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FIGHTING FOR HEARTS AND SOULS

7 May 2011

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MOBO WINNER GUVNA B I want young people to make the right decisions

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MILLIONS of pounds are going down the tube on Channel 4. On The Million Pound Drop Live contestants are gasping in horror when bundles of banknotes drop out of view.

Davina McCall asks the million-pound questions

In the game show – now in its fourth series – a million pounds is placed on a table in front of a pair of Turn to page 3

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Jimmy Greaves with New Direction manager Sharon Ralph and Bill Dawson of Notleys Golf Club

GOLF DAY RAISES MONEY FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

Greavsie nets seventy score for Army FOOTBALLING legend Jimmy Greaves presented a cheque for £1,400 to The Salvation Army’s New Direction centre for homeless people in Braintree, Essex.

The money raised by the Notleys Golf Club, of which Mr Greaves is co-owner, will be used at the 14-bed centre in its work to SHOP RECEIVES support single people as they move towards COCAINE GIFT independent living.

‘The one group of people that has stood out in my lifetime has always been The Salvation Army,’ Jimmy A SALVATION Army officer in said. ‘You can’t go for South London found an unusual that long without item while sorting through some being 100 per cent donated clothing – £1,000 worth of genuine. They’ve done crack cocaine. Lieutenant Julian so many wonderful Short of Balham Salvation Army found the drugs hidden in some things. May they rolled-up football socks in a pair of continue to do so.’ trainers that had been donated to the centre’s charity shop.

The cocaine was handed MORE than 100,000 people have signed over to the Metropolitan a petition asking the Secretary of State for Police, who suspected it Education to include GCSE RE as a core was a stash hidden by a humanities subject within the English dealer. The trainers went Baccalaureate curriculum. The petition is being on sale at the charity shop. compiled by Christian ‘We get some very media group Premier as unusual donations to The part of its RE.Act Salvation Army,’ said Lieutenant Short, ‘but this campaign. is probably the most unusual.’

BILL SHAW

Trainers coke stash

PATIENTS’ SPIRITUAL NEEDS CONSIDERED

Doctors consider place of prayer in surgery DOCTORS need to consider their patients’ spiritual outlook when diagnosing illness and prescribing treatment, says a report from the Christian Medical Fellowship.

In Health Benefits of the Christian Faith, Dr Alex Bunn and Dr David Randall argue: ‘The people we most need to listen to are patients, who typically are more religious than their carers. In one survey, patients and families stated that faith was the second most important factor in their decisions about cancer treatment, whereas the oncologists treating them imagined it would be last on the list.’

Citing pieces of research which have shown the health benefits of practising Christian faith, the report’s authors say that trials are needed to test whether interventions such as counselling and prayer should be offered in medical practice.

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Reopening heritage centre drums up trade

STAFF at The Salvation Army’s International Heritage Centre, London, prepare to display a drum in a new exhibition of the organisation’s work.

The centre, which is based at the William Booth College, Denmark Hill, is due to open for visitors in June.

‘We are looking forward to welcoming school groups, local-history enthusiasts and researchers,’ centre director Major Stephen Grinsted tells The War Cry. ‘We also welcome online Salvation Army family history inquiries.’

For further information visit salvationarmy.org.uk/history

THIS ISSUE: NIGEL BOVEY

CHAPLAIN SPEAKER p8

PLUS

MEDIA/COMMENT p6

GARDENING p7

PUZZLES p12

INNER LIFE p13

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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RECIPES p15

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From page 1 contestants who work together to hold on to as much of it as possible.

The pair try to answer up to eight questions. For each question they pick a category. Possible answers are shown on screens next to trapdoor ‘drops’ in the table.

Presenter Davina McCall asks the question.

The contestants have one minute to place the wads of wonga on the drop by the right answer. If they are unsure, they can split the money across more than one answer, but they have to place all the money somewhere and they must leave one drop clear.

At the end of the minute the drop to every wrong answer opens. Any money on top disappears. In the early questions four possible answers are offered, allowing contestants some margin for error.

Davina is ready On the first weekend of the new with the series contestants Brad and readies Leonie were presented with the possible answers: ‘The Righteous Brothers’, ‘The Jonas Brothers’, ‘The Marx Brothers’ and ‘The Kray Brothers’. They were asked: ‘Which of these are not real brothers?’

