War Cry 15 July

WAR CRY

On the ball

Players aim to be at the top of their game for World Cup

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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.

WAR CRY

Issue No 7636

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LAST week the world’s average daily temperature exceeded 17C three times, having never reached that high before.

While scientists believe that the natural weather phenomenon El Niño is partly responsible, they also highlight the impact of emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – emissions that are a direct result of human activity.

With experts predicting that the average global temperature will increase even more in the coming weeks, the need for us all to do more to look after the Earth couldn’t be more pressing. The good news is that, however daunting and out of control the climate emergency may seem, there are things that we can do to help the situation.

One scheme that is playing a part in helping the planet is being run by HMP Five Wells in partnership with The Salvation Army. Prisoners are recycling items that otherwise would probably have gone to landfill by creating bags and refurbishing furniture, which are then sold in Salvation Army charity shops.

‘It’s an excellent example of circular economy partnership,’ says Bernie Thomas, the circular economy and sustainability manager of the Salvation Army Trading Company, in a feature in this week’s War Cry ‘Items that had been written off and would otherwise be disposed of are being reclaimed and lovingly restored into new and appealing products. It is a regenerative business – we’re helping people gain new skills and helping protect the planet.’

Regeneration, restoration and renewal are all central to the Christian faith that is at the heart of The Salvation Army. As Bernie tells us: ‘We can be too quick to write off people and stuff.’

Christians believe that no one is beyond being transformed by Jesus Christ. His offer of love, acceptance and change is available to everyone – whatever our past activities may have been.

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Ta king on the wor ld

Football’s elite are going for global glory

Feature by Philip Halcrow

AYEAR after it came home, it’s being played far away. Last summer all the drama of football was on show as the Women’s Euro 2022 championship graced grounds such as Old Trafford, Bramall Lane and Wembley. Next Thursday (20 July) the Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia.

Twelve months ago, after so many nearmisses, England came out on top in a major tournament … finally. Now the twotimes semi-finalists are aiming to win their first World Cup.

A lot has happened since Chloe Kelly’s extra-time winner against Germany, and it has not all been a walk in the park. England have enjoyed narrow wins over World Cup holders the USA and Copa América winners Brazil. But they suffered their first defeat under Sarina Wiegman at home to Australia. And the squad that begins the World Cup will be different from the one that won the Euros, not only because Ellen White and Jill Scott have retired, but also because Beth Mead, Fran Kirby and Leah Williamson are injured.

England’s players are not alone in suffering injury setbacks. Dutch star Vivianne Miedema will be absent after suffering an ACL injury. And, having played in every game to help the

Republic of Ireland qualify for their first World Cup, Jamie Finn will miss out. Others have felt the heartbreak of not being selected.

But while some players will be conspicuous by their absence, other familiar faces will be welcomed back. Alexandra Popp, who could not stay fit throughout Euro 2022, is in the Germany squad. And the USA’s Julie Ertz is back playing after the birth of her first child.

Shortly before making her return to the team in the spring, the influential midfielder – who starred in her country’s semi-final win against England four years ago – told a press conference that she knew that being ready to play the World Cup would not be easy, but added: ‘I don’t want to go back and be the player I was, because I want to be better.’

And on the day she made her return, she posted an Instagram picture of herself alongside the words: ‘For the love of the game’ and ‘1 Peter 1:6–7’.

Julie used the first part of her Instagram post at the press conference, when she said that ‘love for the game is hard to step away from’. The second line of her post was a Bible reference in which the writer assures fellow followers of Jesus that, though they may have to ‘suffer various trials’, their faith in Jesus, which

is ‘more precious than gold’, will ‘result in praise and glory’ (New Revised Standard Version).

In good times and bad, Christians have interpreted those words for their own lives. Suffering setbacks, feeling the pressure of circumstances and striving to be better people, they have discovered that Jesus points them towards God, who gives them guidance in situations that are less than easy, forgiveness when they go wrong and a love that is more than a match for any matter of life and death that threatens it.

