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SIX weeks of one-dayers begin today (Saturday 19 February). The first ball of the ICC Cricket World Cup will be bowled at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, where India and Bangladesh meet. Fourteen countries are aiming to play themselves into contention for the prize, which was last won four years ago by Australia. In the post-Ashes one-day international (ODI) series, Australia

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BUS SERVICE HELPS HOMELESS PEOPLE

ADRIAN PRIOR-SANKEY

A REFURBISHED I double-decker bus designed to meet the

Supporters stand with the new double-decker

SALVATION ARMY AIDS PAKISTAN

THE Salvation Army has given insulated tents to people in Pakistan who lost their homes in ﬂoods last year. Seven hundred families have received the tents, which are made of several layers of material. Many people still lack necessities six months after the ﬂoods hit the country, and The Salvation Army says that during the winter the tents could mean the difference between life and death.

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COMMISSIONER LINDA BOND TALKS OF HER AIMS

Next General is ‘passionate about mission’ THE next international leader of The Salvation Army has said she passionately believes in communicating the gospel and meeting people’s needs. Speaking with Salvation Army reporters after her election, Commissioner Linda Bond described her motivation. ‘I am really passionate about Jesus, the universal Saviour,’ she said. ‘I am passionate about our mission. I am passionate about The Salvation Army communicating our faith, moving out into the world with the trans-

forming message of the gospel.’ She what their age or gender’. added: ‘I am deeply passionate She said The Salvation Army about us serving people with faced the ‘challenge to serve in a integrity and doing what we have very complex world without losing always done: meeting people at a sight of our mission. We must also point of need.’ serve in a secular world and never be The General-Elect, who was ashamed of Jesus.’ born in Canada in 1946, also said that her election YOUR prayers are requested for Sue, as leader of the who has osteoporosis; for Mark, who worldwide move- has diabetes; for Christine, who is ment showed that recovering from the removal of a The Salvation kidney; for Frank, who is in intensive Army ‘values the care after a heart attack; for Marina, contribution of whose mother has passed away; and people, no matter for Liz, who has just started to read The War Cry.

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needs of homeless and vulnerable people is to be run by The Salvation Army in Cardiff. The bus – which replaces an older vehicle – will provide users with emergency accommodation, advocacy, chaplaincy and medical services and referral to relevant agencies or advice services. The staff will include paid workers and volunteers. Major Peter Moran, who oversees The Salvation Army’s work in South and Mid Wales, is delighted with the new bus. ‘The facilities and supportive staff provide a lifeline to people who live on the edge but whose circumstances can be changed dramatically by the help available,’ he says.

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Success comes according to whether we do the one right thing From page 1

hit England for 6-1, and go into the World Cup top of the ICC’s ODI rankings. England’s hard winter slog Down Under clinched a long-awaited Antipodes Ashes win but it also resulted in injuries. Some of the walking wounded should be ready to take part in England’s opening game against the Netherlands on Tuesday. But big-hitting Eoin Morgan has had to retire hurt from the competition after his finger was broken in the last tour match in Adelaide. (His former team, Ireland, face Bangladesh in their opening match.) On their return from Australia, England barely had time to unpack their bags before heading to the sub-continent. So will they be out on their feet? Despite appearing in three finals, England have yet to win the ODI World Cup. Last year, however, they walloped allcomers in the wham-bam Twenty20 World Cup. Can they repeat their success in 50 overs? Kevin Pietersen is up for it. He told Sky Sports News that, despite the hectic schedule, ‘we want to win the World Cup, so our energies, our attention to detail now turn fully to India’. Whoever wants to lift the trophy will need to keep their attention focused. One run, one run-out, one catch or one no-ball can make all the difference in a one-day game. In a classic World Cup match in 1992, Steve Waugh dropped a catch off the last ball but immediately redeemed himself by running out the last Indian batsman. Australia won by just one run. In 1999 an inability to score just one run HOLDERS: fans off the final four balls against Australia led to ﬁnd the ICC South Africa missing the final. World Cup In many fields, success comes according gripping not to the number of things we do but according to whether we do the one right thing. Whether or not we live long enough to be described as having had a good innings, we all face the chal- reckless act; or to allow selfish lenge of how to deal with what thoughts to play on our minds. Jesus once bowled a maiden is thrown at us. We’re not always on top of over with his wisdom: ‘You are things. We may be tempted to worried and troubled over so lash out when other people treat many things, but just one is us unkindly; to throw away a needed’ (Luke 10:41, 42 Good worthwhile friendship by a News Bible).