Unsure, they spread the money between ‘The Marx Brothers’ and ‘The Righteous Brothers’.

Though they lost thousands when ‘The Marx Brothers’ drop opened, they were still left with £450,000.

If contestants make it as far as the last question, they are confronted with only two possible answers. They must place every last pound on one or the other. It’s all or nothing.

Brad and Leonie reached the last question with £50,000. The possible answers were: ‘Alan Carr’ and ‘Jimmy Carr’. The question was: ‘Which comedian is older?’ Their answer ‘Alan Carr’ was a guess. They were gutted to get it wrong.

Another contestant who lost all the money late in the game in a previous series said: ‘You get so close. It’s there, and it just gets taken away from you.’

The possible answers are: ‘Yes’, ‘No’ and ‘Maybe’. The question is: ‘Do viewers buy into The Million Pound Drop Live because they recognise the harsh part of human experience of losing something by making the wrong choice?’

The truth is that we don’t always know how to deal with the questions life poses us.

Even when we do, we can still get it wrong. We can choose to put our money where our mouth is – but if our mouth is in the wrong place, we lose out. We may act

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If they reach the last question, it’s all or nothing

selfishly and lose somebody’s trust or say something unkind and see the better side of ourselves go down the tube.

The possible answers are: ‘Forgiveness’ and ‘Apathy’. The question is: ‘According to the Bible writer John, what does God show us if we acknowledge our wrong choices?’

Only one answer is right. In the light of God’s revealing his love for humankind in Jesus, John writes: ‘If we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us’ (1 John 1:9 Contemporary English Version).

The follow-up question is whether we decide to trust God’s offer of forgiveness. It’s all or nothing. Will the penny drop for us?

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DIDN’T grow up saying I wanted to be a musician or a rapper, I just found myself in it,’ says Guvna B. So just how did Guvna (birth name Isaac Borquaye) start on the road to success?

‘I was always interested in music,’ he says. ‘I enjoyed the way artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Kano put their lyrics together and spoke about life.

‘I recorded a few songs when I was 16. At 17 my pastor told me I was quite good at rapping, so I started putting my thoughts down on tracks and recorded some more. I released four or five tracks in my church and it just took off from there.’

In 2008 Guvna released an album entitled The Narrow Road. The sound of Guvna B is a mix of grime, hip hop and funky house. But what makes Guvna’s music different from all the rest?

‘I would describe it as gospel music,’ he says. ‘I want to see more people become Christians and I know many people find God through music.

Compared with hip hop, grime and other genres, the content is different because I am not glorifying sex, drugs or violence. I might bring up those issues but it will always be from a Christian perspective.’

Guvna aims his music at teenagers and young adults. He says: ‘Youth is a time where a lot of people find out who they are. I can relate to that. I’ve been there, done that and know how they think.

That’s why I challenge young people. My aim is to see them make the right decisions and to set them up for life.

Mobo winner has God

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I wasn’t expecting to be nominated, let alone win

‘A guy I grew up with on my East London estate was always getting up to no good. When I moved we lost contact for three or four years. One day he unexpectedly called and said he’d heard my music and it had inspired him to change. That has been one of the biggest highlights of my career so far.’

In his short career, Guvna already has a long list of achievements. Winning a Mobo Award for Best Gospel Act is one of them.

‘It was really humbling,’ he says. ‘I wasn’t expecting even to be nominated let alone win. When they said my name I couldn’t believe it. It’s a testimony of where God has brought me.’

The Mobo pushed his career forward in more ways than one.

Guvna B strikes a pose with his Mobo Award and UK rapper Tinchy Stryder GARRY CARBON/Exception Photography

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An album. A mixtape. An Urban Music Award and a Mobo. All at the age of just 21. Christian rap artist GUVNA B speaks to Renée Davis about his music, his achievements and his aims for the future

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God has given all of us gifts and talents, but it is up to us to work hard and perfect them

‘It broadened the amount of people that knew about me. My album sold around 7,000 copies and in just a few months I’ve had 14,000 downloads for my recent mixtape Scrapbook. It definitely opened up doors for me.’

So what is Guvna’s secret for success?

