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GIANT LEAP FORWARD WHEN LIFE’S NOT ALL PLAIN SAILING RNLI chaplain explains her role

50 years since the first man on the moon

SHOWING THE TENOR OF THE MAN New film highlights the life of Pavarotti

Pride and joy SIMBA STAGE STAR ON THE APPEAL OF ‘THE LION KING’

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The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church

From the editor’s desk MOONWALKING, for a certain generation, will always be associated with singer Michael Jackson. But the TV schedules over the past couple of weeks have reminded us that the original moonwalker was astronaut Neil Armstrong.

It is 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon’s Sea of Tranquillity and the world watched Neil and Buzz Aldrin via live television pictures. In this week’s War Cry we look back at the event with the Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees, who still remembers the ‘wonderful experience’ of watching those TV pictures.

He reflects: ‘A lot of the equipment was, of course, untested.

So it was an extremely risky project.’

Half a century later, the knowledge that the mission was a success can reduce our appreciation of the risks the astronauts took and the bravery they showed in going to the moon.

It is not necessary to go back 50 years to find people who demonstrate bravery. Every year the crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution show that quality thousands of times as they help people who are in danger in seas that are far from tranquil.

This week, we speak with the Rev Margaret Rose, who acts as a chaplain to the crew at the lifeboat station in Anstruther, Fife.

Margaret, and the crew she supports, are all too aware of the dangers of the sea. But she describes the impressive way the crew members ‘work as one’ for the benefit of the people they are rescuing and for their own safety.

The actions of the lifeboat crew are an example of the strength and security that can be found in unity.

It is a timely reminder when so much of our society appears fragmented. Surely we would all be over the moon if we could find a little more unity within our own communities.

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Walking on the moon 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission

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Film that’s on song Pavarotti documentary released

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Launching out The role of a lifeboat crew’s chaplain

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Show’s star on why The Lion King is still the mane event

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Browsing the Bible

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Now, There’s a Thought! and Quick Quiz

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20 July 2019 • WAR cry • FEATURE 3 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photo beside the US flag

e h m t r o e o v n O Emily Bright looks back on mankind’s giant leap 50 years ago

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After taking off from Kennedy Space Center on 16 July, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins travelled 240,000 miles within 76 hours. Four days after blast-off, the lunar module Eagle separated from the spacecraft manned by Michael. A little more than two hours after that, Neil and Buzz landed on the moon. A television camera strapped to the craft beamed back images.

When the astronauts planted an American flag on the moon’s surface, they sent a clear message to their Russian rivals that the US was no longer trailing behind them in the Cold War space race.

Former president John F. Kennedy’s pledge to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s had become a reality. The astronauts all returned home safely, landing in the Pacific Ocean on 24 July 1969.

In the UK, the present Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees, watched the broadcast of the moon landing as a young

It was the precursor of many space projects Cambridge researcher.

He tells the War Cry: ‘I watched the same rather grainy black-and-white TV pictures as many millions did around the world. It was a wonderful experience.’

He reflects that the moon landing was a remarkable feat, paving the way for the satellite technology that we still use today.

‘Nasa’s computing power was less than you probably have in your pocket today in a smartphone. And a lot of the equipment was, of course, untested.

So it was an extremely risky

project at that time.

‘It was the precursor of many space projects. As an astronomer, I’ve been excited by the unmanned probes that have sent back all the pictures of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and their moons. In our Milky Way galaxy, there are probably many, many millions of planets rather like the Earth, orbiting other stars like the sun.’

The beautiful complexity of our cosmos has astounded people for centuries. Whether we’re expert astronomers or are just awed by looking up at the night sky, we can all grasp the beauty of the universe.

The Bible writer David experienced similar wonder, saying: ‘The celestial realms announce God’s glory; the skies testify of his hands’ great work’ (Psalm 19:1 The Voice). David revelled in the majesty of the skies above because he felt it reflected the glorious goodness of God, who cares and provides for people.

Like all of us, David had his flaws, yet he looked to God for the strength he needed for the times that were tough and others that were out of this world.

Sometimes we can feel light years away from the life we wish to lead.

We struggle with our relationships, financial worries or career. But if we gravitate towards God, he will help us launch into a new era of our lives.

