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FIGHTING FOR HEARTS AND SOULS

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The starting hopeful apprentices

HE’S Sugar by name, but not sickly-sweet by nature.

No-nonsense boss Lord Sugar is back in the boardroom. The competition is hotting up in BBC One’s The Apprentice next Wednesday (25 May).

In this seventh series the remaining 13 candidates are once again desperate to impress the self-made business tycoon. But this year their eye is on a new Turn to page 3

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£2 MILLION-A-YEAR CONTRACT AWARDED

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Army to become lead trafficking care agency

world’s first interactive worship service on I THE Facebook went live last week at the Christian

Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park racecourse. With more than 400 exhibitors under one roof and 13,000 visitors the four-day event is Europe’s largest annual Christian exhibition.

THE Salvation Army is about to become the lead agency in the support of human trafficking victims.

From July, a £2 million-a-year government contract will enable The Salvation Army to manage the delivery of accommodation and support for victims of all types of trafficking, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and forced labour across England and Wales.

Men and women who have suffered exploitation through trafficking will be given specialist support to help them recover and rebuild their lives, including safe accommodation, counselling, medical care, translation services and legal counselling.

‘Human trafficking is an abhorrent crime, which thrives on the vulnera-

CHRISTIAN AID EXPOSES CITY SCANDAL

PENSION funds and other institutional investments that have poured billions of pounds into commodity index funds could be unwittingly fuelling a rise in global hunger, says a new report from Christian Aid. Hungry for Justice: Fighting Starvation In An Age Of Plenty calls on policymakers to investigate why in recent years food price rises have begun to mirror the level of investment in food futures.

Earlier this year, cereal prices – which, says the aid agency, are of crucial importance to the world’s poorest people – hit a record high on the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s BIN LADEN’S DEATH IMPACT price index.

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bility of its victims, and one the Government is determined to deal with,’ says Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. ‘These victims of modern-day slavery are often subjected to kidnap, rape and torture. This funding will allow The Salvation Army to work with counter-trafficking agencies and specialist support organisations to provide an escape route for these men and women.’

Mai, a female victim of trafficking, says: ‘The Salvation Army supported me financially, emotionally and physically after the trauma I had endured. I was really sad to leave the safe house but missed my family too much and knew I had to return home to Thailand.’

The Salvation Army, which already runs safe houses for victims of trafficking, will use the government funding to provide approximately a quarter of support services itself and commission the remaining support from experienced, specialist groups.

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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: Lord Sugar with advisers Karren Brady and Nick Hewer

From page 1 prize. Instead of offering them a job and a six-figure salary, Lord Sugar is prepared to invest £250,000 into the winner’s own business venture.

So far the two teams have got themselves into a pickle over the fresh fruit and veg task and struggled to design and launch a mobile phone app. This week their job is to set up a beauty treatment business.

Lord Sugar’s loyal sidekicks – Karren Brady and Nick Hewer – are typically on hand to cast a beady eye over the teams. They report back to the boss on how well (or not) the groups are doing.

Getting into the lord’s good books is no easy job. He may have a business psychologist, a former cycling champion and an inventor among the contestants, but what matters most is how well the individuals complete the tasks. He will invest only in the best candidate.

At the beginning of the competition, Lord Sugar told the contestants: ‘I’m going to inject cash and value into your business, and you’re going to run it …

Don’t expect me to be doing all the work.’

Although the prize provides the winner with a huge opportunity for financial success, each applicant is taking a risk by appearing on the show. They have had to leave behind jobs that they know and venture into unfamiliar fields of work – while being watched by millions of critical viewers. There’s no guarantee that their efforts will lead them to bigger and better things.

Getting into the lord’s good books is no easy job But still they are prepared to take the chance.

Sometimes people face choices in life where they have to decide whether to stick with what they know or try something new – even if it feels scary. Should we move house or stay put? Should we work on a relationship or give up on it?

Should we invite Jesus into our lives or go through life without knowing him?

Deciding to be an apprentice – or follower – of Jesus may mean leaving parts of our life behind that we have been comfortable with. We may need to strike off our selfish nature. We may need to quit snapping at others. A life in partnership with Jesus can present challenges.

But at the same time, there are plenty

of benefits to following him. We can be sure that, whatever problems we face, we will always have someone to confide in. We can know that we are truly loved – even when we fail to act lovingly towards others. We can be forgiven for the gross errors we make, time and time again.

