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LIFE LESSONS LEARNT AT GLOBAL UNIVERSITY How travelling the world changed a teenager
PLOTTING THE PILGRIMS’ PROGRESS Historian looks back to the voyage of the Mayflower
Skate expectations HOLLY AND PHIL RETURN WITH DANCING ON ICE
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JANUARY is the most popular month for people to book their annual holidays. Travel experts recommend the start of the year as the time to get the best deals. On cold, dark winter evenings there is also something heartening about looking ahead to sunnier, warmer days – and the freedom that holidays bring from the daily grind. A quest for freedom encouraged 19-year-old Christopher Schacht to make his own travel plans – though not for a fortnight’s break, but for a trek across the world, with only 50 euros in his pocket. As Chris says in this week’s War Cry, his travels took him to the jungles of Venezuela, a goldmine in Guyana and a football field in the Andes. His journeying changed his life, but it was not without risks. During one fierce storm at sea, Chris wondered if he would survive. In this issue we also highlight another sea voyage that was far from plain sailing. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s journey from Plymouth to the New World, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in sometimes perilous weather conditions. Derek Wilson recounts how a group of people, remembered today as the Pilgrim Fathers, came to be aboard the ship. The historian tells how they made the trip because they wanted to be free to follow their own religious traditions. The desire for freedom is a core aspiration of humankind – whether that is being free from day-to-day chores on an annual holiday or moving to another country to pursue a life-changing liberty. The Bible quotes Jesus as saying, ‘Know the truth, and the truth will set you free’ (John 8:32 New International Version). Over the course of this new year, the War Cry will endeavour to show the truth of the positive changes the Christian faith brings to individuals and communities. Our hope is that, as people read the magazine, they will find the freedom that only Jesus can bring.
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A message of hope for 2020
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Travelling light
Teenager’s life-changing global trek
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Who were the travellers on the Mayflower?
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T’S cold. It’s dark. It’s January. Time to book a spot on the sofa and watch presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield introduce the latest bunch of celebrities to go hopping, skipping and bumping their way round an ice rink. The new series of ITV’s Dancing on Ice begins tomorrow (Sunday 5 January). As in previous years, a host of inexperienced celebrities have been partnered with professional ice skaters and each week will learn a new routine, which they will then perform in front of a panel of judges. This year, stars gliding (or wobbling) into the spotlight include Coronation Street star Lisa George and former Republic of Ireland footballer Kevin Kilbane, who admits that taking part in the series will be ‘a massive challenge’. Critiquing their efforts are four judges: Olympic ice dancing champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, choreographer Ashley Banjo and – making his debut on the panel – actor and singer John Barrowman. ‘I hope to bring a fresh, fun and fabulous angle to the judging panel,’ he said, when the news was announced. ‘Unlike most, I have been through the rigorous task of skating live in the first series.’ In 2006, John and his professional
New celebrities need to get their skates on, writes Claire Brine skating partner Olga Sharutenko were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition – which means that John knows what the contestants are going through. He has been in their shoes (or skates). He knows how exhausting it is to learn a new routine
John’s stint on the ice is bound to affect his view as a judge each week. He understands how nerve-racking it can be to perform live in front of millions of TV viewers. He has experienced the disappointment of losing when he wanted to win. John’s stint on the ice is bound to affect his view as a judge. It may even have an effect on the contestants’ view of him. Perhaps they will consider his words all the more valuable because they come from someone who has been through the same experience. When we are facing life’s hard knocks, it can be a huge comfort to know that we are understood. It helps us to feel less alone.
That’s why millions of people turn to Jesus. In him they find reassurance for whatever they are facing. They know that Jesus suffered the loss of loved ones. That he was rejected for being himself. That he was tempted to do wrong. That he endured physical pain when he died on a cross. Because Jesus knows how difficult life can be, his promise of everlasting love can give us the strength we need to make it through the toughest times. When we feel unsteady, get things wrong or when our world comes crashing down around us, he is willing to be by our side, helping us take the next step. In the Bible, Jesus warns his followers that they will have to face many knocks, setbacks and challenges as they make their way through a harsh world. But he adds that he can help them overcome the biggest problems. ‘In me you may have peace,’ he says. ‘I have overcome the world’ (John 16:33 New International Version). However tough life may become, we don’t have to go through it alone. Jesus can be relied upon to help us through every twist and turn.