All we need to do is take one small step and walk towards him.

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Film-maker hears of vision for Beatles song site DIRECTOR Danny Boyle filmed scenes for Beatles blockbuster Yesterday at The Salvation Army’s Strawberry Field site in Liverpool.

He teamed up with Love Actually writer Richard Curtis for the film released last month, which follows aspiring musician Jack Malik after he wakes up from a freak accident to discover that the Beatles never existed.

John Lennon grew up near the site which at the time was a Salvation Army children’s home and later inspired his Beatles hit ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’.

Renovation work at Strawberry Field is due to be completed later this year with the opening of a training hub for young people with learning disabilities, an exhibition on John Lennon’s early life and a space for spiritual reflection.

‘We had some great conA NEW Salvation versations with Danny,’ said Army podcast a Salvation Army spokesman. that encourages ‘We explained our vision to people to take positive create a training hub for young action within their adults with learning difficulDanny Boyle community is now ties and to open the gates for at Strawberry available on iTunes. generations of Beatles fans Field’s gates Caring magazine, across the globe.’ which is published by The Salvation Army in the US, has created CONTACTLESS collection plates were trialled the weekly podcast to in York Minster during a Church of England offer ideas on how to service attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury help people. Among and the Archbishop of York. the interviewees are author and TED speaker Four custom-built collection plates allowed the Ingrid Fetell Lee, who congregation to donate £5 and £10 with a single talks about how to find tap of their contactless cards on the device. joy, and former lawyer Goodbox launched the device in April after it Chris Christian, who received a Church of England contract to supply shares his experiences the item. It is already being used at St Albans of homelessness.

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discrimination.

Commissioned by the Foreign Office, the Bishop of Truro’s independent review also recommended that the UK government should clearly define religious persecution and provide mandatory religious literacy training.

The review also urged the government to seek a United Nations resolution allowing UN observers to monitor security measures put in place to protect Christians.

The report describes Christians as the ‘most widely persecuted religion’, citing Open Doors UK’s claim that approximately 245 million followers face high levels of persecution.

The Right Rev Philip Mounstephen, who conducted the review, announced his findings at a press conference at the Foreign Office in London.

RETIRED Salvation Army officer Harry Read has received an award for his outstanding service to the church and charity.

Harry was awarded The Salvation Army’s Order of the Founder at a ceremony in London ‘in recognition of a life of outstanding Christian witness in word, verse and deed spanning 75 years’.

The citation added that he had provided ‘a recent and relevant witness through social media and captivating a global audience with the authentic message of reconciliation, hope and peace’.

The 95-year-old Salvation Army commissioner and Second World War veteran received extensive media coverage when he made a parachute jump over France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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A Christian community is to be the focus of a BBC One documentary on Thursday (25 July 10.35 pm).

Inside the Bruderhof explores the lives of people living in the East Sussex village of Darvell who have vowed to give up all possessions, money and status to follow Jesus. The self-sufficient community provides groceries and clothing for all its members with no apparent incidents of crime, debt or homelessness.

Members of the Bruderhof wear traditional peasant dress and have strict rules about not watching television, using social media or mobile phones or playing video games.

Skydiving nonagenarian receives top award

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Philip Halcrow watches a documentary that tells the story of Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor who aimed to make opera mainstream

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The Three Tenors’ debut, in which they joined together on Pavarotti’s signature aria ‘Nessun Dorma’, was played out to an ecstatic audience at the open-air Terme di Caracalla in Rome and broadcast round the world. It is one of the many highlights of his life captured in Ron Howard’s documentary Pavarotti, on general release in cinemas.

By the time the trio had stepped onstage in his native country, Luciano Pavarotti – nicknamed ‘King of the High Cs’ for his ability to hit the high notes – already had a record of filling venues. And those venues were not just opera houses.

As well as being well received at New York’s Met, he sold out Madison Square Garden.

British promoter Harvey Goldsmith booked him to fill London’s Earls Court after Bruce

Bono says the tenor was a great singer because he ‘lived those songs’ Springsteen had pulled out of dates.

Later, Pavarotti would pull in audiences and money for charity through his live collaborations with pop musicians such as Sting, James Brown and U2.