Jesus advised her that in all the ins and outs of life, God should be in the middle of her thinking. Jesus did not restrict his teaching to his inner ring of friends. He declared that, by putting their trust in his words

and actions, everyone could discover God’s love and God’s forgiveness for their less-thanglorious moments. There’s no need to be stumped – we can keep our eyes on the one love that knows no boundaries.

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Nanoscientist The natural philosopher William Paley once likened God to a watchmaker. His premise was that, just as a pocket watch is the product of design rather than accident, so the complexity of the world suggests that it, too, is the work of a designer. What is your image of God? As a modern physicist I have a problem with too mechanistic a view – that the Universe is run by cogs and wheels, like a giant Meccano set. I spend my day with diffuse electrons, probabilities, quantum physics and so on, so it wouldn’t cross my mind to think of the world as being mechanistic. Therefore, I don’t think of its Creator in that light either. I reject the idea that God triggered Creation and did nothing else thereafter – lighting the blue touchpaper and retiring. Equally, I reject the idea of a ‘God of the gaps’ – that science gives only so many answers about the physical world and that what we can’t explain must be down to God. I also reject the ‘intelligent design’ idea that the origins of things have scientific explanations up to a point and then there is a miraculous intervention. I see God as the one in whom all things hold together. God is someone who makes everything that science describes happen.

close look Physicist, inventor and Cambridge University research director Professor RUSSELL COWBURN answers questions from Nigel Bovey Professor Russell Cowburn

To what extent do you as a scientist ‘play God’? This is a phrase often levelled at bioscientists, which is where the big ethical debate lies. There is discussion about the potential of harm from nanotechnology. There is an idea that scientists could develop a universal replicator and build a machine that could take individual atoms and construct anything from those atoms. Nobody has yet done this and we don’t know if it’s possible, but this is serious science.

Suffering is an inevitable consequence of a world that isn’t running the way God meant it to be

What has sprung from these developments is science fiction – notions of out-of-control nanomachines building other machines that eat the world and reduce it to grey goo: a synthetic nanotechnology equivalent of a biological virus. But nanotechnology has ethical considerations, and they centre on making sure that what we are doing is safe. As a Christian, I am delighted that nanotechnology enables me to contribute to humankind. The next generation of solar cells, for example, are nanotechnology-enabled. The more efficiently we use solar energy, the less we will use fossil fuels. Global warming will have an impact predominantly on the poor. In my view, Christians have an imperative to try to improve the world. Why does God allow suffering? At one level, suffering is an inevitable consequence of a world that isn’t running the way God meant it to be. Humankind is in rebellion against God and until that is fully resolved, an inevitable consequence of that rebellion is that people will suffer. Sometimes, when we object to suffering what we are really saying is that we object to something getting in the way of us continuing to ignore God.

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Having said that, ultimately God uses suffering for good. How does God get through to you? For me, the Bible is the place where I meet God and where God speaks. Do you believe in miracles? Yes, I do. I believe that God can do what he likes and that there are times when he chooses to work out his will through mechanisms that aren’t consistent with science. In this sense, science is simply a description of what God usually does. Most of the time, God seems delighted to use his laws of nature. He doesn’t seem to feel the need to intervene. What we describe as

What we describe as ‘miraculous’ is often a matter of God’s timing, rather than of him violating the laws of physics

‘miraculous’ is often a matter of God’s timing, rather than of him violating the laws of physics.