Whatever we have done, we can turn to Jesus and find forgiveness. Jesus said: ‘I will never turn away anyone who comes to me’ (John 6:37 Good News Bible).

When we turn to Jesus and ask for his help, there is no risk of rejection. He sees beyond our past failings and notices the potential. He is willing to work with us to help us become better versions of ourselves.

Want to follow Jesus? You’re hired!

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World focuses on Middle East Dr Ottolenghi, to what extent is the killing of Osama bin Laden a cause for rejoicing?

There were understandable scenes of jubilation in the United States. The man who planned the biggest single act of terror in American history is now dead.

But many people in the world have felt uneasy about the rejoicing.

I am reminded of the biblical story of the exodus. After the people of Israel have crossed the Red Sea, the water closes in on the pursuant Egyptian army and submerges them. The miraculous deliverance of the Israelites solicits two sentiments among them – awe for the Creator’s might, and joy. Moses leads his people in song to celebrate the glory of God. A Jewish parable says that the angels wanted to join in celebrating but God shut them up, because the drowned Egyptian soldiers were also his creation.

This story forces us to recognise that the death of a human being, no matter how wicked, is not a cause of joy in Heaven, but if evil is indeed extinguished along with life, then we must also understand if those who suffered from that evil are rejoicing.

To what extent is the world safer now that bin Laden is dead?

How consequential his death will be in operational and strategic terms is something we will learn in weeks and months to come, as the full implications of his demise and the information retrieved in his hideout are brought to bear.

It appears that he was still deeply involved in commanding al-Qaeda. He was definitely a symbol and a source of inspiration – as a charismatic leader only can be in a death cult such as alQaeda. He held invaluable information within the confines of his compound that might now lead to disruption of plots and networks.

His elimination represents a serious blow against terrorism. But it would be a mistake to assume that the war in Afghanistan can now be over or that terrorism is defeated.

Post 9/11 there have been renewed international efforts to bring peace to the Holy Land in the form of a ‘road map’ that would enable Israel and Palestine to co-exist as sovereign states. What progress has been made?

One of the inbuilt mechanisms of the road map is the quartet of the European Union, the United States, Russia and the

The Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) is an international think-tank set up in the United States in response to 9/11. It researches the causes of radical Islam, offers policy suggestions to counter the spread of radicalism and promotes human rights.

Senior fellow of the FDD Dr EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI advises governments on Iran. He also keeps a watching brief on the wider Arab world. He talks to Nigel Bovey

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UN, whose job it is to bring about a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. That quartet still exists.

The problem with the road map – and every other internationally sanctioned diplomatic initiative – is that you cannot expect a solution where the two parties want it less than the mediators. You cannot impose what the parties don’t want.

The road map required certain things to be achieved by certain times. Both parties had reservations and have not kept to timetable.

In the past, Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, and Jordan. But these came about because it was in the warring parties’ interest. Both sides had enough motivation to find an agreement and therefore succeeded despite the absence of external mediation.

At present there isn’t enough common ground between Israel and the

Palestinian Authority. Neither side would come out of an agreement feeling that the benefits outweighed their concessions.

But is either side benefitting from the fear of attack, the restrictions on everyday life and the killings?

It would make sense to have agreement. But the conflict is rooted in the core identities of two peoples with mutually exclusive claims.

Neither party has complete military dominance. Israel has never been defeated. But Israel has never won in such a decisive way that the other side couldn’t wait to fight another day.

It looks as though the Palestinians are saying that they hold the balance of power, so why should they sign up to unacceptable terms? And Israelis may just as understandably say why do they have to concede when the Palestinians are in such a weak position?

Maybe both sides reckon that it’s eas-

Within Israel Christian communities are growing

ier to tolerate the present rather than an unknown future brought about by compromise, especially if they can hope to get a better deal by altering the balance of power to their own advantage.

How is this affecting the Christian communities in the area?

Within Israel, Christian communities are growing. However, they are being squeezed out of the West Bank.

Bethlehem, for example, used to be the quintessential Christian city. Today it is increasingly an Islamic city.

The conflict has affected the economy of the West Bank – property damaged, people killed – including Christians. The increased influence of Islamists has meant that Christian women, who are more Westernised than their Muslim counterparts, have been told to dress in certain ways. Bit by bit personal freedom has been eroded, so economic hardship and Islamist pressure are leading Christians to leave in great numbers.