U2’s frontman Bono cannot speak highly enough of Pavarotti. He says the tenor was a great singer, even in his later years when he was criticised, because he ‘lived those songs’. Listeners can hear human mistakes, hopes and desires ‘in every crack of his voice’.

Bono is not alone in recognising the good, the bad and the ugly of the whole human condition

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Access all arias Pavarotti sang opera and worked with pop musicians

in the music which Pavarotti sang. The operatic songs he performed deal not only with love but also deceit, betrayal, suffering and death. He and U2 worked together on a song, ‘Miss Sarajevo’, set amid the horrors of war, and Bono says that Pavarotti was ‘crushed’ by seeing injustice.

The songs reflect the reality that life can be joyful but also hurtful and disappointing – and that we ourselves can cause pain through the flaws in our character.

But our shortcomings do not have to be the end of the story. As the documentary comes towards an end, Pavarotti can be heard singing a piece of sacred music, ‘Pietà, Signore’, with the key line ‘Lord, have mercy’. It echoes the cry for compassion and forgiveness that be heard repeatedly throughout the Bible – the book that also contains the reassurance: ‘God our Saviour showed us how good and kind he is. He saved us because of his mercy’ (Titus 3:4 and 5 Contemporary English Version).

That book’s message is that, though we sometimes act as if the world revolves around us and though our words and actions cause hurt and discord, God revealed, through Jesus, that he is willing to forgive us and guide us to a better future.

It says that if we put our trust in him, we can know his compassion through all our highs and our lows.

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RNLI chaplain offers unwavering support As people take to the seas around the coast of the UK this summer, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution will be on hand, ready to help all those who need them. RNLI chaplain the Rev MARGARET ROSE tells Emily Bright how she buoys the crew of one lifeboat station in Scotland Ma

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N alarm sounds at the Anstruther lifeboat station on the east coast of Fife. A 66-year-old woman has fallen down a cliff while walking in one of the most dangerous areas of the coastline.

Within eight minutes of launching two boats, the crew of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution find her sheltering in a remote cove. She has fractured her arm in three places and is fast succumbing to shock. She is quickly winched to an ambulance by a helicopter, and transported to the nearest hospital.

This scenario was featured in the third series of BBC Two’s Saving Lives at Sea, which aired in September last year. The documentary showcased the bravery and commitment of RNLI crews throughout Britain and Ireland, 95 per cent of whom are volunteers. The running of the stations is funded purely by charitable donations.

Anstruther lifeboat chaplain the Rev Margaret Rose tells me that the unpaid lifeboat team she serves are dedicated people. She says: ‘The first time I watched a boat launch close up, I saw them working in such a synchronised way.

‘We were at a social night when the alarms went off. The crew were up and out within five minutes. And they were totally focused and worked as one. It was impressive to see.’

Over the past ten years, Margaret, who volunteers her time as chaplain, has conducted many of the key events within the tightly knit RNLI community. She has blessed new lifeboats, baptised babies of crew members, officiated at weddings and conducted funerals. She says that at Anstruther’s lifeboat station, it’s a family affair.

‘The crew has been made up of father and son, father and daughter, brother and sister, grandad and granddaughter – you name it. And everyone at the station recognises the importance of the other members of their families, because it’s they who allow them to attend courses, exercises and call-outs.

‘Children can join our RNLI Pirates club from a very young age. They learn the value of the RNLI, because it’s such an important part of this community.’

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Margaret conducts a baptism

You are there to listen, to cry with them, to laugh with them, to offer what support you can Margaret, who is also a Church of Scotland minister at Pittenweem Church, views her volunteer role as an extension of her calling to serve the community. ‘Being a minister is not a job, it’s a vocation. The majority of my congregation have a connection to the sea and fishing.

‘Folk here recognise the power and force of water, and know that the sea can change

quickly. If something goes wrong at sea, whether it’s a mechanical failure or an unexpected change in the weather, they want to make sure the crew that comes out is well equipped, physically and mentally. So being a lifeboat chaplain is simply another aspect of my ministry.’

But she outlines a clear distinction between her vocation as minister and volunteer chaplain.