When you read about miracles in the Bible, does the scientist within you explain how they happened? It depends. The Bible requires close reading. In the account of the parting of the Red Sea, when the Israelites escaped slavery in Egypt, the Bible says that a strong wind blew the waters apart. It doesn’t claim there

was a suspension of gravity. With the account of Jesus walking on the water, my first thought is to do with surface tensions. I check if there is any possibility that surface tensions could have suspended Jesus’ weight. No, there’s not. I look at the reaction of the disciples who witnessed the event. They were terrified. So, I conclude that on this occasion the laws of physics didn’t behave as they normally do – that they were temporarily suspended – and I’m happy with that. When it comes to the resurrection of Jesus, the scientist in me says it is not possible for a person to be raised from death. I must decide, therefore, whether or not it is a miracle. And to me, it is.

MEDIA

Free election THERE are no votes in prisoners. And last week MPs voted to slam the door on the idea of giving prisoners the vote. In an act of ironic solidarity, the Government – like the UK’s prison population – may yet find itself in trouble with the law. In 2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain’s longstanding ban on prisoners voting was unlawful. The Government is under double pressure to comply. If it fails to meet the August deadline, it will be in trouble with the court. If it continues to impose the ban, it could also face compensation claims amounting to millions of pounds from prisoners suing for breach of their human rights. One of the reasons why prisonerrelated policies don’t win votes at election time is that many voters find it unpalatable that prisoners should have any human rights at all. Their policy lies somewhere between ‘lock ’em up and throw away the key’ and ‘out of sight, out of mind’. It could be argued that on this issue Westminster’s public representatives are truly representing public opinion. In Britain, the vote was once the privilege of the few: those who ‘deserved’ it by virtue of status, wealth or sex. Although often taken for granted, today the vote is a personal responsibility; a token of partnership in society; the expression of a free choice; an indication of hope for a better future. Privilege and responsibility are also elements of custodial life. Prison rules allow for prisoner privileges. Society wants prisoners to take responsibility for their behaviour – what they did that landed them inside and how they’ll ensure they’ll never go back inside. Prisoners having the vote might not radically alter reoffending rates or turn prisons into holiday camps. But might it help prisoners recognise they are still people with responsibilities? Might it also remind those outside the walls that prisoners exist – and that, as a society, we have a responsibility towards them, their custodians, carers and victims?

Bible themes get a broad sweep The Big Story Philip Greenslade and Selwyn Hughes CWR THIS collection of Scripture passages provides a one-year reading plan, designed to help readers discover the promises of God. It is specifically designed with no dates, so that the user can start at any time of the year. Accompanying the Bible passages are prayers and daily thoughts, written by Philip Greenslade and Selwyn Hughes to help the reader apply God’s word to their everyday lives.

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Fashion has faith down to a tee-shirt ‘FAITH gets a fashion makeover’ was the headline over an article in The Guardian about a Christian fashion company. The piece was accompanied by pictures of T-shirts bearing slogans: ‘Love removed our transgressions’, ‘Truth – soul armour’ and ‘Jesus is jealous for me. He loves me like a hurricane’. In his report, Dan Glaister explained that the American company’s name, C28, stands for the Bible reference Colossians 2:8.

NO BONES ABOUT IT Famous Christians who are not afraid to speak out

‘I NEVER feel blue, which I think comes from my general outlook, which is to make the most of life and get on with it. That and a strong faith in God keeps me from feeling down.’

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ON THE BOX ADAM NICOLSON examines how a mixed group of nearly anonymous, flawed individuals created an astonishing piece of literature in When God Spoke English – The Making of the King James Bible on BBC Four on Monday (21 February). The presenter delves into recently discovered 17th-century manuscripts to learn more about the translation process. He also draws parallels between the origins of the translation – made by a committee which was steered by a secretary of state – and the building of the Millennium Dome.