‘1 Peter 1:6–7’ does not pretend that life is a walk in the park. But it says that anyone who puts their trust in God can discover that, whatever highs and lows they face, there is a cause for hope. Finally.

Chloe Kelly turns to celebrate her winner in the Euro 2022 final

I don’t want to be the player I was

Julie Ertz on her return to action with the USA team

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Stars throw themselves into prison life

Claire Brine gives her take on a story catching the attention of War Cry reporters

WHAT do you get if you cross a bunch of celebrities with a group of former prisoners and ask them to share a cell? This isn’t a joke, but the premise for a reality TV show coming soon to Channel 4.

According to the producers of HMP (the show’s working title), six stars – including former EastEnders actor Sid Owen and comedian Tom Rosenthal – have agreed to be locked up in a decommissioned prison in order to ‘investigate what life is really like behind bars’. As well as living by UK prison rules, the celebrity inmates will be incarcerated with a number of reformed ex-criminals who have agreed to re-enter prison for the series. For eight days, the celebs will have the chance to ask their cellmates about their crimes, their experience of prison – and life after it.

Prisoners aren’t just bodies behind bars

Though I’m not a massive reality TV watcher, the idea of this series grabs me. I’ve always been interested in prison life, ever since I worked for a theatre company that toured prisons. I was also fascinated when, for a series of War Cry articles I was writing, I was invited to observe a group of prisoners undertaking a restorative justice course.

Both experiences quashed any preconceived, solely negative ideas I had about ‘what prisoners are like’. Instead, I saw firsthand that prisoners are complex human beings with complex emotions – just like me. I saw many of them laugh, cry, get angry, feel remorseful, act kindly and show respect. I had pleasant and intelligent conversations with them.

None of those positive encounters, I realise, dismiss the fact that prisoners have been found guilty of crime. And justice is necessary and valuable for society to function healthily. But while many people believe that prisons serve an important purpose, I applaud Channel 4 for reminding us that prisoners aren’t just bodies behind bars, but people with faces and families. People for whom something went badly wrong in life. People who, I believe, are loved by God, no matter what they have done.

When we accept that prisoners are more than the crimes they commit, we may unlock within ourselves new levels of understanding and compassion – key qualities for every area of life.

King on the write lines in prayer book

HISTORIANS have discovered jottings by King Henry VIII in the margins of a prayer book, The Times reported.

The Tudor king’s annotations were found in a copy of Psalms or Prayers at Wormsley Library near High Wycombe. The book was a translation from Latin into English by Katherine Parr, Henry’s sixth and last wife.

His comments are written next to sections concerning forgiveness, and he highlights prayers asking God to end his physical suffering and provide divine wisdom. At one point he writes: ‘Let thy spirit teach me the things to be pleasant unto thee, that I may be led into the straight way, out of the error wherein I have wandered overlong.’

Professor Micheline White of Carleton University in Canada, who verified the marks as being Henry VIII’s, says: ‘He’s doing the right thing. He’s petitioning God to help him. It’s a wonderful duality where he is both voicing his anxiety and he’s also hopeful that God will forgive him, heal him and turn things around for him.’

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WAR CRY Church helping Olympic swimmer

OLYMPIC swimmer Adam Peaty has been attending church and says that it has helped him with some personal challenges, according to the Daily Mail

The five-time Olympic medallist and father of a twoyear-old told the newspaper: ‘I go to church every Sunday. It’s been the last few months and it’s definitely helped.

‘It’s about being a better person. Not only being a better athlete and fulfilling my gift, but also being a better dad for George. There are so many other reasons. It gets quite deep. But it’s great to be a part of.’

Adam recalled a conversation with Olympic chaplain the Rev Canon Ashley Null, which helped him evaluate the cost of success.

‘He said to me, “An Olympic gold medal is the coldest thing you will ever wear. It feels so warm because you have achieved your goal, but at what cost? Relationships end, your friends and family are on the back burner, even your own children have to be on the back burner.”