‘Some of my parishioners are crew members, and they used to feel uncomfortable about other guys using colourful language or making slightly risqué jokes in front of the minister. But, as I explained to them, being a chaplain is a very different role. We are here for everybody, whether they have a faith or not.’

Affectionately referred to as ‘sky pilot’ by the crew, Margaret treasures being part of the RNLI community.

‘The greatest joy is being accepted as one of them. There’s no ceremony for becoming the chaplain, because I wouldn’t want that. To do the job properly, you have to get alongside the

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crew and be with them.

‘You are there to listen, to cry with them, to laugh with them, to offer what support you can in times of need or to put them in touch with any specialised help that may be required.

‘On some occasions, the crew have to deal with pretty horrible stuff, like recovering a body. That can be traumatic, especially for younger and newer recruits. So my role is about making sure that there’s everything in place to support them.’

Consequently, Margaret visits the station whenever she can, often coinciding her visit with the RNLI team’s training exercises every Wednesday night. If she cannot make it to a training exercise, she will call in on the station mechanic and cox while he is working, to see how the crew are doing.

‘Sometimes people like to take the opportunity to just talk to you quietly,’ she explains.

Throughout the ebb and flow of RNLI life, Margaret says that she is sustained by one constant: her belief in God. ‘My faith is my life,’ she states simply.

Just as she relies on God’s love for strength, she seeks to show it through her service of others. ‘One Bible verse that I carry with me is, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Crew members recognise that they’re cared for, and that an RNLI chaplain is there to show God’s love to all people.’

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To mark the release of the new Lion King film in cinemas yesterday (Friday 19 July), West End star JONATHAN ANDREW HUME tells Emily Bright what it was like to play Simba onstage and why people still feel the love 25 years after the original animation

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S the animated images from a VHS tape of The Lion King flickered across the TV screen, young Jonathan Andrew Hume and his brother watched transfixed. They were enthralled as Simba climbed from cautious cub to savannah sovereign.

‘We used to watch it many, many times. I was a big fan of the film,’ Jonathan admits cheerily.

We’re meeting in his dressing room at the Phoenix Theatre in London, where he is currently appearing in the musical Come From Away, and less than a mile away from the Lyceum Theatre, where Jonathan

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Jonathan expresses his support for the remake.

‘Redoing the film modernises it, helping it reach a new audience and give people a greater appreciation of the original animated feature. The story can relate to anyone, whatever part of life they’re in, whether they’ve lost someone or if they’re faced with stresses and struggles.’

When I ask him whether he’s excited about the launch of the new Lion King

film, he beams with boyish enthusiasm.

‘I’m looking forward to this movie, and watching it with pride. Although I’m not in that movie, I’m part of the story’s legacy.’

The actor, who played the role of Simba in the stage production for more than five years, first watched the film-inspired stage show soon after it opened in 1999.

‘I thought it was magnificent, vibrant and

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played Simba in the stage show until 2016.

The Lion King follows a pride of lions led by benevolent King Mufasa. His cub and heir, Simba, is focused on making mischief with his pal Nala, blissfully unaware that his uncle Scar is scheming to seize the throne. Before long, wicked warmonger Scar begins a merciless rise to power with the help of his cackling hyena cronies.

When tragedy strikes, Simba flees his home territory of Pride Rock. Strolling through the jungle, he finds new friends in mirthful meerkat Timon and warm-hearted warthog Pumbaa.

But as he matures into an adult, he decides to return home to take his rightful title as the king of Pride Rock.

The story can relate to anyone, whatever part of life they’re in Disney are set to reclaim the story through a CGI-enhanced lifelike version of the 1994 cartoon film, with a cast that includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé KnowlesCarter as Nala and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar.

Simba and his father’s adviser Zazu in the new ‘Lion King’ film

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My path moved towards the same joyous ending that Simba’s does

Mufasa and Simba stand on Pride Rock full of colour,’ he remembers.

His mum was sitting next to him at the time and suggested that he could play a part in the musical, but he shrugged off the idea as an unlikely possibility.