NEXT WEEK: the Arab Spring, Iran and Holocaust denial

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Choir backs Prince’s investigation

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Dylan’s spiritual side gets a spin

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The formula, as revealed to The Independent on Sunday earlier this year, involves calculations with ‘holy’ numbers to make 722,500. By adding that number of days to the date on which he believes the Crucifixion took place (1 April 33 AD), Mr Camping arrives at 21 May 2011. Today.

Mr Camping, who runs the Family Radio Network of 66 stations across the United States bases part of his reasoning on the prevalence of earthquakes.

Quakes in Haiti, New Zealand and Japan have certainly made world headlines. Every year, there are millions of small ones that don’t.

According to the US Geological Survey, since 2000 the number of quakes measuring 6.0 and above is fairly constant.

So, are the likes of the Japan earthquake a sign that Jesus is about to return? Not according to Bob White, Professor of Geophysics at Cambridge University, they’re not.

‘There is no evidence that the rate of occurrence of earthquakes has changed,’ he tells The War Cry, ‘it’s just that we have better instruments for detecting them.’

It is true that Jesus spoke about earthquakes as a sign that the day of his Second Coming was approaching: ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places’ (Matthew 24:7 New International Version). But he said that not even he knew when that would be.

Jesus warned his hearers to be ready to meet their Maker.

That readiness is not found by figuring out when. It comes by recognising Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour from sin. Whether he comes for us or calls us.

THE Prince of Wales explores the life of hymn The Prince of Wales and the choir of writer Sir Hubert Parry Westminster Abbey in The Prince and The Composer on BBC Four next week (Friday 27 May).

Sir Hubert Parry wrote the tunes to ‘Jerusalem’ THE spiritual side to Bob and ‘Dear Lord and Dylan’s life is the subject of Father of Mankind’, but Blowing In The Wind – most people know little Dylan’s Spiritual Journey on about the man himself.

Radio 4 next week (Tuesday The Prince turns to 24 May). members of Parry’s To coincide with the family, scholars and musician’s birthday, performers to discover presenter Emma Freud more about the examines the songwriter’s composer. upbringing in Minnesota and his ensuing career.

IN THE PRESS

IF Harold Camping is right, Jesus will return today and the world as we know it will end.

Civil engineer by trade and Bible student by conviction, Mr Camping says he has worked out a mathematical system of interpreting biblical prophecy.

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World’s end

The Bishop of Bradford, Nick Baines explores some of the theological messages behind Dylan’s music.

Author Howard Sounes discusses Dylan’s Christian albums and Al Kasha – who helped Dylan with his understanding of the Scriptures – argues for the sincerity of Dylan’s conversion.

‘God is with Maddy’ says Kate THE Sun published extracts from the book Madeleine, written by Kate McCann, in which she describes the way her Christian faith has been affected by her daughter’s disappearance in 2007.

The paper quoted Kate

as saying: ‘There have been many times when I’ve felt God has deserted me or that he has let Madeleine down.

I’ve occasionally doubted his existence altogether.

And yes, I’ve been angry with him.’

Kate went on to say that she did not ‘blame God’ for Madeleine’s disappearance and that she continues to ‘feel his presence’.

‘There have been, and still are, many blessings in our life in which I see the hand of God,’ she said.

‘There is one thing of which I can be confident: I believe wherever Madeleine is, God is with her.’

Chaplain’s challenge THE Daily Telegraph reported that the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin (pictured), chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, says that there is a ‘disturbing’ lack of ethnic minority clergy in the General Synod, the national assembly of the Church of England. Without priests from minority backgrounds, the Jamaican-born vicar said, the Church would have no presence in England’s inner cities.

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BIG end gone? Is your tracking out? Need a regas? Confused by the gobbledy-gook? You are not alone.

Halfords Autocentres wants mechanics to drop the garage jargon when talking to customers.

Research has highlighted that there is a high level of confusion surrounding mechanical jargon and the need for unpatronising language when garage personnel deal with motorists.

Nine out of ten car owners say the garage speak used by mechanics leaves them lost.

Almost half of motorists admit paying for a service or repair without understanding what it is for.

Only 17 per cent of motorists, says the research, feel comfortable when talking about the mechanical or technical elements of their cars.

Fewer than a third of motorists say they question garages about things to do with repairs that they don’t understand.