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New year can bring its A new year message from Commissioner Gillian Cotterill, one of the leaders of The Salvation Army in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
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HERE is something wonderful about holding a newborn baby in your arms. A few weeks ago I had that pleasure when I cradled the latest addition to our family, a little boy – a brand-new life, full of potential and promise. Gazing into his tiny face, and after an initial search for any family resemblances, I began to wonder what kind of person he would grow up to be. How would his character develop?
Would he be funny or serious? What would he enjoy doing? Would he be caring and compassionate? Then I wondered what influence his life would have on the people around him in all the years ahead. Today (Saturday 4 January), our family is gathering at a Salvation Army church to witness our grandson being dedicated back to God. A dedication is a ceremony of thanksgiving, in which parents promise to love, protect
and nurture the child that they have been blessed with – and we shall all celebrate his safe arrival with great joy. I was reminded that in a similar way another couple, Mary and Joseph, took their eight-day-old son, Jesus, to be presented in the Temple, as was the custom of their faith. They had been miraculously prepared for their future by angels telling them that the child they would bring into the world would be the Son of the Most High God – the Messiah who would save the people – and that they should call him Jesus. Mary and Joseph had been left in no doubt that the child entrusted to them was ‘God with us’. A visit by a group of humble shepherds was confirmation that this child’s life would
The choice is ours as to whether we open the door of our lives to Jesus be one of great significance. He was the promised one, the Saviour, Christ the Lord. It is enough for most new parents to grapple with the day-to-day life adjustments that a baby brings, but for Mary and Joseph, the birth of Jesus was an even greater life change, bringing huge responsibilities. So, it was not a total surprise to them that, when they entered the Temple courts, a righteous old man called Simeon hurried over to them. The new parents saw tears of joy rolling down his cheeks and heard the emotion in his voice. Simeon had one of those lightbulb moments as he realised that this was the fulfilment of the promise God had made to him that he would live long enough to see the Lord’s Messiah. Taking the child in his arms and praising God, Simeon prayed: ‘God, you can now release your servant;
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release me in peace as you promised. With my own eyes I’ve seen your salvation; it’s now out in the open for everyone to see: A God-revealing light to the non-Jewish nations, and of glory for your people Israel’ (Luke 2:29–32 The Message). At this point, you may be thinking: ‘Well, that is an interesting follow-on story to the accounts of the birth of Jesus, but I’ve moved on. Christmas is over, it’s packed away – tinsel, baubles and all for another year. I need some inspiration for the year ahead, some hope, some good news, something meaningful that will make a difference to my life. I need some guidance, a new revelation, perhaps a lightbulb moment that will give me a focus to see me through 2020.’ If that is the case, then I have some very good news. Jesus is for life, not just for Christmas. He came into the world to be a God-revealing light to us all and was the one who dared to say, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ (John 8:12 New International Version). The Victorian artist William Holman Hunt painted a picture called The Light of the World. The original is in the chapel at Keble College, Oxford, and a larger, life-size version hangs in St Paul’s Cathedral, London. It depicts Jesus, holding a lamp, preparing to knock on an unopened door. The door has no handle on the outside and, therefore, can only be opened from the inside. It signifies that the choice is ours as to whether we open the door of our lives to Jesus. The lamp in Jesus’ hand is a Godrevealing light. A lightbulb moment for life! May God bless you and may you have a wonderful start to the new year.