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LIFESTYLE Spice up your dining habits

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Get a of food trends

DINNER-TIME can be a boring prospect when we run out of meal ideas. Maybe it’s the thought of spending extra time and money on ‘different foods’ or new ingredients that puts many people off making mealtimes more exciting. Food tasting company My Secret Kitchen UK is looking to solve the problem. It launches unusual and trendsetting foods at home-tasting events throughout the UK. The company’s creative team says that 2011 ‘will be

Eau de Colchester? WHAT’S your favourite scent? Debenhams has said that women in the north and south of the UK have very different habits when it comes to buying perfume. Women in Scotland and the North of England are making floral, feminine fragrances a sell-out. In the south, women are snapping up musky, woody and even male fragrances. Women in the Midlands and Wales are the most traditional, opting for enduring classic perfumes.

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about twisting traditional favourite flavours, becoming more knowledgeable about the foods around us and thinking more about what we are putting in our mouths’. This year’s top food trends from My Secret Kitchen are:

Citrus twists: Citrus fruits such as yuzu and pomelo, which originate from East Asia, will be seen more often. Smoking, toasting and roasting: The trend for increased authenticity in food means that people will be looking at roasted and toasted spices and smoked oils to add extra flavour to an occasion. Eating in and entertaining: The popularity of TV cookery shows that focus on entertaining at home will result in a rise in the number of dinner parties. New dishes: Argentinian, Peruvian and Brazilian foods will be the must-try national dishes. Chocolate combos: Dark chocolate has had some good publicity regarding its health properties. After one company launched chilli and chocolate flavour crisps last year, crazy chocolate combinations have become the norm. More flavours will be combined with chocolate this year, including lime, raspberry and cherry.

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God’s healing in action

SARAH GRACE tells Claire Brine how she used comedy to tackle depression

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NEVER asked God why I became ill,’ says Sarah Grace, who for two years suffered with chronic fatigue syndrome. ‘But I do ask him a lot why he healed me.’

Back in 2002 Sarah, who works as an actor and teacher, was leading a school assembly. At first she felt fine. Then she started to feel a bit odd. When the assembly finished she collapsed. She was told that she had chronic fatigue syndrome. ‘Having chronic fatigue meant I had up to five blackouts a day,’ she remembers. ‘I couldn’t walk very far. I’d walk ten paces and then need to sit down. If I had the energy to have a shower or make a cup of tea, I thought it was a good day. For two years I couldn’t work. I couldn’t sleep. I was in pain. I couldn’t concentrate enough to read books so I was stuck at home watching telly. I became depressed.’ Sarah lived with a Christian family who took care of her during her illness. But she found that having to be reliant on friends and loved ones for help was difficult. ‘Before my illness I had thrown myself into my work as a performer and teacher. Acting gave me confidence. But suddenly that was taken away from me. My self-worth plummeted. ‘I became convinced that I was a burden to the people close to me. I was so low that I considered doing serious harm to myself. I felt that my family and friends would be better off if I wasn’t

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put me back around. I wanted to end it all.’ Sarah even found that her Christian faith did not bring her comfort during the bleak times. ‘I always believed that God was there, but I didn’t believe I was worthy of his love,’ she confesses. ‘I didn’t feel that he cared about me.’ Then came the turning point. Although Sarah’s faith was at an alltime low, bit by bit she discovered that she was able to draw strength from the faith of others. Friends prayed for her. She began to realise that they genuinely cared. And she experienced a newfound peace. ‘In the early stages of my illness I was convinced that my friends would leave me. My head was full of negative thoughts. But as time went on I saw that friends were sticking by me. ‘I started to let other people’s trust in God carry me through my illness, because I couldn’t survive by myself. I consciously made the choice to stop battling and allow others to help me. My circumstances reminded me of a story in the Bible where four men carry their paralysed friend to see Jesus because he is unable to get there himself.’