‘Hard work and favour from God,’ he says. ‘He has given all of us gifts and talents, but it is up to us to work hard and perfect them.’

Guvna was brought up by Christian parents and attended church every week.

‘I only went to church because I had to, but when I was 17 I made the decision to know God for myself and grow as a Christian.’

uvna openly admits that choosing to follow the narrow road wasn’t easy at first.

‘It was very hard. Most of my friends were getting up to no good and it was difficult to give God 100 per cent. I had to step out of the circle of friends I was in, but I’m thankful that there were people at my church that I could relate to. I wasn’t alone.

‘I still get tempted at times to go back to my old ways but I have to remind myself of where God has brought me from. Before I met Jesus life wasn’t looking too promising. But he gave me future prospects. He saved me.’

Having such a youthful following and being in the limelight means that Guvna constantly has to set an example.

‘I have to be careful about what I am

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Guvna’s free mixtape, ‘Scrapbook’ For more information visit GuvnaB.com

saying on my Facebook or Twitter. I have to watch how I behave in public because people are always watching me. I’m aware that I’m an influence on a lot of people so I just have to be conscious of setting a good example by coming across in the right manner.’

Guvna is completing a degree in

business management at Hertfordshire University and is also running music workshops in schools for youths with behavioural problems. During these sessions they can record songs with positive spins on them.

What is next on Guvna’s agenda?

‘I’m going to be recording my second album and getting more into the mentoring side of things with the school workshops. But before I do all of that,’ he laughs, ‘I’m going to get my degree and make my mum happy.’

MEDIA

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WHAT does Christianity mean to the people of Britain? After he’d heard that his employers were not going to sack him for displaying a palm cross in his van, Colin Atkinson was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying that Christianity is ‘a dirty word’ in the UK. In the same week, the Church of England considered making its oversubscribed schools more accessible to non-Anglicans. If Christianity is generally despised, why do parents – including agnostics and atheists – want to entrust their child’s education and future prospects to such establishments?

Over Easter, from sixty-minute specials to one-minute hymns, the BBC devoted hours to the telling of – and reflecting on – the events of Holy Week.

The following Friday the world watched a Christian service on the telly. Christian hymns. Christian prayers. Christian church. Westminster Abbey.

The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin works just across the road from the abbey.

She is Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. She is also parish priest in the multicultural East End district of Haggerston. In an interview in this week’s War Cry she says: ‘Society is increasing its hostility to Christianity – not because of government policies, but because some Christians are not taking their faith seriously enough.

‘We can’t say that Christians are losing their influence in society because mosques are full. Christians are losing their influence because churches are half-empty. Christians are failing to say that regular worship is important to them, and society hears what they’re not saying.

‘Too many people use the church as a convenience, whereas the gospel calls for commitment.’

There is a time for Christians to speak up. There are social evils and injustices to challenge – one is that Jewish schools in the UK need to have guards because of the fear of attack.

Christians are most eloquent when they speak up for others. It is a commitment called for by the gospel.

Scientist claims collider offers first hint of ‘God’ particle ‘HAVE they found God?’ was the question above an article by the Sun professor Brian Cox after a leak resulted in the spreading of internet rumours regarding

the Higgs boson, or ‘God particle’, at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.

Professor Cox said the leaked information is

Teens ‘lack fear of death’ INCREASED life expectancy is to blame for the decline in young people attending church, reported a number of newspapers.

According to the papers, researchers claim that teenagers and people in their twenties are not afraid of death and the prospect of long life encourages them to postpone practising religion.

The researchers’ study suggests that churches will continue to attract older congregations unless they do more to highlight the benefits of faith to people of all ages.

Over the past 50 years church attendance in Britain has consistently declined.

Teachers challenge schools TEACHERS have said that the law must be changed to stop faith schools discriminating against applicants because of their sexuality and hiring staff on the basis of religion, reported The Times.

Free schools – many of which have their foundations in religious principles – are believed to increase the problem of discrimination, according to a motion passed at the annual conference of the National Union of Teachers in Harrogate.

about ‘a bump in the di-photon invariant mass spectrum observed in proton-proton collisions at a particle accelerator’. He went on to say that this is ‘the first hint’ of the socalled God particle.

