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What is The Salvation Army? The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity seeking to share the good news of Jesus and nurture committed followers of him. We also serve people without discrimination, care for creation and seek justice and reconciliation. We offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK. Go to salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church to find your nearest centre.
ONE of the pleasures of summer can be the opportunity it gives to sit on a beach or by a pool reading a good book. For those not going on holiday, the warm and light evenings can encourage them to go outside with a book in their hands after a busy day. However, one of the challenges of summer can be finding that good book to read. Help is at hand in this week’s War Cry, though, as our summer book club suggests six novels, all of which have a Christian theme. That could be by a creative retelling of some of the biblical accounts of Jesus’ life on Earth, or by featuring Christian characters within the story. The great thing about these books is that they have plotlines you can lose yourself in, while their authors are also using their skills as writers to convey the message of the Christian faith. This week we discover that it is not only authors who imbue their work with their faith as we speak to photographer Sierra Pruitt. ‘A lot of my personal projects are based on Jesus, or they show a different way of seeing the gospel’, she tells us, before adding: ‘Photography is a powerful medium for me to express my faith. I want to show people Jesus in a way that they haven’t seen before, and in a way they can understand.’ Sometimes, the Christian faith can come across as confusing or unattractive. But the truth is that it is neither of these things. The message that Jesus brought to his followers is that God loves everybody – regardless of who they are or what they have done – and that people are at their best when they are loving God and loving other people. Whether that message is received through ad the War C e re ry something we read or see, if we accept it v ’ u and live by it, we can begin a new chapter in our story.
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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Editor: Andrew Stone, Major Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow Production Editor: Ivan Radford Assistant Editor: Sarah Olowofoyeku Staff Writer: Emily Bright Staff Writer: Claire Brine Editorial Assistant: Linda McTurk Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston Graphic Designer: Mark Knight Email: warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory 101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN
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