One in five say they fear being ripped off if up an easy-to-understand they speak up, while 6 per guide of motoring terms. cent say they are too Halfords chief executive embarrassed to ask for Duncan Wilkes says: ‘We clarification. know that for motorists a Halfords Autocentres trip to the garage can be has joined with the Plain English Campaign to draw

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MOTORBIKES make up just 1 per cent of the UK’s road traffic, yet they are involved in 21 per cent of all road user deaths. According to the Department of Transport, motorcyclists are also 50 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured in crashes than car drivers.

In 2009, 472 motorcyclists died and more than 5,000 were seriously injured as a result of a road traffic accident.

To make other road users aware of the vulnerability of motorcyclists, in 2006 the Government launched the ‘Think Bike’ campaign. But has the campaign had the desired effect?

Statistics suggest that despite the visually striking campaign, motorists are still having trouble recognising the dangers that motorcyclists face. One of the complaints about the campaign is that it

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confusing. Cars are becoming more complex than ever but this doesn’t mean that motorists should

be left in the dark when it comes to explaining about repairs and servicing. We welcome the publication of this glossary and think it will be an invaluable guide for any motorist.’

appears to be aimed more towards motorcyclists rather than four-wheeled road users. So is the campaign a waste of money?

Those dealing with the consequences of a serious motorcycle accident and the devastating effect it can have on an entire family don’t think so.

Matt Dixon of Sherrington Law says: ‘It has taken people nearly 40 years to get the message about wearing seatbelts in cars so it may just be that the Think Bike campaign needs more time to connect with the public. If the campaign saves just one life from being wrecked by a moment’s inattention on the part of another road user then it’s worthwhile.’

For more information visit think.direct.gov.uk

For more information on what garage speak means visit halfordautocentres.co.uk

Bike safety needs a firm grip

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In the psychiatrist’s He holds powers of detention. He battles for people who cannot help themselves. He fights stigma and misunderstanding.

Dr ROB WALLER, Consultant Psychiatrist at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, talks to Nigel Bovey about mental illness and emotional well-being Library pictures posed by models

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care Dr Waller, why did you go into psychiatry?

I went into medicine because I was good at science. At medical school I became as much interested in the social interaction of medicine as the raw science. Psychiatry seemed to be a fusion of medical, psychological and social approaches.

What does your work entail?

As a consultant psychiatrist, I work as part of a team that covers about a quarter of West Lothian and includes psychologists, social workers and community nurses. I bring medical and pharmacological expertise to the team, as well as a wide experience as a medical doctor who has worked in a number of areas of the UK. I compile reports in response to medical-legal issues and help to plan the care for complex cases, where a number of different professionals might be involved in caring for one particular patient. I see people who need hospital involvement with their mental-health problems.

As the Consultant, I am ultimately responsible for people in our care and sometimes have to make the final decision about patients. I also have some management responsibilities in health and safety, teaching and service planning.

With surgery, it is usually obvious that someone had been helped or healed. How do you measure improvement in someone with a mental-health problem?

I ask them how they are feeling – most people have insight into their condition.

I do meet people who don’t believe there is anything wrong when it is manifestly obvious to everyone else that this is not the case, but the majority of people will know that they are struggling in life, that they need to be in hospital, and that they need support or things will go awry.

I ask about the intensity of their symptoms – for example, the intensity of any voices, the strength to which they believe any delusions, the level of their depression, the pressure of suicidal ideas and their ability to resist them.

I ask whether a particular treatment has helped and whether they have further ideas as to what might help them. I’m also interested in their daily level of functioning: Are they able to get out and about? Can they dress themselves? Can they handle their

The majority of people will know they are struggling in life finances? I also compare assessments that fellow professionals might make on a patient.

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The Mental Health Act allows you to ‘section’ someone – detain them and treat them against their will. How do you feel when you have to do that?

It is intriguing that we have a Mental Health Act but not a Physical Health Act. So if, for example, someone refuses an operation or says before an operation that in the event of heart

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From page 9 failure they don’t want to be resuscitated, provided that they have the capacity to choose, their wishes are respected.

In contrast, the Mental Health Act gives the State powers to do things to people who still have the legal capacity to choose. This can seem unjust.

Under the Scottish Mental Health Act, I have to meet five criteria. The person has to have a mental illness. They have to be at risk to themselves and/or to others. Their decision-making has to be impaired. I have to have an effective treatment plan and the use of compulsory powers is the only way forward.

On the occasions I use the powers, I believe I am helping a person – acting in their best interests – by doing so.