‘The search for the Higgs particle is of immense scientific importance as its job is to give substance to everything,’ he said.

The quest to find the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle which is believed to be the key to understanding the nature of matter, is arguably the world’s biggest science project.

BBC RADIO is marking the I 100th anniversary of the publication of G. K. Chesterton’s The

RADIO

Commitment

IN THE PRESS

Comment

Innocence of Father Brown with two broadcasts.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe will discuss the fictional crime-solving priest in The Mystery of Father Brown on Radio 2 on Tuesday (10 May).

On Wednesday Radio 4’s afternoon play will be Father Brown: The Secret Garden.

Chan-tastic

FILM star Jackie Chan organised a concert in Hong Kong for The Salvation Army’s earthquake and tsunami response programme in Japan. The three-hour show, which included Lionel Richie performing his hit ‘Say You, Say Me’ via satellite link, was broadcast live on Hong Kong television.

Mr Chan told the website of the

Hollywood Reporter magazine: ‘For years my Japanese fans have made a great effort to raise money for my charity to build schools in China and to help victims for the Sichuan earthquake. It’s time for me to return the favour and do what we can to help.’

The concert raised more than HK$26 million (£2 million).

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

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by LEE

SENIOR

A vegetable garden in full leaf

May ‘NE’ER cast a clout till May be out’ is a proverb about this month, and with good reason.

The weather can be unpredictable and, in northern regions in particular, extra care must be taken with tender summer bedding plants.

In the gardening calendar, May is a month of action. We can finally de-

means

action!

whether or not you have the heavy clay soil that is ideal for sprouts, firm the soil around the base of the plant when planting and try to avoid exposing the young plant to too much wind.

Give sweetcorn the sunniest, most sheltered spot you have and use fleece to cover the young plants during cold nights.

Tender vegetables, such as runner beans, can be sown directly outdoors now. If you give these beans a moistureretaining, loamy soil, they will provide you with an abundance of fresh succulent young beans from late July onwards.

Swede and turnip can also be sown this month, along with winter-hardy savoy cabbage and cauliflower and purple-sprouting broccoli.

clutter our greenhouses to give our tomatoes the space they need.

Now is the time to harden off bedding plants in the cold frame for at least two weeks, so that they are ready for planting out once the risk of frost has gone.

Gradually expose the young plants to more of the outdoors weather by leaving them unprotected for longer periods. This will acclimatise In the gre the plants, so they start to enhouse, start to fe tomato pla settle in and grow more e d n ts with a hig feed once h-potash quickly. Hardening off is th e b o tt o m started to worth the effort, as you will set fruit. C truss has pinch out ontinue to lose many weeks of flowerla varieties, terals from cordon leaving th ing if your young charges are MAY is a traditional time e bushy ty alone to pes ‘checked’ and knocked back. of year for cutting hedges. branch This is a very busy period Spare a thought, though, for out. on the vegetable plot, birds and wildlife that are using too. Sweetcorn and these vital places of refuge to nest If you hav sprouts can be planted e and live in. Remember to check the hedge early pota n’t planted out all y o to out. Blown sprouts thoroughly for any obvious signs of life planting in es, save a few for ur occur when the soil is tasty crop July. They will give before starting work on it. If bird activity is y la loose around the roots occupying te in the summer, ou a discovered, delay the hedge cutting for several of the plant. So, would oth only spare ground weeks until the chicks have fledged. The RSPB points which erwise ha v unused. S out that all birds, nests and their eggs are protected by pare supe e been left rm will grow, law. It is, therefore, illegal to deliberately destroy a nest though yie arket tubers poorer. lds will be while it is being used.

and don’t forget…

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Bringing the East Although both are in London, Haggerston and Westminster are worlds apart.While politicians in Westminster set budgets and pass laws, cosmopolitan Haggerston has the highest crime rate in the Borough of Hackney.

Opposite a run-down football pitch in a park shadowed by a railway line, the church has to be kept locked by parish priest the Rev ROSE WILKIN-HUDSON, for fear of vandalism. In her other job, all doors are open to her.

Last October she was inaugurated Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons with the responsibility of praying with and for all who work in the palatial setting of Parliament

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TAKE the East End with me when I go to Westminster. It is part of who I am. It never leaves me. Although Haggerston and Westminster are vastly contrasting places, people are people. I sense that God enables me to be all things to all people, wherever they are.