‘As athletes, we expect a gold medal to fix all our problems because that’s the only thing we care about, in the sense of job outcome. But as soon as you realise it doesn’t fix anything, it can be the coldest thing because you have sacrificed so much. You have to make sure you address those issues.’

Warm welcome for refugees

THE Salvation Army in Sunderland has partnered with a local charity to support refugee resettlement in the UK. Working with Sunderland for Ukraine, The Salvation Army’s Sunderland Monkwearmouth church is providing food, clothing, household products and toiletries and has distributed food vouchers to 60 of the most vulnerable refugee families in the community.

The church also hosting trauma therapy sessions run by a multilingual professional therapist and is helping refugees find work through its Employment Plus service.

Major David McCaw-Aldworth, who leads Sunderland Monkwearmouth with his wife Major Elizabeth, said: ‘We don’t know how long the war will go on for, so our role is to make people feel welcome and settled here.’

PM: Christians strengthen communities

RISHI SUNAK has thanked Christians for their contribution to UK society.

‘The work of churches and Christian charities up and down the country strengthens our local communities immeasurably,’ the prime minister said in a statement sent to the Premier Christian News website after he attended the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast, an annual event organised by the Christians in parliament all-party parliamentary group.

He continued: ‘The National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast holds an important place in the calendar, serving to strengthen connections between local churches and their MPs.

‘I hope today will build new local partnerships across the country to serve our local communities and, as your prime minister, I pass on my thanks to those attending today’s event and to all Christians up and down the UK.’

The prime minister was one of 180 members of parliament who attended the prayer breakfast, a record number for the event.

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PEOPLE and products get a second chance at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire. Since the prison teamed up with the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) one year ago, items that may have been sent to landfill have been upcycled by inmates as part of their rehabilitation process.

HMP Five Wells is an adult male category C resettlement prison, specifically designed to enhance rehabilitation. It has a number of industry units, including ones dedicated to carpentry, mechanical engineering, textiles, and upcycling and recycling activities, all with the aim of providing prisoners with opportunities for work and motivation.

Paul Cunningham, business enterprise and community manager at Five Wells, says: ‘We are committed to helping the men in our care to be work-ready when they are released from custody.’

Inmates at the prison create tote bags from denim garments and upcycle

second-hand furniture for SATCoL, which is The Salvation Army’s trading arm. The products are then sold in SATCoL’s charity shops, and the profits support The Salvation Army in its work helping vulnerable people.

Prisoners can choose the unit in which they want to work, and up to 30 prisoners work in the two units where items are made for the church and charity. The garments and items of furniture arrive from donations initially made to The Salvation Army through its charity shops and donation centres.

Bernie Thomas, SATCoL’s circular economy and sustainability manager, says: ‘It’s an excellent example of circular economy partnership. Items that had been written off and would otherwise be disposed of are being reclaimed and lovingly restored into new and appealing products. It is a regenerative business –we’re helping people gain new skills and helping protect the planet.’

As the fabrics and furniture gain new life, inmates are also being opened up to new possibilities. Bernie says: ‘They’re getting a feel for day-to-day work, and they’re being paid for that work as well, so it’s equipping them with skills that perhaps they didn’t have that are relevant and needed in the marketplace. And the hope is that they’ll move into future gainful employment, rather than reoffending.’

The scheme speaks of the broader belief of The Salvation Army that people are not disposable.

‘We can be too quick to write off people and stuff,’ says Bernie. ‘All of us lead complex lives and most of us at some point are simply victims of circumstance. So for me, a partnership like this is about renewal, forgiveness, hope and salvation.’

SATCoL aims to make sure that most of the clothing and furniture it receives through donations is reused or recycled. Each year, it diverts more than 250 million items to good uses, including 62,000 tonnes of textiles.

Bernie explains what sort of donated items are used within the prison upcycling scheme.