A woman from auction house Bonhams holds the lantern commissioned by William Holman Hunt for his painting ‘The Light of the World’
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CHRISTOPHER SCHACHT tells Emily Bright about how globetrotting helped him find God
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RIPPING the rigging during a fierce storm in the East China Sea, Christopher Schacht watched the mast almost tip into the water as his boat keeled over by more than 45 degrees. Waves splashed over the vessel, soaking him in freezing water. Howling winds chilled him to the bone as he waited in the pitch-black of the night for the storm to pass. He remembers: ‘That was definitely a moment when I thought: “Will I get out of here?”’ During four years of travelling the world, Chris experienced plenty of nerve-racking and exhilarating moments. In that time, he covered more than 65,000 miles and visited 45 countries. His experiences inspired him to write a memoir, Around the World on 50 Bucks. Chris was 19 years old when, in 2013, he decided to leave his home in Germany and hitchhike across the world, with only 50 euros in his pocket. To fund his expedition, he worked as a ship’s mate for free passage, mined for gold in Guyana, sold fruit salad on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches and took part in a clinical trial for a growth hormone in Korea. He tells me: ‘I wanted to be free. For once, I didn’t want to know what was ahead, but to live day by day. At 19 years of age, you probably have the least responsibility in your life. So I thought: “This is the time!” I figured that it was better to take risks than feel I’ve missed out on life.’ Chris certainly kept his vow to live life to the full. During his travels, he was sometimes awestruck and terrified by the power of nature. He recalls one particular example. ‘I was camping on a football field in the Andes, and a thunderstorm, more powerful than anything I was used to, went right over me. I was thinking: “If lightning hits my tent, it would be immediately fried and go up in flames.” So I was pretty scared.’ But there were also moments when he could bask in the beauty of nature. ‘When I was sailing, there were very dark nights, and behind the boat there was a stream of blue
D A Y 2 S 1 5 , 1 happen after he died. While travelling, he came across seemingly insurmountable problems, and he turned to God for help. ‘I started praying, and virtually every time I prayed, somehow, even though it was out of my own capability and strength, God found a
I wanted to be free. I didn’t want to know what was ahead way out. I then thought: “Okay, there must be someone looking out for me, and I want to find out who that is.”’ He read through the Old Testament once and
the New Testament twice. He was struck by God’s character. ‘What I found everywhere in the Bible was God’s grace, and how he gives us his strength and love. I thought: “Why didn’t anybody tell me these things earlier?”’ But it was through seeing for himself the transformative impact of faith that he was convinced to become a Christian. He says: ‘I met a captain on one of the Amazon riverboats who used to be a club owner, dealing with drugs and prostitution. He had straightened out his life after finding happiness and fulfilment in Jesus. ‘He took me to a church, where a pastor spoke on 2 Corinthians 5:17, which says:
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sparks, a bioluminescence created by bacteria. It was remarkable.’ He travelled through the tropical forests of Bolivia, watched the lights of cargo ships glittering on the water of the Caribbean Sea, and enjoyed the idyllic sandy beaches of the San Blas Islands, situated between Colombia and Panama. He also saw remote areas and their indigenous peoples. When he travelled in Venezuela, he stumbled across the Warao, and their pastor offered Chris the chance to travel with him down the Orinoco River. ‘We kayaked down the river’s arms, with macaws flying over our heads. It was beautiful,’ Chris recalls. ‘Suddenly, the pastor indicated that we should be quiet. ‘We silently and slowly rowed to the shore and he got out of the kayak, took his bow and arrow, went straight into the forest, and then a minute later he called his son to join him. I waited for two or three minutes before they came back with a small tapir with an arrow through its neck. How on earth did he know the tapir was there?’ During his time with the Warao, Chris swam regularly in the river. But one day, as he was exiting the river, he saw mysterious shadows lurking in the muddy water. ‘I saw two black lines, which were three to five metres long. I asked someone what they were and he told me: “They are electric eels. If they shock you, they paralyse you.” I could have drowned and no one would have found me. That was the last time I swam there.’ Chris’s brushes with danger led him to start questioning his agnostic world view, and wonder what would
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Hitchhiking towards Barcelona and in Japan
From page 7 “Whoever is in Christ is a new creature: the old has gone, the new is here.” So that was crazy for me, that I could be a new person, and that I was offered a new life. With the captain – this example of faith – sitting next to me, I thought, “I want this!”’ Chris began worshipping God, and says: ‘I felt this outpouring of joyfulness, energy and truth inside of me, like I was exploding!’