Often such patients will later tell me that they are glad, as being detained stopped them from doing something really stupid.

What part does guilt have in mental illness?

There are three main influences of mental health: genetics and the womb environment, things people do to us, and things we do to ourselves (sometimes foolishly and deliberately, at other times unconsciously or in response to others’ actions). We can’t change a person’s genetics, so that leaves the actions done by us or to us.

A lot of people with mental-health problems feel very guilty, and sometimes the guilt and shame is appropriate. They have done wrong. Guilt, shame, embarrassment and anxiety are normal and necessary. They are part of the way society works and they are elements of healthy emotions. It is the psychopath who never feels guilty.

There is a tendency in secular psychology to remove all talk of morality and sin, but as a Christian I believe that this aspect somehow has to remain. Not everything is sickness.

However, where the person’s mental state is the result of other people’s behaviour there is a lot of inappropriate guilt. The person may have been brought up to believe that they are a burden, worthless, good for nothing.

Throughout their lives, other people have reinforced those feelings, so the person believes that’s what they are like – and they feel guilty. They have been made to feel guilty and it is inappropriate guilt.

What place does the concept of forgiveness have in mental-health therapy?

If a person has appropriate guilt then accepting appropriate forgiveness means a burden has been lifted. That’s a helpful and normal thing.

But should an abused person forgive their abuser? In some cultures that value forgiveness (such as the Church), there can be an over-zealous desire to sit parties down together. One confesses what they did, the other forgives them and the understanding is that the subject will never be talked of again. But human pain doesn’t settle that quickly.

I’d like to think that an abused person will forgive an abuser one day, but they shouldn’t do it quickly. If they say they forgive too soon, it’s probably not true forgiveness.

Forgiveness should be the goal but it takes time and we shouldn’t be unduly hard on ourselves if we can’t forgive quickly. It may not happen Library picture posed by model

Guilt, shame, embarrassment and anxiety are all normal and necessary

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by Rob Waller, a painting by Sheryl Roberts, inspired by her feelings of light and darkness

this side of Heaven.

When people fail to forgive they can do so in ways that are toxic to themselves – they carry bitterness or seek revenge. That’s where lack of forgiveness directly impacts mental health.

So, a circle of abuse is not inevitable?

Let’s consider paedophilia. Many paedophiles were themselves abused as children. The vast majority of paedophiles don’t want to be paedophiles. But because of what happened to them as a child, they have very low self-esteem. They look, therefore, for situations where they can easily increase their self-esteem – where they are the powerful one – and the logical place where they can be in control is with a child.

An act of sexual power follows. But the paedophile doesn’t feel any better.

They know they have done wrong.

Their self-esteem is even lower. To feel better, they abuse again and so the cycle of abuse continues.

If we want to stop people abusing, not only do we have to lock them up but we also have to improve their selfesteem. Someone who has been sexually abused may have an element of permanent psychological damage to their brain – their body responds sexually to child pornographic images.

They may be limited in the extent to which they can ever be free from that.

Choices have consequences.

Rehabilitation programmes are about explaining the wrong and increasing the offender’s self-esteem so they don’t feel the need to do those things or act because of previous damage done to them.

Also, not everyone who was sexually abused as a child becomes a paedophile.

Not everybody who was sexually abused becomes depressed and selfharms. There is an element of choice.

The cycle is not inevitable.

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Does evil exist?

Yes, personal evil exists. In my work, I hear a lot of bad things. I see a fair bit of evil. I do think there is an evil force.

The Bible says there is an evil being – Satan. I don’t have any reason to disbelieve it.

Some of my patients are sad or mad, to use the author C. S. Lewis’s expression. Some of them are also bad.

This is not the result of their mental illness but is part of their core personality – which is the result of their choices as well as their genes, environment and upbringing.

While, for example, it is statistically correct to say that most sexual abusers were sexually abused themselves, that doesn’t mean it is morally right or justifiable. People have a moral compass and make immoral choices.

How different are paedophiles to the rest of us?

Paedophilia is evil and never acceptable. It also seems to strike at the heart of our society more than the sins the rest of us commit. But the Bible says sin is sin, and as a Christian, I believe we are all sinful. I also believe that God loves us all unconditionally.

He does not unconditionally love a churchgoer qualitatively differently to how he unconditionally loves a paedophile.

The Bible includes occasions when people are described as having demons. Is there such a thing as demon possession?