‘They tend to be dark furniture items, because the market isn’t active for them so they aren’t

The Salvation Army is partnering with a prison to rehabilitate inmates through an upcycling scheme that teaches them skills and promotes sustainability

Feature by Sarah Olowofoyeku

We’re helping people and the planet

Paul Cunningham, business enterprise and community manager at HMP Five Wells, where inmates are getting work-ready

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very sellable. They would either be incinerated or dumped in landfill had they not been upcycled.

‘On the denim side, those are ripped denim jeans or large-size jeans that we wouldn’t be able to resell.’

The inmates who participate in the upcycling are benefiting.

They gain new skills, learning how to use overlocker machines and flat-bed sewing machines as they make objects from scratch and recycle discarded items.

Engaging in meaningful work has also had a positive effect on their state of mind.

One prisoner says that what he has most enjoyed about participating in the scheme is ‘being in full-time employment in the workshop’.

‘It has kept me busy,’ he says, ‘and constantly doing something constructive.’

Another prisoner adds that the scheme has assisted in their rehabilitation, saying: ‘It has helped me work in a team

and given me motivation to want to learn new things, and has got me excited to work in the community.’

‘Being in textiles from the start,’ says another, ‘I have learnt how to use all the machines for the different processes of making the bags. With the support from the instructor Olivia, I have gained so many skills which will give me a good chance of employment in an industry role on the outside.’

Workshop instructor, Olivia says: ‘It is brilliant to work with these men. They each show different qualities and skills when making these bags. They have gained so many skills and their designs are fantastic.’

The Salvation Army hopes that it can help more people with this concept, as possibilities exist to develop these types of partnerships elsewhere. Such partnerships would continue to give items and, even more importantly, people a second chance at life.

Bernie Thomas, SATCoL’s circular economy and sustainability manager

This partnership is about renewal

Told I was too

JOANNA ADEYINKA-BURFORD explains how God led her to a career in children’s television despite being told that her age excluded her

Interview by Claire Brine

FOR years, actress and dance teacher Joanna Adeyinka-Burford had dreamt of being a children’s TV presenter. But when she talked with her agent about the possibility of taking her career in a new direction, his response was less than encouraging.

‘He told me that I was too old,’ she laughs, chatting to me over the phone from her home in London. ‘And it was funny because I was only 23 at the time, with such a baby face. Although I found his words hard to take, they were probably the best thing for me to hear, because they motivated me to say: “I don’t agree with you. I’m going to go out there and do this.”’

In 2015, after years of seeking out any opportunity that related to presenting, Joanna landed a job on the CBeebies channel, presenting the educational programme The Let’s Go Club. Three series later, she joined the team of regular presenters in the CBeebies House, undertaking a role that required her to sing, dance, play games, wear funny costumes and introduce the channel’s most popular programmes, including the Bafta-winning animation Bluey and game show Swashbuckle. Each day spent in the studio, she says, is a joy – and an answer to prayer.

‘When I was trying to make it as a presenter, I was told “no” a lot,’ she remembers. ‘I didn’t have an agent and it looked like presenting wasn’t going to happen for me. But then I talked to God about it, and I felt him saying: “Let me be your agent! What are you stressing for? I’m God. Allow me.”

‘Suddenly I realised that I had the creator of the universe on my side, and I decided to put my trust in him. It wasn’t

always easy, because there can be a lot of rejection in this business. But slowly those doors began to open for me, and I still trusted him even when they didn’t open.’

Before we talk about the highlights of working in the CBeebies House, Joanna takes me back to the beginning of her story, explaining why she wanted to work in kids’ TV in the first place.

‘When I left dance and drama college, I became an actress,’ she says. ‘I appeared in all sorts of programmes, such as Little Britain, Holby City and Doctors, but at the same time I had a job as a teaching assistant, which was great. After a while, the school where I was working offered me a more permanent role as an expressive arts

practitioner, which allowed me to combine my love of the arts with my love of working with children. I knew that, underneath it all, I wanted to be a children’s TV presenter.

