2 COMMENT AND CONTENTS • WAR CRY • 27 April 2019
From the editor’s desk
What is The Salvation Army? The Salvation Army is a church and 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 over 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
THE threat of global warming was brought home to TV viewers last week in BBC One’s Climate Change: The Facts. Presenter David Attenborough described the situation as a ‘manmade disaster on a global scale’, showing viewers the dramatic negative results of the world getting too warm. Warnings were given of further threats to food production and the ability to access fresh water if global temperatures continue to rise. But the presenter also pointed out that all was not lost. ‘We’re running out of time,’ he said. ‘But there is still hope.’ That hope is dependent on big industry and governments taking more action, as well as individuals reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. We can make small changes in the way we live, such as eating all the food we buy rather than throwing it away and turning off lights when we leave a room. In this week’s War Cry, we discover that it is not only individuals and large organisations who are doing their bit to care for the planet. St James’s Church in Piccadilly, London, has reduced its energy use by 60 per cent. In the article churchwarden Deborah Colvin explains why environmental concerns are important to the church. She says that it’s about ‘loving our neighbour. Our neighbours are those who are close and those who are far away. The actions we take that affect the natural world are impacting people on the other side of the world.’ It’s good to be reminded that our actions can have an effect on the lives of people elsewhere on our planet. One of the facts about global warming is that we can all play our part to help the situation, if we choose to. The heat is on – how will we react?
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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Contents FEATURES 3
Keep on running
Thousands take part in the London Marathon
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Home time
History of a house revealed in TV programme
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How does your garden grow?
A visit to a city church
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The aftermath of Jill Dando’s murder
Barry George’s sister speaks out
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REGULARS 12
Browsing the Bible
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Faces of faith
14 Puzzles 15
What’s cooking? Front-page picture: Shutterstock.com
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