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This would be a sort of education that no school or university could ever give me As time wore on, he contemplated whether he should continue his adventure, and decided that he still had much more to gain from globetrotting. ‘I had learnt so much during that first year that if I were to continue travelling, even if it was for two or three years, this would be a sort of education that no school or university could ever give me.’
So what did he learn from his global university? ‘There’s a saying that Westerners may have the clock, but Africans have the time,’ Chris says. ‘When I travelled to the equator, I realised people there have so much time. In some cultures, you can stay as long as you like, and then leave again. ‘I also learnt to appreciate my family a lot more. In Latin America, families play a much bigger role. You care a lot more for your parents and for the whole well-being of the family. Relationships are the centre of gravity and not how much effort, time, money or energy they would cost you. ‘The best thing about travelling is the people you meet on the way, and the countless relationships you make.’ But there’s one relationship in particular that has offered Chris lasting fulfilment. He cites what one early Christian writes in the Bible about Jesus. ‘Paul says: “If I have Christ, I don’t need anything else. Christ is my life and dying is my gain.” I can identify with that. God gives me his strength, grace and love, and my relationship with him is what makes me truly rich.’
l Around the World on 50 Bucks is published by Thomas Nelson
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Mayflower legend harbours facts and fables As events around the world this year mark the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, Linda McTurk speaks with historian DEREK WILSON about the real pilgrims who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
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EGEND has it that 400 years ago, in 1620, a group of pilgrims boarded the Mayflower and set sail from Plymouth harbour to Massachusetts in the New World to escape religious persecution. But how much of the tale is true? UK historian Derek Wilson wanted to discover the reality for himself. In his book The Mayflower Pilgrims: Sifting Fact from Fable, he provides a detailed account of the real people behind the folklore of the Pilgrim Fathers who landed in America. ‘America, quite like England, needed its heroes,’ Derek tells me. ‘So it took the pilgrims to represent everything that
The pilgrims were a mixed bunch of people
A replica of the ‘Mayflower’
is great about America – their desire for freedom and so on. It was partly true, but there is another side to the story. ‘Sadly it’s our job as historians to say that things may not be as gilded as one might think. The pilgrims were a mixed bunch of people – not everything they did was altogether honest, kind or idealistic.’ The religious travellers aboard the Mayflower were English separatists, a small group of extreme Puritan believers from the Protestant branch of the Church. Although widely known as the Pilgrim 4 January 2020 • WAR CRY • 9
Fathers of America, the travellers were not technically ‘pilgrims’ according to the standard meaning of the word. ‘A pilgrim is someone who goes to see a holy place to draw some spiritual benefit from it,’ Derek says. ‘But the term “Pilgrim Fathers” didn’t come into being until sometime in the 18th century, when Samuel Davis wrote “Ode for Forefathers Day”. His ode starts: “Hail Pilgrim Fathers of our race! With grateful hearts your toils we trace.” That’s when the idea of the Pilgrim Fathers started, not as someone going to a holy place, but as people making a journey that was then believed to be initiated by God.’ Legend suggests that the Mayflower pilgrims were persecuted for their faith and driven out of England. But Derek says that ‘there was no concerted persecution’ against them. Rather, they ‘drove