Within two years, however, The Lion King gave Jonathan his first break in musical theatre – as a rhino’s rear – when he was 17 years old. He began his career as a ‘swing’, or understudy for ensemble members, learning all their roles so he could step in at a moment’s notice. He rose up the ranks to become Simba’s understudy. Jonathan couldn’t wait to be king, so when the production toured Singapore in 2011, he took on the part of the leading lion.

eflecting on his role, Jonathan sees R parallels between Simba’s journey from prodigal son to sovereign and his own journey from a young understudy to a selfconfident leading man.

‘Simba leaves his family and tries to find himself. He eventually realises that, after going through trials and tribulations, he needs to go home, and he is welcomed back with open arms.

‘I walked into the rehearsal rooms as a boy in amongst seasoned professionals.

There was always a feeling I had deep inside of not wanting to be parented, not

wanting to be guided, but to find my own way and discover things by myself.

‘Ultimately my path moved towards the same joyous ending that Simba’s does, after going through those pitfalls and jubilant parts of life within the bubble of that show. I felt like Simba when he stands on the top of Pride Rock and roars in jubilation at the end, having found the place where he is meant to be.’

Jonathan’s search for identity has been shaped by his Christian faith.

He reflects: ‘God has always been part of my life. I try to lead my life in a way that not only I can be proud of, but also that my family and God can be proud of.

Obviously we’re not perfect, but I try to keep that in the forefront of my mind.’

Jonathan says that his faith was supported by The Lion King’s company family, as cast members led each other through the circle of life. As a young Christian, he valued the guidance from those who shared his belief. Bible studies were held in the bars of the theatre, and company members would pray for each other.

He explains: ‘The entertainment industry is quite vivacious, exciting and materialistic. There are influences within it which go against what God teaches us to do. But we had this sense of community within the cast, and we all kept a check on one another. When people did stray

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off, they would be accepted back, and we would help and counsel each other.’

He says that this familial closeness was entwined with the show’s success, whether he was performing in the West End or Singapore. ‘That’s what gives it that sense of joy and excitement for the audience, because the company members are feeling that same joy, pride and community within themselves and are able to put that into their work.’

Jonathan adds that generating this emotional connection with theatregoers made the performances rewarding.

‘Looking out into the audience, I loved seeing the happiness that the story gave them as they followed it with you.

‘When Simba found his purpose in life and went home to save Pride Rock, you could see the pride in their faces, and the tears of joy and sadness. It was gratifying to see the audience root for Simba.’

Actors often talk about preparation for roles, whether that’s in-depth research, speaking with people who have encountered similar situations or staying in character on set. But how exactly do you get ready to play a lion?

Jonathan says that his physical preparations for each peformance would normally include ‘some skipping, stretching, and rolling out muscles’.

‘Lion King’ puppetry brings animals to the stage The role required a lot of physical preparation because of the energetic nature of the character he played.

‘You’re jumping around on the stage as if you are completely carefree. When the audience first meet Simba, he’s a young cub and discovering what life is about, having fun and pushing boundaries as any child would. By the time I would enter the action he had become

a teenager. I would appear energetically, doing acrobatics.

‘At the end of act one, I would swing onstage, cartwheeling, singing and dancing all at the same time. I was only

I still look back and think: ‘I can’t actually believe I did that!’ onstage for about 30 to 45 seconds before the interval, but I was probably as tired as I was at the end of the show!’

Jonathan’s acrobatic antics may be behind him, but he now swings between many different roles as a star of new show Come From Away. The musical tells the story of a town in Newfoundland whose inhabitants hosted thousands of plane passengers diverted from the US after the 11 September terrorist attacks on America.

He explains: ‘They let people into their homes and schools, fed them, clothed them and counselled them, all for free.

They didn’t expect anything back.

‘In one of the world’s most tragic times, this tiny town showed the whole world how to behave. It didn’t matter what race they were or which faith background they were from, they were all taken in and treated exactly the same.

And that’s what I think is very beautiful and Christian-like.

‘Those kinds of stories are important, because although they have simple concepts, such as sharing and being kind to each other, it’s easy to forget about them.’

As we reflect back on his career to date, I ask Jonathan what his younger Lion King fan self would think of his 15-year stint as part of the musical’s cast.

‘I don’t think I’d have believed it,’ he says. ‘Sitting here at 36 years old, I still look back at all the acrobatics and think: “I can’t actually believe I did that!”