Yes, though some would use words like influence, affliction, and so on. It has a long tradition in church history and is also categorised in psychiatry textbooks! Some people would want to relabel the biblical accounts as descriptions of schizophrenia.

Psychiatry, though, says they are different conditions.

In the New Testament, Jesus meets a number of people who are demonpossessed. Sometimes, the person also has signs of possible mental illness.

Often, they do not. The idea that demon-possessed people display symptoms similar to schizophrenia is

I believe that God loves us all unconditionally

based on stigma and prejudice.

Even Legion – who lived in tombs, had night terrors, self-harmed and was so strong he could not be chained down – does not have any symptoms of schizophrenia. Every day I meet people with schizophrenia and none of them looks like that.

On the other hand, I get frustrated when people want to ‘deliver’ someone whom they have decided is demonpossessed when, in fact, the person is mentally ill. It really annoys me when people with mental-health problems get a bad deal.

Is the readiness to discount demon possession part of a wider attempt to rationalise the Bible?

Sometimes it is. Sometimes it’s ignorance or wilful stigmatisation of mental illness – the idea that any abhorrent behaviour is mental illness.

I try to believe fully in the supernatural life as well as in the reality of illness.

The lovely thing about Legion is that not only did Jesus cure him but he treated him with great respect. Legion went on to be a great evangelist, telling people in ten cities about what Jesus had done for him.

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by Dr Waller, visit the Mind and Soul website: mindandsoul.info

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QUICK QUIZ 1. Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

2. Which musical features the song ‘You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun’?

3. Which sport do the Harlem Globetrotters play?

4. Which Beatles album was co-produced by Phil Spector?

5. In which county is Kenilworth Castle?

6. Actress Susan Alexandra Weaver is better known by what name?

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10 Skid. 11 Headrest. 13 Pamper. 14 Lawful.

17 Nickname. 19 Area. 21 Doing. 22 Degrade.

23 Offer. 24 Element.

DOWN: 2 Heroism. 3 Beet. 4 Tether.

5 Withdraw. 6 Tribe. 7 Postponed. 9 Titillate.

12 Teenager. 15 Forgave. 16 Smudge. 18 Chief.

20 Ogle.

QUICK QUIZ 1 Rudyard Kipling. 2 Annie Get Your Gun. 3 Basketball. 4 Let It Be. 5 Warwickshire.

6 Sigourney Weaver.

HONEYCOMB 1 Tablet. 2 Boater. 3 Unlock. 4 Phoney.

5 Shrink. 6 Tanker.

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

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BOBBY came home from school very excited.

‘Mum, Miss Brown told us all about the Golden Rule in school today.’

‘OK. What is the Golden Rule?’ his mother asked.

Bobby took a deep breath and announced with complete conviction: ‘Do unto others before they do unto you.’

It cost his mother some time and effort to unpack that philosophical misunderstanding, which in fact was also a theological misunderstanding.

The saying – the Golden Rule – goes back to the New Testament and something that Jesus said to his followers.

Jesus was teaching people about how they should treat one another. In a society which upheld the law of an ‘eye for an eye and a tooth for a

‘Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets’ (Matthew 7:12)

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and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself”’ (22:37–39 New International Version).

Our ‘neighbours’ aren’t just the people we know and like.

Jesus told his followers to ‘love your enemies’ (Matthew 5:44) and not just to ‘love those who love you’ (Matthew 5:46).

The Golden Rule is not always easy to put into practice. It is, though, an alternative to keeping scores of rights and wrongs. It indicates a generosity – rather than a meanness – of spirit. It shows a different way of life.

tooth’ – allowing for an exact and just revenge for crimes committed against a person – Jesus encouraged his followers to love and forgive others.

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When it’s wet and windy outside there is nothing nicer than sitting in front of a blazing log fire. So I hung up my dripping coat and lit the edges of the newspaper in the fireplace, and the kindling wood was soon crackling away. In no time at all Poppy and I were much more cheerful, basking in

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by JENNIFER HEATON for his friends. The future looked grey and they wondered what to do next.

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stranger’s company helped the two followers to cope with their difficulties. Only later did they discover that they had been talking with the risen Jesus.

They said to each other: ‘Wasn’t it like a fire burning in us when he talked to us?’ (Luke 24:32 Good News Bible).

When life is full of troubles, we don’t have to face our problems alone.

Instead we can turn to Jesus, spend time talking to him and find a comforting warmth in his presence.

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the warm glow of the burning logs.