‘Once I parted ways with my acting agent, I began to pursue every presenting opportunity possible. One day I saw a competition advertised on Channel 5, which said that the lucky winner would be invited to Australia to film two behindthe-scenes shows for the soap Home and Away. I entered the competition and ended up winning. It was brilliant – an intense crash course in TV presenting. For two weeks I was in Sydney, contributing to production meetings, writing scripts, presenting to camera and interviewing actors from the show. For the first time,

Joanna Adeyinka-Burford

There can be a lot of rejection

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old for kids TV

Joanna played Lion in the CBeebies production of ‘As You Like It’, and (right) is one of the presenters in the CBeebies House

I had something professional under my belt.’

When she returned home, Joanna put together a presenting showreel and sent it off to the head of children’s TV at the BBC.

‘I pulled together whatever I had: clips of me reading Horrid Henry stories on the sofa and baking cakes in my kitchen,’ she says. ‘Eventually, I heard back from the CBBC channel, and they invited me in for a screen test. So I went along and was given some good feedback.’

A few months later a researcher from CBeebies – the younger sister channel to CBBC – contacted Joanna, inviting her to attend an audition as a presenter for a new children’s game show. The job sounded perfect but the timing was tricky.

Joanna was pregnant with her first child.

‘I didn’t get the job,’ she says. ‘The researcher said she’d keep my details on file. Then, about 18 months later – when I’d just had my second child – she got in touch with me again, asking me to audition for a pilot of The Let’s Go Club. This time, I got the role.’

Today, as well as being part of the presenting team in the CBeebies House, Joanna crops up frequently in other programmes on the channel.

A highlight is tackling sensitive subjects

adaptation of the comedy As You Like It, performed at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Every December she has enjoyed throwing herself into the fun and silliness that is part and parcel of the CBeebies Christmas panto.

‘Everything I do at work is joyful, but one of the highlights of the job is when we get to tackle the more sensitive subjects,’ Joanna explains. ‘When Black Lives Matter made the news headlines a few years ago, my bosses gave me the opportunity to share my story on camera, talking about what it was like to grow up as a black person in a very white area of

In the animation JoJo and Gran Gran, she can be heard lending her voice to the character of Auntie Dee. Earlier this year viewers were able to watch her stage performance in the CBeebies filmed Turn to page 10 f

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Hampshire. There was a lot of stuff I went through that was hard – some of it was outright racism, but I also talked about the bigger picture, explaining that I couldn’t buy products for my hair in the local shops, or flesh-coloured tights in my skin colour.

‘By sharing personal stories like that, I think we can offer these kids a fresh perspective. We don’t know who watches the channel. We don’t know if they live in a house full of love and happiness or if their situation is difficult. But we can speak truth and hope into their lives. I want there to be an authenticity to what we present. And if, on top of that, we can inject some fun and joy, then I think we are winning.’

Though Joanna describes herself as a naturally cheery and positive person, her life hasn’t been without challenges. Aged 16, she moved from Hampshire to London to study dance and acting, and faced a tough time when trust was broken in a relationship.

‘It knocked me into a sad, dark hole,’ she says. ‘So, after three years of training, I moved back home. I was completely broken. I’d never experienced anything like it before.

‘Then, one Mother’s Day, I decided to go to church with my mum. I’d grown up going to church every Sunday as a kid – and used to pray and make up worship songs in my bedroom – but I’d disconnected from my faith in my teens. I’d almost forgotten what Sundays used to be about for me.

‘When we got to church on that particular day, I sobbed my way through the service. At the end, we were invited to go to the front if we wanted someone to pray with us. I was stubborn and didn’t budge out of my seat. But then, just as I was making a beeline for the door, I heard God saying: “Stop! Go and get prayer.” And with a kind of teenage stroppiness, I went up to one of the women and asked her to pray for me.’

The experience changed Joanna’s life.