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Prayerlink YOUR prayers are requested for Alan, has been receiving treatment for colon cancer.

The War Cry invites readers to send in requests for prayer, including the first names of individuals and details of their ­circumstances. Send your requests to Prayerlink, War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, Lon­don SE1 6BN. Mark your envelope ‘Confidential’.

Becoming a Christian There is no set formula to becoming a Christian, but many people have found saying this prayer to be a helpful first step to a relationship with God Lord Jesus Christ, I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong.

Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.

Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit.

Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever.

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Amen Extract from Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel published by Alpha International, 2011. Used by kind permission of Alpha International

Daniel

Nigel Bovey gives chapter and verse on each book in the Scriptures

IKE his fellow prophet Ezekiel, Daniel L was taken into exile in Babylon. He is also similar inasmuch as his prophecies

contain mysterious imagery. Many of his words are interpreted as relating to the end times. It is apocalyptic literature, similar to the New Testament’s final book, Revelation.

The Book of Daniel is divided into two sections. The first is an account of his experiences as a Jew in Babylon and the second is a series of visions.

After Daniel interprets the dreams of the sleep-deprived King Nebuchadnezzar, he is made ruler and chief adviser (2:48).

Nebuchadnezzar orders his people to bow down in front of a gold statue. When he hears that three of Daniel’s friends have refused to do so, he throws them into a fiery furnace. But they emerge unscathed, leading Nebuchadnezzar to declare that God is mighty, and prompting him to promote the three friends (chapter 3).

After his death, Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, holds a feast, during which his guests drink from Temple goblets. God is displeased. Suddenly a human hand appears and writes some mysterious words on the wall.

Daniel interprets them. The writing is on the wall for the king. That night, Belshazzar dies and Darius the Mede takes the throne (chapter 5).

For disobeying a prayer ban, Darius throws Daniel into a lions’ den. Like his friends before him, Daniel emerges unharmed and Darius acknowledges God (chapter 6).

Daniel describes three visions.

The first contains four hybrid beasts, each representing a kingdom. He also sees a messianic ‘son of man’ (7:13), an eternal kingdom (7:18) and a judgment day (7:22).

Animals feature in his second vision. It

The writing is on the wall for the king relates to the countries of Media, Persia and Greece and is for ‘the time of the end’ (8:17) when ‘a master of intrigue’ (8:23) will fight the ‘Prince of princes’ (8:25).

Daniel’s third vision is of a man with a message (chapters 10 to 12). The Persian Empire will be replaced by the Greek, which will split into four (11:2–4). Initiated by a proud king (11:36), there will be widespread war between north and south (11:40–45). God’s people will be rescued (12:1) and the dead will be raised, some to everlasting life (12:2).

The last vision attracts many interpretations. Some scholars think it refers to world history at the time of Daniel; some commentators regard it more as a future timetable for the Antichrist and the Second Coming.

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Now, there’s a thought!

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by Naar Mfundisi-Holloway

Quick quiz 1. In music, what is the US term for a crotchet?

2. Which actor provides the voice of Woody in the Toy Story films?

3. Which architect designed St Paul’s Cathedral?

4. Who had a hit in 1968 with the song ‘I Say a Little Prayer’?

5. What British bird has the scientific name Erithacus rubecula?

6. Who wrote the novel The Call of the Wild?

ANSWERS 1. A quarter note. 2. Tom Hanks. 3. Sir Christopher Wren.

4. Aretha Franklin. 5. Robin. 6. Jack London.

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Hope can be prescribed for every situation CONSULTANT doctor once told me words no one wants to A hear. ‘Sorry, Naar, unless a miracle happens there’s nothing more we can do for you.’ I was very unwell, and my health was

deteriorating quickly. But family and friends prayed for me, and God healed me.

The Bible tells the story of a man who was desperate for his loved one to be healed. When his 12-year-old daughter was dying, the man, a religious leader named Jairus, went to find Jesus and begged him to come to his house.

The crowd who had been with Jesus followed them. Among the people was a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. She touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, believing that doing so would be enough for her to be healed, and it was. The bleeding immediately.