It was time for me to step out in faith

I had the good fortune of being born in Montego Bay. At the time, Jamaica was a British colony so the Church of England was very prominent. My family was Christian and I was brought up an Anglican.

I was about 14 when Christianity made sense to me. I decided that

I wasn’t going to follow in my parents’ footsteps any more. It was time for me to step out in faith and walk in Jesus’ footsteps.

Around that time I had a dream. It was so vivid, I woke up shouting ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!’ I couldn’t go back to sleep so I picked up my Bible. It fell open at Luke 4:18 – ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.’

I’m not one of those people who says that God is speaking because the Bible falls open on a particular page, but on this occasion what I read comforted me.

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From page 9 In the morning, I turned to my devotional book for the day’s reading and there it was – Luke 4:18.

Even though I was only 14, I felt God was calling me to be a minister of his word. It was a surprise. I was from a poor background. I was no one special.

But I said: ‘OK, God, I hear you and the answer’s yes.’

I’ve never had any doubts about my calling. I did, though, once point out to God that I didn’t see any women priests in our church!

When I was 18, I was accepted to train as a Church Army officer and came to England to do so. I was commissioned in 1982. I later moved to the Lichfield Diocese and was ordained a deacon in 1991. In 1994 I was among the first women ordained as priests in the diocese. In 2007 I was appointed as a Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen.

There’s a lot of talk about women bishops. If I were asked to consider becoming a bishop, I’d have to think very seriously about it. I love the hubbub and buzz of parish life, being where people are.

That’s why I’m glad I can combine being a mother-of-three and a parish priest with my duties as Speaker’s Chaplain.

After ten years in the parish, I began to explore the possibility of a new challenge. My husband told me that he’d

seen an advert for a post as Canon of Westminster Abbey, Rector of St Margaret’s and Speaker’s Chaplain, and he suggested that I think about applying for it. My immediate response was: ‘I don’t think processing round in robes every day is me’, so I gave it no further thought. Then two respected colleagues suggested that I gave some thought to applying for the post. I began to explore what was involved and realised that the post-holder spent most of their time in the Speaker’s Chaplain role.

I’ve always passionately believed that Christianity ought to be at the heart of political life, that faith has a right to be in the public arena. I thought: ‘Rose, you are very upfront about faith. This might enable you to challenge and encourage people to put their faith in the public arena rather than keeping it private.’ So I said: ‘OK, God, I will go for it; the rest is up to you.’

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s part of the two-day interviewing process the candidates met Mr Speaker, some two weeks before the outcome was announced. I wasn’t holding my breath. I wasn’t an Establishment figure. I wasn’t a white, middle-class man. I left it in God’s hands and got on with work in the parish. When I heard nothing, I assumed that someone else had been appointed. I didn’t know there were behind-the-

scenes difficulties surrounding the appointment.

In the event, the abbey, church and chaplain roles were split and last October I was inaugurated as Chaplain to the Speaker.

I am not disappointed not to be part of the staff of Westminster Abbey or to be living close to Parliament in the chaplain’s traditional cloistered apartment.

I was disappointed, though, by the fuss that followed – that as a black woman (the first black person, the first woman) I got the job out of political correctness. I am not anyone’s token.

I’d like to think I was chosen for the post because it was recognised that I would do a good job.

As Speaker’s Chaplain, I lead prayers in the Commons chamber before every sitting. I also take a weekly lunchtime Communion service in the chapel beneath Westminster Hall, and there is a monthly Communion service in the nearby St Margaret’s Church.

After this service, there is a breakfast and discussion in the Speaker’s apartments.

I am also available to conduct baptisms and weddings for MPs, peers and their children and grandchildren.

A lot of Christians work in Parliament. The group Christians in Parliament holds weekly meetings and there are a number of regular formal and informal groups and gatherings of Christian MPs, peers, spouses and staff.

I am not anyone’s token

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ather than blindly follow the party whip, Christian MPs will want to work out how their faith requires them to respond.

A Christian MP does not have an automatic tick-list on how to vote. Of course Christians disagree. It is not unreasonable for two Christians to come to different conclusions on an issue.