I had up to five blackouts a day. I became depressed

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n 2004 a friend of Sarah’s invited her to a Christian conference in Wales. She did not want to go. Travelling from her home in Guildford to Llanelli was, Sarah says, ‘a bit of a nightmare’. But she did it. ‘It was a normal conference,’ Sarah remembers. ‘There was nothing weird about it. I attended some meetings. People prayed for me. Nothing happened. ‘On the final evening I was feeling pretty despondent. I’d come all this way and for what? But my friend told me to go to the front of the hall to be prayed for one last time. So I walked forwards. As I stood the preacher walked past me and prayed:

“Holy Spirit, come.” ‘That was all he said, but the impact of the words made me fall to the floor. I lay there for ages, and it felt as if I was having a good soak in a hot bath. I was conscious but felt detached from the people round me. It felt as though it was just me and God in the room. ‘Then I heard God say to me: “Now is the time to get up.” In my head I thought

that standing would make me collapse. But then God said again, very clearly and quickly: “Now is the time to get up.” I opened my eyes and saw my friend. I could tell by the look on her face that something was different about me. ‘Suddenly my friend spoke and told me to start running. So I did. My pain

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My doctor wrote ‘Healing through prayer’ on my medical file

had disappeared, and I ran round the hall. In that moment I knew I’d been healed.’ But what did the healing feel like? ‘I felt as though I had a new body,’ Sarah says. ‘I’d got my legs back. I felt very emotional, very different. It was weird.’ The next thing Sarah did was phone her friends and family to tell them the good news. Some of them cried with joy. When she got back home to Guildford friends asked if they could film her running up and down the stairs. They wanted to see Sarah in action. But no one was more baffled by the transformation than Sarah’s doctor. ‘I had no other explanation to give him than to say, “God’s healed me”,’ she says. ‘I didn’t know how else I could put it. My doctor said that he couldn’t understand what had happened, but neither could he deny that I was better. In the end, he wrote “Healing through prayer” on my medical file.’ Although Sarah celebrated her return to full physical health, there were times when she worried that her illness would come back. ‘I wanted to go back to work but panicked at the thought of collapsing again. I was anxious about getting on with life. What if – in the two years I had been poorly – the train system had changed and I didn’t know what to do at the station? On top of those concerns I also had doubts that my healing would last.’ Sarah gradually overcame her fears. She started working. She started writing. Physically she was well. But Sarah in a previous show emotionally she had a long way to go. (below) and as Sister Matic ‘A year after I had been healed physi(right) in ‘A Big Brolly and A cally I realised that my depression was still there. I wondered why. Had I not Little Lady!’ been a good enough Christian by relying too much on medication and not enough on faith? Was I doing something wrong and being punished? Why would God heal me in one way but not another? ‘It has taken me a long time to overcome my depression,’ Sarah says. ‘I do believe that I have been through a healing process for it, but it has been much slower. And I see that as a good thing. The slow process has meant that I’ve faced up to hurtful events in my past, and I’ve dealt with them through talking to people and through prayer.’

oday Sarah admits that being prone to depression can be a struggle. But rather than let it get her down, she has used her experiences to create a new one-woman comedy play, A Big Brolly and A Little Lady! ‘I play a tour guide called Rhoda Trip, and her job is to guide people through life,’ explains Sarah. ‘Rhoda tries to encourage people to enjoy their life, but then she gets into competition with Satnav, who is determined that

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there is only one route which people can take. ‘I wanted the play to prompt people to ask questions about the kind of journey they are on. Are they stuck in a rut, following a route through life which they feel is being dictated to them? Or are they making the most of their experiences, enjoying life and taking in the view?’

n one of the scenes, Rhoda takes a trip down memory lane to the 1980s. On top of the nostalgia about fashion, music and sandwich spread, she shows the audience that everyone has a past – one which they can learn from or ignore. ‘A lot of people allow what’s happened in the past to drag them down in the present. But I want people to know that past events don’t have to dictate their future.’ Sarah wrote her comedy during her battle with depression. She admits that ‘there is a lot of me’ in the plot, even if the characters are larger than life. ‘As well as playing Rhoda, I play No Risk Rita and Sister Matic. Sister Matic