‘Two people prayed for me, and it was as though they knew my situation,’ she says. ‘They asked for healing over the parts of my life that were broken. It was a pivotal moment, because I knew that things would have to change.

‘A few days later, when I was crying on my parents’ living room floor in the middle of the night, I said to God: “I can’t do this by myself any more. Can you take over? I’m giving my life to you.” And that’s what I did. I’ve never regretted it.’

Although Joanna’s problems weren’t resolved overnight, she decided to put her trust in God for the future and, as a result, found hope in his comforting presence. She

At a CBeebies panto premiere

explains the difference that faith makes to her life today.

‘Knowing God brings me peace,’ she says. ‘And that peace underpins everything, because when it comes to the question “Am I enough?”, I know that my identity is in him and that he has an incredible love for me. When presenting work comes and goes, I know that God has got my back. I feel as though my feet are on solid ground.

‘I also find that my faith inspires the way I work and how I treat people, because I’m trying to take the Jesus approach. Jesus didn’t look at people in terms of their mess; instead he looked at their hearts and loved them anyway. When he encountered a woman caught in adultery, he didn’t judge her but wanted to love her out of her situation.

‘I know that I can’t live up to Jesus’ standards, but when I think about the children that I’m reaching through my work, I can try to say: “First and foremost, I’m going to love you for who you are.” I think that’s a good start.’

As well as allowing her faith to influence her work at CBeebies, Joanna has, in recent years, enjoyed taking on a number of Christian-based projects. For

the Church of England, she presented a five-part series of videos for a course entitled Living in Love and Faith, which invites Christians to discuss topics such as identity, relationships, sexuality and marriage. Later this year, she will be filming in Uganda for the Watoto Children’s Choir, a Christian choir who are preparing to embark on a world tour.

‘For years I didn’t do any Christian presenting work, because those opportunities just weren’t coming up,’ she says. ‘But now that I’ve stepped into that world, I love it. Being able to share some of what I believe takes my presenting to the next level. I’m all about authenticity, and my faith is a big part of who I am.

‘Some people may think that taking on Christian projects is a negative step in my career, but if people don’t like what I do, then they don’t have to watch it. I don’t need their acceptance. If I’m in alignment with God and what he is wanting to do in my life, that’s what counts.’

When presenting work comes and goes, I know that God has got my back

Filming a project for the Church of England

In the voiceover booth, Joanna records for the CBeebies animation ‘JoJo and Gran Gran’

THE War Cry invites readers to send in requests for prayer, including the first names of individuals and details of their circumstances, for publication. Send your Prayerlink requests to warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk or to War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. Mark your correspondence ‘Confidential’.

BOO K REVIEW

Of Popes and Unicorns

David Hutchings and James C Ungureanu Oxford University Press

IF you’ve ever wondered where the rift between science and religion began, Of Popes and Unicorns is one to read.

The book begins with an introduction to two men a lot of people may never have heard of – John William Draper and Andrew Dickson White – who, in the 19th century, published works that influenced the development of a notion that many people will have heard of: that science and Christianity do not agree.

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

In this new study, physics teacher David Hutchings and historian James C Ungureanu look at the origins of that idea, which they suggest is a misconception. Over some 200 pages, they investigate how Draper and White managed to ‘fool the world’ into believing that Christianity and science were in opposition because religious dogma did not allow for enlightened thinking.

David and James unpick the work of Draper and White and the harm it did to the relationship between religion and science – which had previously been able to exist in harmony. They also reveal the unexpected motivations of the two 19th-century thinkers, who have become ‘forgotten figureheads ruling anonymously over a divided empire’.

Regardless of those motivations, Draper and White’s work has ultimately led to a world in which some Christians distrust science, while other people claim to believe science rather than what faith would have them believe.

The book takes readers on a deep dive into the history of how on earth that happened. It quotes great thinkers of the past, investigating how they may have influenced each other and how the idea continued to be perpetuated. Ultimately the book ends up looking at what the situation is today.