The pilgrims were trying to establish the perfect church themselves out’ in the hope of finding a place where they could freely practise what they believed. ‘The concept of freedom of religion was totally alien to people in the 16th century,’ he explains. ‘Every nation had its religion, and Elizabethan England was Anglican. Queen Elizabeth I wanted all her people to be united behind that faith. ‘Then this group of dissidents said that they wanted to worship in their own way, but that simply wasn’t possible. So they wanted to set up another nation state where they would decide the religion. The idea was not to set up a place where people could go and believe what they wanted.’ The separatists initially left England in search of a more suitable home in the Netherlands, where there were already English settlers. However, within a decade, some pilgrims found that their relationship with their Dutch neighbours had turned sour. ‘The Dutch Christians were too liberal for their liking,’ says Derek. ‘The pilgrims were concerned about what kind of influence that society was going to have on their children. So they thought that they had to go somewhere else where
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I try to represent events as honestly as I can, warts and all
they wouldn’t be tainted by unbelievers or inadequate believers.’ While the Mayflower pilgrims had a strong commitment to their faith, they were not evangelistic. ‘Their main objective in setting out for America was not to convert the natives – it wasn’t a missionary endeavour,’ Derek says. ‘The pilgrims were trying to establish the perfect church, which they could then belong to and enjoy for themselves.’ Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the Virginia Company, an English business, had already set up a settlement called Jamestown, and they were desperate to recruit new settlers. Derek says that ‘the hope of the Virginia Company was that they would discover wealth-producing lands just as the Spaniards and the Portuguese had done earlier. The backers of the Mayflower’s voyage were people who wanted to establish a colony that would then hopefully find gold or some other precious mineral or, failing that, develop some commercial crops that the company could then take and sell for profit.’ On 6 September 1620, 102 passengers – including more than 30 pilgrims – boarded the Mayflower and set sail from Plymouth harbour across the Atlantic Ocean. The ship travelled thousands of miles, through sometimes perilous weather conditions, before arriving in America. The ship finally landed at the place that later became known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. ‘The Mayflower left late in the season and so it was a question of survival,’ Derek explains. ‘Quite a few of the pilgrims died during that first year after they arrived.’
The pilgrims created a settlement. But they continued to experience divisions – this time among themselves. The reality of life in the New World was a far cry from their aspiration of establishing a perfect church on Earth. So what went wrong? ‘I suppose the basic sadness about the whole venture was that they were taking their own failings with them,’ Derek says. ‘The things that weren’t working for them in England or the Netherlands were to a large extent of their own making – their
Communities of all kinds are built on common purpose intolerance and so on. They took their prejudices with them, so the new society that they established was tainted from the start.’ The need for tolerance in every society is highlighted at the end of Derek’s book. He writes in reflection of the pilgrims’ journey: ‘Human communities of all kinds are built on common purpose … [which helps] participants to hold fast to the things that bind them, rather than underscoring the points of difference.’ It was the sense of joy among a group of people that drew Derek to the Christian faith when he was a teenager. ‘At a Christian camp for young people, I found myself with people who had joy, composure and excitement,’ he says. ‘They were thoroughly nice and I wanted
to be like them. I accepted the Christian gospel in simplicity and then grew into it.’ Derek hopes that his Christian faith will be apparent through his history books. ‘I’m a historian who happens to be a Christian. I don’t use my books to propagate Christianity, but I try to represent events that have happened as clearly, honestly and faithfully as I can, warts and all.’ Derek says that by writing The Mayflower Pilgrims he aimed to show the human reality of the legendary travellers. ‘The pilgrims were people like us. Once we look at them in that light, we might be able to learn something from them.’ l The Mayflower Pilgrims: Sifting Fact from Fable is published by SPCK
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EXPLORE Prayerlink YOUR prayers are requested for Rosie, a young child who has been unwell, and for her parents. 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
Nigel Bovey gives chapter and verse on each book in the Scriptures
Romans HE apostle Paul’s letter to the church T in Rome is all about salvation. He has bad news and good news.