Sarah as tour guide Rhoda Trip

is there to provide moralistic hints on the tour. Rita is a healthand-safety worker who could do with taking a few more risks in life. ‘I wanted to write the play because I feel that depression is still a taboo subject. I’ve spoken to people who suffer from it and some of them find it difficult to talk about. But why should it be? People should feel able to speak up and get help. ‘My hope is that the show will make people laugh, giving them something to smile about even if only for a moment. But I also want it to challenge people. If they are struggling in life, maybe I can encourage them to talk to someone about it.’ Today Sarah is on top form, enjoying her teaching work and preparing to tour her show. She remains thankful to God for the way he has turned her life around. Her confidence has returned. ‘I used to hide behind my characters

I want people to know that past events don’t have to dictate their future

and find confidence in playing them. But now I feel a lot more at ease about who I am. God created me to be me. In him I find freedom because I know he loves me. ‘I still don’t know why God chose to heal me. I struggle when I see that he doesn’t heal others. But, through sharing my experiences with people, I try to bring them hope. God has given me a voice, and I want to make sure I use it to tell people about what he has done.’

For more information on Sarah’s tour visit dramabygrace.co.uk

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WORDSEARCH

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Look up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonally on the grid to ﬁnd these words connected with cricket

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

BAILS BALL BAT BATSMAN BATTING BOUNCER BOUNDARY BOWLER BOWLING BYE CENTURY CHINAMAN

CREASE DECLARE DUCK EXTRA FIELDERS FLIPPER GOOGLY GUARD GULLY HAT-TRICK HOWZAT INNINGS

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ACROSS 1. Balloted (5) 4. Wind instrument (5) 8. Recede (3) 9. Savoury jelly (5) 10. Poetry (5) 11. Exclamation (3) 12. Clemency (5) 13. Ailment (7) 16. Determine (6) 19. Recapitulate (6) 23. Infamy (7) 26. Sufficient (5) 28. Mire (3) 29. Foreign (5) 30. Irritated (5) 31. Male offspring (3) 32. Luscious (5) 33. Bugs (5)

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HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. Fit to be eaten 2. Snobbish (2-2-2) 3. Made to fill a specific space 4. Lease a property to a subtenant DOWN 2. Slender (5) 3. Rotted (7) 4. Acquire (6) 5. Judge’s hammer (5) 6. Viking (5) 7. Board game (5) 9. Targeted (5) 14. Forty winks (3) 15. Ocean (3) 17. And so forth (3) 18. Tavern (3) 20. Dodging (7) 21. Trample (5) 22. Nearly (6) 23. Disgrace (5) 24. Improper (5) 25. Compact (5) 27. Fire bar (5)

5. Promise of a donation to charity 6. Consisting of two equal parts

QUICK QUIZ 1. Name the character played by John Inman in TV’s Are You Being Served? 2. Which English potter originated the ‘willow pattern’ design? 3. American black, harlequin and spot-billed are types of which bird? 4. Which cathedral has the tallest spire in England? 5. What is the French word for ‘four’? 6. Complete the saying: He who pays the piper…?

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Voted. 4 Organ. 8 Ebb. 9 Aspic. 10 Verse. 11 Aha. 12 Mercy. 13 Illness. 16 Decide. 19 Repeat. 23 Scandal. 26 Ample. 28 Mud. 29 Alien. 30 Irked. 31 Son. 32 Sweet. 33 Germs. DOWN: 2 Taper. 3 Decayed. 4 Obtain. 5 Gavel. 6 Norse. 7 Chess. 9 Aimed. 14 Nap. 15 Sea. 17 Etc. 18 Inn. 20 Evading. 21 Tread. 22 Almost. 23 Shame. 24 Amiss. 25 Dense. 27 Poker. QUICK QUIZ 1 Mr Humphries. 2 Thomas Minton. 3. Duck. 4 Salisbury. 5 Quatre. 6 Calls the tune. HONEYCOMB 1 Edible. 2 La-di-da. 3 Fitted. 4 Sublet. 5 Pledge. 6 Double.