While the book covers quite academic matters, it is a topic that its authors state should not be locked up ‘in the nearest ivory tower’, because it has had a realworld impact that they believe has been harmful.

Hutchings and Ungureanu unpack the ways in which religion and science are compatible and highlight Christians who are scientists, some of whom are working to undo the misconception that they are contradictory.

Some people claim to believe science rather than faith

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World Emoji Day celebrates form of self-expression

Feature by Emily Bright

EMOTIONS are running high –it’s World Emoji Day on Monday (17 July). The animated symbols have become embedded in our culture as a way to express how we feel, and the day is designed to celebrate this form of communication.

World Emoji Day was first commemorated by symbol search engine Emojipedia in 2014. It coincides with the date featured on the calendar emoji – one of 3,664 emojis (as of September 2022) in the lexicon known as the Unicode Standard.

It’s no wonder there are so many emojis out there, given how complicated life can get and the sheer range of emotions that we experience. Sometimes it can be difficult to know how to express our emotions – and, importantly, to know who will let us say how we’re really feeling.

While friends and family are often on hand to support us, they are only human and cannot always be there for us when we need them most. The good news is that there is someone who fully understands us and always gives us the space and time to share our emotions – God.

His character is revealed through the Bible, a book filled with the entire spectrum of human experience. Within its pages, people deal with powerful and contrasting emotions. But they are united by one thing: a relationship with God, who knows them completely and offers them acceptance in their most challenging times.

One writer in the Bible reflected: ‘You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar… You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you, Lord, know it completely’ (Psalm 139:1–4 New International Version).

We can find that same acceptance from God today. There’s no need to hide our emotions from him. If we turn to him for help, we will be able to express ourselves fully and experience an iconic relationship like no other.

No wonder there are so many emojis

1. William Wordsworth. 2. Kate Winslet. 3. The Saints.

4. A covalent bond. 5. 1984. 6. Burger King.

PUZZLES

Quick CROSSWORD

9. Confinement (9)

Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. Monetary unit

ANSWERS

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

SERVES 4

Tuna salad

INGREDIENTS

½ baguette, sliced 3tbsp olive oil

1 large Romaine lettuce, leaves separated ½ onion, finely sliced 250g can tuna steak, drained and flaked

150g cherry tomatoes, halved

2tbsp caper berries in brine, drained

1 lemon, cut into wedges

SERVES 8

METHOD

Preheat the grill to high. Brush both sides of each baguette slice with olive oil and arrange on a grill rack. Grill until golden and crisp, turning once.

Divide the lettuce, onion, tuna, cherry tomatoes, caper berries and baguette slices between plates. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

Summer pudding

INGREDIENTS

750g mixed berries

150g caster sugar

250ml pomegranate juice

METHOD

1½ tbsp cornflour

8 slices white bread

Double cream, to serve

Place half the berries in a heavy-based saucepan and sprinkle with the sugar. Pour in the pomegranate juice and warm over a medium heat, stirring to help dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 6-8 minutes, until soft and juicy. Press the berries and juice through a sieve into a clean saucepan and bring to a rapid simmer. Reserve the berries in the sieve. Mix the cornflour with a little cold water to make a thin paste before whisking into the simmering fruit juice. Return to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully stir in the remaining uncooked berries.

Line a 900g pudding bowl with a double layer of clingfilm, making sure it overhangs the edges by at least 5cm.

Cut the crusts off the bread and slice into wide fingers. Soak the fingers in the fruit juice from the saucepan and then use about two thirds of them to line the base and sides of the pudding bowl, making sure there are no gaps.

Spoon the berry mixture and the reserved cooked berries into the lined bowl and cover with the remaining bread fingers so that the filling is completely enclosed.

Bring the clingfilm over the pudding and place a saucer on top. Weigh the pudding down with baking weights or a couple of cans and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

When ready to serve, carefully turn out the pudding on a plate and serve with double cream.

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