HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number

DOWN 1. Cushion decoration (6) 2. Astounded (6) 3. Fold (5) 4. Savoury jelly (5) 5. Abrupt (7) 6. Deviation (6) 7. Bawled (6) 13. Consumed (3) 14. Possessed (3) 15. Snoop (3) 16. Irritate (3) 17. Study group (7) 18. Pathways (6) 19. Poise (6) 21. Choice (6) 22. Newspaper manager (6) 23. Forge block (5) 24. Dogma (5)

1. Former British coin with a value of 21 shillings 2. Religious ceremony involving a series of performed actions 3. Relating to mountains 4. Equipment required for a test or sport 5. Picture produced by arranging small coloured pieces of stone, tile or glass 6. Light cardboard container

QUICK QUIZ 1. From which bridge does the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race start?

2. In which animated film would you hear the song ‘Whistle While You Work’?

3. Who wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels?

4. What is the longest motorway in Great Britain?

5. Where would you find the Twelve Bens mountains?

6. What is a hydrophobe afraid of?

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Tramp. 5 Buddy. 8 Loser. 9 Scare.

10 Until. 11 Adios. 12 Lady. 15 Putrid. 17 Sabre.

18 Teased. 20 Joke. 25 Inner. 26 Clown. 27 Exist.

28 Alike. 29 Sober. 30 Donor.

DOWN: 1 Tassel. 2 Amazed. 3 Pleat. 4 Aspic.

5 Brusque. 6 Detour. 7 Yelled. 13 Ate. 14 Had. 15 Pry. 16 Irk. 17 Seminar. 18 Tracks. 19 Aplomb.

21 Option. 22 Editor. 23 Anvil. 24 Creed.

QUICK QUIZ 1 Putney Bridge. 2 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 3 Jonathan Swift. 4 The M1. 5 Ireland.

6 Water.

HONEYCOMB 1 Guinea. 2 Ritual. 3 Alpine. 4 Tackle. 5 Mosaic.

6 Carton.

Inner life ‘KIDS! Who’d ’ave ’em? You do everything you can to give them a good start in life, you try to bring them up to be decent human beings, and how do they repay you?

They ask for money – and they want it right away, no messing! The only people they bank with is the Bank of Mum and Dad.’ Sounds like a father’s response to his teenage child who wants the world presented to him on a plate.

The story of the prodigal son that Jesus told still rings true because it relates to many family situations.

This week, we look at the character of the loving father.

He knew better than to try to persuade his son from his plans. He also knew that he’d be back when the money ran out – after all, who else could he turn to? And sure enough, eventually a much wiser and chastened son returned home to beg for a job on the family farm.

And how did the father react? He welcomed him home unreservedly, threw a big party, gave him new clothes and put rings on his fingers – all Jewish symbols to show he was

He welcomed him home unreservedly, threw a big party and put rings on his fingers

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ALL IN THE FAMILY WEEK 3

ROSEMARY DAWSON looks at what the Bible has to say about everyday issues

A loving father

Luke 15:11–32

fully restored to his rightful place in the family.

Just like the father in the story, God loves us so much that, instead of imposing his will on us, he leaves us free to make our own mistakes. And he goes on loving us, even when we mess up big-time.

But loving us doesn’t mean we can just say a quick ‘sorry’ without any intention of changing our ways and attitudes. As the Bible says: ‘God is

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kind, but he’s not soft. In kindness he takes us by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change’ (Romans 2:4 The Message).

If we really want God’s forgiveness, he expects more from us. He is ready to accept us into his Kingdom when we are truly ready to make him Lord of our lives.

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Holding on to hurts can be a dog’s life I HEARD someone screaming: ‘Let go! Let go!’

Despite the desperate plea, there was the sound of laughter in the voice, so I realised that it wasn’t coming from a person having their handbag snatched. Curiosity drew me to the window and there I could see the tussle going on. A small boy was hanging on to the end of an old towel while at the other end was a large dog, tugging hard. Clearly the dog wasn’t letting go any time soon.

The boy’s words reminded me of an old acquaintance who couldn’t ‘let go’. I remember her saying: Jesus led by example.

‘I shall never forgive When friends ran her,’ as she told me away from him, denied about an injury she had him, betrayed him and received years before. when soldiers nailed Somebody had hurt him to a cross, Jesus her, but her pain lasted forgave. Instead of extra long because she cursing them or seeking allowed it to poison her revenge, Jesus prayed future attitudes and for them. He felt the hurt relationships. and disappointment If we hold on to old they caused him. But he grievances, betrayals chose to forgive, to let and disappointments, it go. life can be bitter. We He told his followers need to let go of our desire for revenge and our unwillingness to forgive if we want to move forwards.

Letting go may not be easy – but it is possible.

by HELEN BRETT

We need to let go of our desire for revenge

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to do the same: ‘Do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you,’ he said. He then went on to say: ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’ (Matthew 5:38–44 Good News Bible).

It is good advice.

When we harbour resentment, we hold on to unnecessary pain and misery. But if we forgive people, we get to grips with peace and happiness.