Human beings stopped Soon after, news came that Jairus’s had failed and daughter had died. But Jesus carried on to the house. When they got there, people were given up crying and mourning. They did not believe there was anything Jesus could do.

Jesus did not let any of them go into the house except his disciples, Jairus and Jairus’s wife. There, they watched Jesus raise the young girl from the dead.

Those stories are of two people at polar ends of society. One was a man of high rank; the other was a woman whose name was not even recorded. She would have been considered an outcast because of her condition. They had two things in common, however. Both were desperate and knew that only Jesus could help them.

In both instances, human beings had failed and given up. But even in their hopelessness, God heard their outward and silent cries to him and responded. Whether we are unwell or have some other problem, if we need God’s help today, whoever we are, we can be assured that he will hear us when we call out to him.

He may not always respond in the way we expect, but we can be sure of his love and care even when life seems at its bleakest.

14 PUZZLES • War Cry • 20 July 2019

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 3. Drink (3) 7. Sadness (6) 8. Shrewdness (6) 9. Medieval

comedian (6) 10. Horn (6) 11. Energy (3) 12. Deprive of food (6) 14. Climb (6) 17. Fly a plane (6) 21. The __ , Gilbert and

Sullivan opera (6) 24. Garland (3) 25. Casual (6) 26. Hang around (6) 27. Frolic (6)

HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. Shape 2. Evening meal 3. Fastener 4. Television screen 5. Ship’s kitchen 6. Red fruit

Wordsearch

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4 Plasma. 5 Galley. 6 Cherry.

BADMINTON BATHING SUIT BOARDWALK CRAZY GOLF FESTIVAL HEATWAVE HOLIDAY ICE CREAM

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 3 Sip. 7 Sorrow. 8 Acumen.

9 Jester. 10 Antler. 11 Vim. 12 Starve.

14 Ascend. 17 Aviate. 21 Mikado.

24 Lei. 25 Blithe. 26 Loiter.

27 Cavort. 28 Emerge. 29 Sir. DOWN: 1 Potent. 2 Orator. 3 Swerve.

4 Panama. 5 Rustic. 6 Demean.

12 Spa. 13 Vat. 15 Ski. 16 Duo. 18 Vulcan. 19 Action. 20 Elects.

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20 July 2019 • WAR cry • WHAT’S COOKING? 15

Superfood egg salad 3tbsp quinoa 1 pomegranate, halved Handful soya beans 1tbsp pumpkin seeds 120g long-stem broccoli, cooked and chopped 80g beansprouts 1 avocado, peeled and diced 1tsp wasabi paste Serves

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½ lime, juice 2tbsp extra virgin olive oil Pinch salt 4 British Lion eggs

Eggy breakfast on rye bread 1 slice German-style rye bread Handful baby spinach leaves, washed

1 ripe tomato, sliced

Pinch salt

1 small ripe avocado, peeled and roughly chopped

1 British Lion egg

Bring a pan of 280ml water to a simmer. Add the quinoa, cover and cook for 15 minutes.

Drain and leave to cool on a tray, then place in a bowl and set aside.

Deseed the pomegranate and place the seeds in the bowl with the quinoa. Add the soya beans, pumpkin seeds, broccoli, beansprouts and avocado to the bowl.

In a separate bowl whisk up the wasabi, lime juice and olive oil, then pour over the salad.

Mix well.

Pour water into a frying pan to a depth of 5cm, bring to the boil and add a pinch of salt.

Crack the eggs onto a saucer and then tip them gently into the water. Simmer and poach the eggs for 3 minutes.

Divide the salad between 4 bowls and top each with a poached egg to serve.

Pinch chilli flakes

Serves

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Heat the spinach in a small saucepan. Stir for 1 minute until the spinach has wilted.

Drain and set aside. Pour water into a frying pan to a depth of 5cm, bring to the boil and add a pinch of salt.

Crack the egg onto a saucer and then tip it gently into the water. Reduce the heat to a simmer and poach the egg for 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, toast the rye bread. Lay the tomato on top of the bread and spoon over the wilted spinach. Add the avocado and sprinkle over the chilli flakes. Top with the poached egg to serve.

Recipes reprinted, with permission, from the British Egg Information Service website eggrecipes.co.uk

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