The heat and brightness of a log fire attracts many people. But there are times when it takes more than a roaring fire to make us feel warm inside.

When the going gets tough, when we are ill, sad, lonely or worried, life can lose its spark. We feel empty and cold-hearted as we struggle through the day.

In the days after Jesus’ crucifixion, life was bleak

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Monday (23 May) marks the start of National Vegetarian Week.

Why not celebrate by trying these recipes from the Vegetarian Society

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Chickpea and cashew korma Ingredients: 2tbsp vegetable oil 1 red onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1tsp turmeric 1tsp paprika 1tsp grated ginger 1 ⁄2 tsp mild chilli powder 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes 1 small cauliflower, cut into florets 1 red pepper, chopped 1 yellow pepper, chopped 1 can chickpeas, drained 100g roasted unsalted cashew nuts 1l vegetable stock 100ml coconut milk 150g frozen peas 30g fresh coriander Salt and pepper, to taste

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1tsp cornflour (to thicken the sauce, if preferred) 200ml natural yoghurt For the spicy rice 1tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 cinnamon stick 1 ⁄2 tsp ground cumin 1 ⁄2 tsp ground coriander 250g brown rice 11⁄2l water 50g peas Method: Gently heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Add the turmeric, paprika,

ginger and chilli to the pan and cook for another 2 minutes.

Add the sweet potato, cauliflower, peppers, chickpeas, cashew nuts, stock and coconut milk, then bring to the boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. (For a thicker korma sauce, mix the cornflour with a little water to make a paste, then stir in to the dish and cook for 5 minutes.)

Add the frozen peas and most of the coriander to the pan, then cook for 5 minutes.

Season to taste, then garnish the korma with a spoonful of natural yoghurt and the remaining coriander.

Serve with the spicy rice.

To make the spicy rice, heat the oil in a large pan and gently fry the onion. After 5 minutes add the spices and fry for a further 2 minutes.

Add the rice and cover with water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes until the water has been absorbed.

Add the peas and cook the rice mixture for a final 5 minutes, adding a little more water if necessary.

Drain off any excess water and serve.

Serves 4

Recipes reprinted, with kind permission, from the Vegetarian Society website vegsoc.org

JUST DESSERTS

Tofu, chocolate and hazelnut mousse Ingredients: 1 block Cauldron Original tofu Juice and zest of 1 large orange 30g caster sugar 300ml fresh cream, lightly whipped 200g milk chocolate (plus extra to decorate) 75g hazelnuts, roughly chopped (plus extra to decorate) Mint leaves, to decorate Method: Drain the tofu thoroughly. Liquidise into a smooth paste, then add the caster sugar, orange juice and zest. Set aside.

Lightly whip the cream, then mix it in with the tofu paste. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water, then fold gently into the tofu mixture.

Take some of the hazelnuts and sprinkle into the bottom of a bowl, then place a spoonful of mousse on top. Repeat this process, reserving a few hazelnuts for garnishing.

Refrigerate the dessert for 1 hour. Serve with almond biscotti or amaretti biscuits.

Serves 4–6

YO-HO! writes RENÉE DAVIS ALL aboard for the latest instalment of the smash-hit film series Pirates of the Caribbean. In On Stranger Tides, now on general release, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is on a quest to find the legendary Fountain of Youth.

But he’s not the only one – so are the British and Spanish navies. Close behind them is Angelica (Penelope Cruz), a fiery old-flame pirate from

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Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

Jack’s past. As they cross paths – and swords – Angelica forces Jack aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, her father Blackbeard’s legendary ship.

In his time, Blackbeard has done some pretty mean things. Angelica is worried about the state of his soul.

She needs Jack to take them to the Fountain of Youth so that Blackbeard can drink from it, be restored and live for ever.

Many people try to restore the past by focusing on their physical appearance. They turn to the likes of cosmetic surgery, fitness regimes, extreme diets and expensive beauty products to make them look and feel younger – and live a little bit longer.

Whatever benefits these products and procedures

may provide, they don’t address the state of the soul. As the cinematic captain of the Spanish navy says: ‘Only God can provide eternal life.’

He’s right.

Talking to a thirsty woman at a well, Jesus said: ‘Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ (John 4:14, New International Version) When we confess our wrongdoing, and invite Jesus to be the master and commander of our lives, we can rest assured that we will live with him for ever in Heaven.

No lotions or potions even come close.

So why not take the plunge?

They don’t address the soul

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