Jesus is willing to help us let go – so that we become more like him.

Surely that’s something to smile about.

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Food for thought

What’s cooking?

20 October 2012 The War Cry I’M Michael Darracott; I have been an executive chef in several large establishments in charge of cooking for 200-plus people.

I have also written a number of books. It gives me great pleasure to offer my recipes in The War Cry. I invite readers to send in recipe ideas, to be considered for publication here. I would also like to offer help with any cooking-related problems you have. So send in your question and, if it is selected, an answer will be published on this page.

Email your recipes and questions to chefmike56@chefmikedarracott.com

Curried peppered pan-fried pork

Cook with chef MICHAEL DARRACOTT chefmikedarracott.com

Autumn pudding Ingredients: 16–18 slices white bread, crusts removed 95ml water Juice and zest of 1 large lemon 55g caster sugar 350g plums, peeled, stones removed and cut into halves ½ tsp cinnamon powder ¼ tsp vanilla essence 300g cooking apples, peeled, quartered, cored and cooked 100g pears, peeled, quartered, cored and cooked 250g blackberries

Ingredients: 100g butter or margarine 100g plain flour 1l warmed milk 2½ tsp curry powder 2tsp paprika 100g long grain rice 4tsp vegetable oil 500g pork belly or loin, diced 1 large mushroom, diced 5g sultanas 10g frozen garden peas, thawed 30g onion, diced Salt and pepper, to taste Sprig of parsley, to garnish

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Method: To make the sauce, place the butter in a saucepan and melt over a low heat. Add the flour a little at a time and mix well to form a roux. Leave the pan on the heat and stir the roux until it forms a paste.

Slowly add the milk. Continue to stir until the mixture becomes a smooth sauce.

Mix in the curry powder and paprika and cook for 1 minute, then strain the sauce through a sieve into a clean saucepan. Add the salt and pepper, then set the pan aside.

Start boiling the rice.

Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and add the pork. When the pork is half cooked, add the mushrooms, sultanas, peas and onion and stir together.

Mix in the sauce SUDOKU SOLUTION prepared earlier.

Drain the rice and place on a plate, then spoon the pan-fried pork over the top.

Garnish with parsley before serving.

Serves 4

Method: Cut the bread slices into circles and use enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 1.7l pudding basin. (Reserve some bread circles for later.)

Place the water, lemon juice and zest and caster sugar into a pan over a low heat.

Add the plums, cinnamon powder and vanilla essence and cook until the plums are soft. Add the cooked apples, cooked pears and blackberries and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Pour half of the fruit filling into the prepared pudding basin, then place half of the reserved bread over the top. Repeat these layers, finishing with a topping of bread.

Allow the pudding to cool, then cover with clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 12 hours.

Serve the pudding with ice cream.

Serves 6

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CHANGE HEART OF

ROLL ou out ut the red carpet. Hollywood Costume is now on exhibition at London’s Victoria an and Albert Museum.

Looks can be deceiving

YOUR LOCAL SALVATION ARMY CENTRE

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From 20 October until un 27 January 2013, the V&A is givi giving ing the public a chance to see more than 100 of the m most iconic cos costumes in the history of filmmaking. Att Attire tire from clas classic movies including The Wizard of O Oz,, Gone with the Wind, Spider-Man and Oz Pirates of tthe Caribbean has made its way from the big screen screeen and across the Atlantic Ocean to hit the capital. Screen veterans veter Robert De Niro and Meryl Streepp have chosen their five most memorable costumes forr display.

The exhib bition is spli exhibition split into three acts. ‘Act 1: Deconstructi ion’ shows how costume designers Deconstruction’ get to grips with ‘who’ tthe character is before they design thei ir look. ‘Act 2: 2 Dialogues’ looks at how their actors use costume to express ex their new characters.

Fina Finally, there’s the ‘Finale’, iin which visitors enter the ‘Hollywood Nightclub’, where famous faces will be hanging out in their m most-loved costumes. So, A Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at T B Tiffany’s will be seen along wi ith characters from The Matrix, the Harry with Potterr films, Spider Spider-Man and Twilight.

Film m frocks are bi big players in terms of influencing ffashion, trend trends and culture. Away from Tinseltown aas well, peopl people make statements of who they are th hrough their ooutfits and accessories. For through some pe eople, it’s about ab people, identifying with their peers. F For others, it’s about creating a following or kee eping up with the Joneses. keeping But Bu ut looking ggood and being on trend isn’t isn’ ’t the definition definiti of living a good life, norr does it mak make a person who they are – to find that oout we need to look a little deeper. de eeper.

The Bible reminds r us that ‘the Lord does do oes not look aat the things people look at.

People Pe eople look at tthe outward appearance but thee Lord looks aat the heart’ (1 Samuel 16:7 New International Inteernational Ve Version).

Looks can be de deceptive. What is inside us defin defines nes who we are and who we become.

When w we accept G God into our lives and let him tak take ke the lead, he cleans up our act.

Godd can fashion uus into something beautiful.

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