INNER LIFE JESUS’ care for outcasts was not limited to those who were poor and downtrodden. We’ve already seen that he cared for those who found themselves on the fringes of society because of their illhealth (such as the leper in Matthew’s Gospel) or those of a lowly status (such as the children in Mark’s Gospel). But Jesus also mixed with those at the higher end of the financial spectrum. In Luke 19:1–10 we meet Zacchaeus, a rich man described as a chief tax collector. Nowadays those who work in similar occupations may be looked on less than charitably, but this man was actively despised. He was also very short, which no doubt gave people another reason to ridicule him. Luke says that Jesus, in the middle of a crowd, was passing through Jericho, and Zacchaeus, unable to get a glimpse, climbed a tree in order to see what all the fuss was about. Zacchaeus may not have known much about Jesus, but Jesus knew who Zacchaeus

He knew what it was to be excluded

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UNDERDOG

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In this four-part series LEANNE RUTHVEN looks at how Jesus reached out to people on the margins of society

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was. So despite the crowds, he stopped to announce to Zacchaeus that he intended to dine with him that evening. This delighted the tax collector but annoyed everyone else. They grumbled about the fact that Jesus would condescend to speak with such an individual, let alone visit him at home. We tend not to like it when life starts to look up for those who, in our eyes, don’t deserve it. Zacchaeus was rich, albeit at the expense of the average citizen of Jericho. But – after meeting Jesus – he knew that he needed to get his act together. ‘Half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor,’ he told

Jesus, ‘and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much’ (19:8 New Revised Standard Version). Onlookers may have doubted Zacchaeus. But Jesus took him at his word. He accepted his offer and reminded the crowds that he (Jesus) had come into the world ‘to seek out and to save the lost’ (19:10). It’s not only poor or disadvantaged people that God cares about. Zacchaeus was no financial underdog but he knew what it was to be excluded from society and longed for the acceptance he found in Jesus. Today people can feel ostracised for all kinds of reasons. The good news is that in God’s eyes, everyone is of worth, whatever their social status.

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14 The War Cry 19 February 2011

Every little

HELPS ‘EVERY little helps’ runs the supermarket slogan. And the saying is true. The slightest of price cuts on products can make a difference in customer savings. But the caption also rings true in situations outside the supermarket. People who work in part-time jobs, for example, play a would soon feel the vital role in the successful consequences. Corners running of a business – might be cut. Certain jobs even though they do not might not get finished. work the longer hours of Sadly, some people who full-time employees. If a play a ‘small’ role at work boss were to take away or at home fail to the input of a part-time recognise their own worker, the company importance. They may see their contribution to the world as useless. Onlookers may also underestimate that person’s worth. It can be easy to judge people who don’t appear to work as many hours as we do. But we needn’t judge anyone. God values every individual and their contribution equally. God does not amend his love or forgiveness according to how many hours we give him or the results we achieve. In his eyes, the attitude in which we work is what matters most.

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The War Cry

by CLIFF KENT

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It can be easy to judge

The Bible says: ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for human beings’ (Colossians 3:23 Good News Bible). Whether our daily activities and tasks are full-time or part-time, paid or voluntary, public or private, God notices our efforts. It is important to him that we are diligent in what we do and are always willing to help others – because every little helps. When our actions are motivated by our love for God, one thing is guaranteed: the smallest offering will have great significance.

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WHAT’S COOKING?

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MONDAY (21 February) marks the start of National Dairy Week. Why not celebrate by trying these recipes

Baked marrow stuffed with two cheeses Ingredients: 2tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 celery sticks, trimmed and chopped 1 red or yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped 50g frozen sweetcorn 50g frozen peas

50g fresh breadcrumbs 100g Lancashire or Cheshire cheese, crumbled or grated 1tbsp fresh chives or parsley, chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 marrow, deseeded and cut into 8 slices

Creamy spinach and Stilton soup Ingredients: 15g butter 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped 250g fresh spinach, washed 600ml vegetable stock 200g low-fat soft cheese 2tbsp cornflour 450ml milk 75g Blue Stilton, crumbled Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4tbsp soured cream or natural yoghurt Fresh spring onions and parsley, chopped, to garnish Method: Melt the butter in a large saucepan and sauté the spring onions for 2–3 minutes until soft, but not brown.