Ultimately, we are each accountable to God for the decisions we make.

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I’m trying to encourage Christians in public life to express their faith with confidence.

I don’t see myself as a spiritual adviser, either to the Government or to an individual, but I like to make contact with people – to walk round, be available and chat to everyone who works in or visits Westminster.

As a group, politicians – thanks to affairs such as the expenses scandal – are generally held in low regard. It’s important that the public does expect a certain standard of behaviour from those in leadership. As Jesus puts it: to whom much is given, much is expected.

However, MPs are only human and they reflect wider society. Some of them might think of themselves as apart, different and special but they are not.

They are ordinary human beings who are as prone to failure as we all are. And there but for the grace of God go we.

Power can corrupt. We see that with footballers and others who earn millions. With that sort of income, influence and lifestyle it’s easy to think you’re not answerable to anyone and that you can do whatever you want.

That’s why those who have a real relationship with Jesus are different.

They have different priorities, aspirations and attitudes.

Some people say faith and politics shouldn’t mix. But politics and faith are about people and what happens in their lives. What good is a faith that says nothing about the daily issues people face?

For those politicians who have faith, I want that faith to inform their policy decisions.

Being a Christian should tell you how to vote. Faith is not a coat that you put on or take off according to which way the wind is blowing. Faith is not only about having answers to society’s ethical issues, it is also about how that person lives every day. Faith informs a believer how they should relate to and treat other people.

Before they vote, I want Christian MPs to ask themselves what God might be saying about the issue. If faith is at the heart of who they are, they should be asking God what he wants them to do.

I am simply asking Christians – inside and outside Parliament – to make informed choices based on the perspectives and principles of their faith and not

refuse gay hotel guests because of political correctness. But our worship of God is to be shown in the way that we treat people. If Christians want respect, we must first show respect.

My faith gives me confidence, courage, self-discipline, peace and a sense of what is possible.

It tells me that the world belongs to God and that I am part of God’s world.

It tells me I am a child of God and that I have a responsibility to behave as such.

God occasionally speaks to me in dreams, although nothing yet as startling as the dream I had when I was 14. I wake up each morning with an awareness, openness and sense that God may have spoken to me while I’ve been asleep.

God connects with me through nature, through prayer and reading the Bible. He also really gets to me through songs. The spirituals of my foreparents are so rich in gospel truth.

My faith comes from what my foreparents endured in slavery, how they looked to God and how God saved them.

Sometimes people ask me to prove that God exists. I don’t need to prove anything. I know he lives within me.

I love the truth of the spiritual: ‘There is a balm in Gilead/ To make the wounded whole;/ There is a balm in Gilead/ To heal the sin-sick soul.’

I just love singing that and other spiritual songs. I sing them as I walk down the road and in the parish. I sing them, too, as I walk along the corridors of Westminster.

Those who have a real relationship with Jesus have different priorities be swayed by their surrounding culture.

Christianity has been taken for granted in Britain. Society is increasing its hostility to Christianity – not because of government policies, but because some Christians are not taking their faith seriously enough.

We can’t say that Christians are losing their influence in society because mosques are full. Christians are losing their influence because churches are half-empty. Christians are failing to say that regular worship is important to them, and society hears what they’re not saying.

Too many people use the church as a convenience, whereas the gospel calls for commitment.

When Christians honour their faith, others will honour it. It is Christians’ failure to honour their faith that is then projected onto politicians, who are blamed for making policies Christians don’t want.

Some Christians complain that they’re not allowed to wear a cross or to

G The Rev Rose Wilkin-Hudson was talking to Nigel Bovey

PUZZLEBREAK

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WORDSEARCH

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

Look up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonally on the grid to find these Speakers of the House of Commons since 1801

Solution on page 15

by Chris Horne

ANSWERS QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Medal. 5 Cloak. 8 Laugh. 9 Nyasa.

10 Avail. 11 Mogul. 12 Easy. 15 Accede. 17 Chase.

18 Vestry. 20 Iron. 25 Oscar. 26 Bairn. 27 Order.

28 Exult. 29 Eager. 30 Hosed.

DOWN: 1 Minute. 2 Drapes. 3 Llama. 4 Budge.