The bad news is that, because it disobeys divine law, all humankind is subject to God’s wrath (1:18–32). The letter outlines the principles of divine judgment. Not even the Jews, who felt called to be God’s ‘chosen people’, were living up to his standards of righteousness (2:17 to 3:8). In short, ‘all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ (3:23). Paul runs through some potential solutions that don’t work. He tells his readers that following religious observances, such as the Jewish practice of circumcision, wouldn’t win God’s approval (2:25–29). Trying harder to live a good life will fail (3:20). Simply put, nothing people do can earn God’s forgiveness for sin. All are condemned. But Paul gives the readers of his letter good news. God’s Son, Jesus, died so that we could be forgiven. He was God’s ‘sacrifice of atonement’ (3:25). In effect, God accepts
the death of Jesus as the penalty for our lawbreaking. God does this not because humankind deserves it, but precisely because it doesn’t. It is an act of grace. Paul writes: ‘All are
God accepts the death of Jesus as the penalty for our law-breaking
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus’ (3:24). He goes on to explain that God ‘justifies those who have faith in Jesus’ (3:26). He expands the need for personal faith in the risen Jesus in chapters 4 and 5. Being saved does not mean having a carefree life. There is an ongoing internal battle between sin and righteousness (chapters 6 and 7). God, though, provides spiritual resources to empower those who trust him (chapter 8). Being a Christian is not only about belief; it is also about behaviour. In chapters 12 to 14, Paul offers guidance about how Christians should behave it e us gospel, beca towards God, the state, fel‘I am not ashamed of the to n tio t brings salva tha d Go low believers and those who of r we po the is have yet to discover God’s s’ (Romans 1:16 New ve lie be o wh e on ery ev offer of salvation. ) International Version
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Rosemary Dawson on the life lessons she has learnt from her grandchildren
The growing pains of Hannah, aged three and a bit ANNAH has always been more grown-up than her actual age. This has had H its good and not-so-good points. Sometimes her mind grasped things far above her expected level of understanding, but her emotional behaviour hadn’t
QUICK QUIZ 1. Who is the youngest winner of the Nobel peace prize? 2. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth’s surface? 3. Who played the teenage quiz contestant Jamal in the film Slumdog Millionaire? 4. Who is the only British athlete to have won a gold medal in five different Olympic Games? 5. Which French dramatist wrote the play The Miser? 6. In which country is the Rialto Bridge? ANSWERS 1. Malala Yousafzai. 2. The troposphere. 3. Dev Patel. 4. Steve Redgrave. 5. Molière. 6. Italy.
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yet caught up with it. After one particular battle of wills, her despairing father described her as ‘an adolescent toddler’. When she was about three and a bit years old, Hannah decided to assert her independence. ‘I’m a big girl now,’ she told her parents. ‘I want to get dressed all by myself. I don’t need help any more.’ ‘OK,’ they thought. ‘Let’s see what happens.’ She started off well, but after struggling with a difficult fastening for some time, she had to admit defeat. ‘Daddy, can you help me?’ came the timid request. And, of course, daddy was pleased to oblige. Learning to ask for help is not a sign of failure, but one of maturity – a recognition that, while something is beyond our own understanding or capability, it may not be so for someone else. It’s a lesson some grown-ups still struggle to learn. And as for asking God for help, that’s just a step too far! Now a teenager, Hannah still has strong opinions, can argue the hind legs off a donkey and would make a good lawyer. But she can sometimes also see the other person’s point of view. Except her father’s.
BOOK REVIEW Soul Fuel Bear Grylls Hodder & Stoughton ADVENTURER Bear Grylls explains that the 360 daily thoughts in his new book are designed to provide a contemplative space to explore the Christian faith, which he describes as ‘good fuel for the soul’. Each section of Soul Fuel includes recollections of personal experiences, including his SAS training, a skydiving accident that broke his back in three places, and his bid to become the youngest Briton to climb Everest. Exploring themes such as relationships, grief, love, hope, faith, determination and courage, Bear draws on historical figures of faith, as well as quotes from sceptics, to examine the role Christianity can play in people’s lives today. Each passage includes Bible verses to provide readers with encouragement and advice to cope with whatever challenges they may face.
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150g vegetarian mature Make a cheese sauce by cheddar cheese, grated melting the butter in a 8 lasagne sheets saucepan on a gentle heat and adding the flour, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk. When all the milk has been added, continue to stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and add two thirds of the cheese. Stir and set aside. Pour a third of the tomato sauce into a deep ovenproof dish. Top with some slices of aubergine, lasagne sheets and then some cheese sauce. Repeat the process until all the sheets are used, making sure the last layer of pasta is covered with cheese sauce. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Top with the remaining cheese and continue cooking in the oven for a further 15 minutes before serving. Recipe reprinted, with permission, from the Vegetarian Society website vegsoc.org
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