SUDOKU SOLUTION

Add the spinach and vegetable stock to the pan and heat until almost boiling. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and add the soft cheese. Blend for 15–20 seconds until the mixture is smooth and velvety. Pour into the saucepan. Blend the cornflour with 3–4tbsp of the milk, then add to the soup with the remaining milk and most of the crumbled Stilton. Bring to the boil, stirring the soup constantly until thickened. Reduce the heat and cook gently for 2 minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper. If serving hot, pour the soup into

warm bowls. Garnish with the soured cream or yoghurt, the reserved Stilton and the spring onions and parsley. If serving chilled, don’t add the majority of the milk until after you have thickened the soup with the cornflour. If you stir in the cold milk, the soup will cool much more quickly. Chill the soup in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving. Tip: For a variation, substitute watercress for the spinach. Serves 4

50g Red Leicester or mature Cheddar cheese, grated Method: Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Lightly grease a large baking dish with 1tsp of the oil. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan and sauté the onion, celery and pepper for 3–4 minutes until softened. Remove from the heat and stir in the sweetcorn and peas. Reserve 2tbsp of the breadcrumbs, then stir the rest into the vegetables with the Lancashire or Cheshire cheese and chives or parsley. Season to taste. Arrange the marrow slices in the baking dish. Top each slice with the vegetable mixture. Sprinkle the marrow with the reserved breadcrumbs and Red Leicester or Cheddar cheese. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 25–30 minutes, removing the foil for the final 10 minutes so that the marrow tops turn brown. Serves 4 Recipes provided by the British Cheese Board. For more information and further cheese recipes visit britishcheese.co.uk

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We all can be reﬁned

BBC

BIG money. Big egos. Big shoulder pads. Remember Dallas? It was a big deal.

VILLAINOUS: will the ruthlessness of JR (Larry Hagman) pass to the next generation?

eration of Ewings – JR’s son John Ross and Bobby’s adopted son Christopher – as they clash over the future of the dynasty. No change there then! Haven’t they learnt anything from the mistakes of the past? Perhaps the new generation of Ewings won’t follow JR’s example and abuse their power and position to ruin other people’s lives.

Between 1978 and 1991, the classic BBC One show attracted huge audiences with its stories about the oilrich Ewing family. Now it’s set writes ROSEMARY DAWSON to make a comeback. Filming of the new series pilot is scheduled to start later this making an appearance are year. Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy The show was well known as JR’s long-suffering alcofor its cliffhanger episodes, holic wife Sue Ellen and his especially the long-running younger brother Bobby. mystery of ‘Who shot JR?’ in The original programmes 1980. focused on the constant Some of the original cast struggle for control of the No wheeler-dealing, have already signed up for the Ewing oil fortunes, mainly homecoming at Southfork between Bobby’s more moral no scheming, no plotting Ranch. These include veteran conscience and JR’s ruthless required actor Larry Hagman as the ambition. villainous JR Ewing. Also The new show, American network company TNT says, will focus on the younger gen-

Whether we’re old Dallas fans or not, it is never too late to change for the better. With God’s help we can be new people – the people God intended us to be. All it takes is a will to change our ways, to make a new start, and to trust Almighty God to help us through. As it says in the Bible: ‘Change your hearts and lives and believe the good news!’ (Mark 1:15 New Century Version). It is as straightforward as that. No wheeler-dealing, no scheming, no plotting required. Just the belief that God is willing to change anyone into a brand-new character if they ask him.

HOMECOMING: original cast members will be returning to Southfork

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