5 Chalice. 6 Opaque. 7 Kelpie. 13 Ape. 14 Shy. 15 Asp. 16 Duo. 17 Crooner. 18 Viable. 19 Skiing. 21 Rhodes.

22 Nimrod. 23 Scrub. 24 Broth.

QUICK QUIZ 1 HSBC. 2 22. 3 H. 4 Animals. 5 Robin Williams.

6 Brighton and Hove Albion.

HONEYCOMB 1 Monday. 2 Belong. 3 Stream. 4 Ballet. 5 Plaice.

6 Adhere.

COMPETITION WINNERS THE winners of the Reaching for the Stars book competition are: J. Sturtridge of Brixham, B. Austin of Wigan, J. Davies of Telford, O. Dominic of Lowestoft and I. Brunton Scott of Blackpool.

Chris Gidney completed his technical theatre course at Mountview Theatre School in London.

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HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. Day of the week 2. Be a member 3. Small river 4. Type of dance 5. Flatfish DOWN 1. Exiguous (6) 2. Curtains (6) 3. South American beast of burden (5) 4. Move (5) 5. Goblet (7) 6. Not transparent (6) 7. Mythological Scottish horse (6) 13. Mimic (3) 14. Diffident (3) 15. Snake (3) 16. Two performers (3) 17. Singer (7) 18. Feasible (6) 19. Winter sport (6) 21. Gary, TV chef (6) 22. Biblical hunter (6) 23. Vegetation (5) 24. Thin soup (5)

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QUICK QUIZ 1. Which high street bank uses the slogan ‘The world’s local bank’?

2. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of snooker?

3. In Morse code, which letter is represented by four dots?

4. Zoophobia is the fear of what?

5. Which actor played the grown-up Peter Pan in the film Hook?

6. Which Football League team has the nickname the Seagulls?

INNER LIFE

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The sun

To commemorate this year’s 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, PHILIPPA SMALE looks at some everyday expressions popularised by the translation

shines on the righteous

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‘He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust’ (Matthew 5:45)

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THE day was 2 June 1953 – coronation day for Queen Elizabeth II. It would have been good to be able to say that all was bright and sunny. After all, doesn’t the sun shine on the righteous?

Unfortunately, it poured with rain. That was a great shame for the thousands of people gathered in London for the event and for all those who had planned on going to street parties throughout the Queen’s lands.

What does that say about the monarch who has now reigned for 58 years? Actually, not a lot. Yes, the sun shines on the righteous and it rains on them as well. And the sun shines and the rain falls on the unrighteous too. So it doesn’t really matter which you are. The sun is going to shine and the rain is going to rain, whichever.

This is what Jesus said: ‘He [God] causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous’ (New International Version). In other words, God’s generous provision of heat, light and water is for everyone. As far as basic natural necessities go, he doesn’t differentiate between the deserving and the undeserving.

When Jesus said this, he was talking are enemies for, after all? But the about how he wanted his followers to Kingdom of God is not one where there treat their enemies. He said: ‘You’re are friends and enemies. It is one where kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live there are friends and friends – a different out your God-created identity. Live way of life. generously and graciously toward CAN WE HELP? others, the way God Just complete this coupon and send it to lives toward you’ The War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, (Matthew 5:48 The London SE1 6BN Message).

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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God offers calm in the storm

A harbour on the Lofoten Islands

DO you need blue skies and sunshine in order to see beauty? I remember an occasion when I saw amazing natural beauty on a very dull, rainy day.

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The storm at sea lasted many hours.

We rocked and rolled through the choppy waters

where God was as the storm surrounded our ship.

But there was no doubt in my mind – God was with us! Just as beauty remained evident on a grey day, so God was present in those rough waves.

God is with us all the time, no matter where we are or what we are doing. Through the ups and downs of life, he cares.

One Bible writer described his experience of God’s comforting presence in difficulties: ‘Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me’ (Psalm 23:4 Good News Bible).

When situations in life threaten to take us under, we need never feel alone. Instead we can choose to focus on the positive – that God is always by our side, offering comfort and helping us stay afloat.

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My husband and I were on a cruise to the North Cape of Norway. On our voyage we visited the Lofoten Islands.

Sadly, the day we docked was cold and wet, but in spite of the surrounding grey I was able to appreciate some magnificent scenery. I saw majestic mountains, golden beaches and attractive, historic villages.

When we got back on the ship the captain announced that we were heading for rough weather. There was a severe gale force 9 wind ahead of us.

He advised us to put away items of value in our cabins to avoid any breakages.

The storm at sea lasted for many hours. We rocked and rolled through the choppy waters. Many passengers were poorly.

I wonder if any of those feeling seasick questioned

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WHAT’S COOKING?

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THE MAIN ATTRACTION

Thai stir-fry Ingredients: 225g lean beef, lamb or pork steaks, trimmed and cut into thin strips 1tsp olive oil (or sesame oil) 1 celery stick, cut into thin strips 1 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced 5cm cucumber, cut into thin strips 1 clove garlic, crushed For the sauce 1tsp cornflour 150ml coconut milk 1 green chilli, deseeded and chopped

SWEET TREAT

Chocolate peanut butter slices Ingredients: 300g milk chocolate, chopped 350g plain flour 1tsp baking powder 225g butter 350g soft brown sugar 175g rolled oats 70g chopped mixed nuts 1 egg, beaten 400g condensed milk 70g crunchy peanut butter Method: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl.

SUDOKU SOLUTION

Add the butter to the flour and rub in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, oats and chopped nuts.

Put a quarter of the mixture into a bowl and stir in the chocolate. Set aside.

Stir the egg into the remaining mixture, then press into the bottom of a 30 x 20cm rectangular baking tin. Bake the base for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the condensed milk and peanut butter together. Remove the base from the oven, then pour the peanut butter mixture over the top and spread evenly.

Sprinkle the chocolate mixture on top and press down lightly. Return the cake to the oven and bake for a further 20 minutes, until golden brown. Leave to cool in the tin, then cut into slices.

Makes 20

1tsp fish sauce 1tsp ground cumin 3tbsp fresh coriander, chopped Method: In a large wok or saucepan, fry the meat in the oil until browned. Add the celery, spring onion, cucumber and garlic and cook for 2–3 minutes.

Blend the cornflour with the coconut milk in a small jug, then add to the pan along with the remaining ingredients.

Heat the mixture until the sauce has thickened.

Serve the stir-fry with rice or egg noodles and extra stir-fry vegetables.

Tip: You can cut down on cooking time by using a ready-made green curry sauce and 3tbsp of fresh chopped coriander.

Serves 2

Twentieth Century Fox

Life can be a circus

writes RENÉE DAVIS

Jacob with Rosie the Elephant and with Marlena mals, especially latest attraction Rosie the Elephant, Jacob and Marlena become close.

But all is not as it seems. Jacob discovers that August possesses an abusive streak, which controls not only the circus animals and workers but also Marlena.

Caged in a cruel marriage, Marlena Meet Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), an Ivy League student of sees no way out. Jacob, though, is veterinary science at Cornell desperate to set her free. He tells her: University. Soon-to-graduate Jacob ‘You’re a beautiful woman, you has a bright future. But his perfect deserve a beautiful life.’

At times life ain’t pretty. We can world comes to a sudden halt when his parents are killed in a car feel trapped, powerless, and see no end to what we are going through. accident.

With no other family to turn to We may think that we can spend our way to happiness, or we and all his parents’ look to others in the hope assets seized by the that they can save us. banks, grief-stricken We need not look any Jacob has no choice but We look to further.

Jesus said: ‘I to pack his belongings have come in order that and take to the road. others in the you might have life – life He boards a passing in all its fullness’ (John train, home of the hope they 10:10 Good News Bible).

Benzini Bros Circus. can save us Despite our shortWhen owner and ringmaster August (Christoph comings and wrongdoing, Jesus sees Waltz) learns of Jacob’s veterinary us as deserving of a better life – skills, he assigns him to taking care a life free from fear, guilt and the of the circus animals. Jacob soon consequences of our sin.

He lived, died and was raised to notices the show’s star attraction – and August’s wife – life to show us that nothing can stop God from loving us. His story is the Marlena (Reese Witherspoon).

Through their care for the ani- greatest story ever told.

LADIES and gentlemen, please take your seats for the greatest show on earth.

Circus-based love story Water for Elephants was released at cinemas on Wednesday (4 May).

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