What is The Salvation Army?
From the editor’s desk
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.
BBC ONE’S Sunday night drama Showtrial, which reaches its thrilling conclusion tomorrow (28 November), features actress Tracy Ifeachor in the thick of the courtroom action as solicitor advocate Cleo Roberts. In this week’s War Cry, Tracy talks to us about her role and about how she prepared for it by speaking to a real-life solicitor advocate. Tracy also makes it clear that she always takes time to consider which roles she should play. She tells us that, whenever she is sent a new script to read, she will ask God to guide her as to whether she should accept the part. She explains how, on one occasion, she turned down a role – and extra money – because she believed God did not want her to take it. It turned out to be the right decision, as she later heard that the project had not been a good experience for some of the people who did work on it. Tracy’s belief that God will help her to make good decisions is shared by Christians in all walks of life. They believe that if they turn to him, God will guide them in everything they do – even in the most challenging of times. They draw encouragement from the Bible, in which one writer advises: ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take’ (Proverbs 3: 5 and 6 New Living Translation). God is willing to provide that same guidance to anyone who trusts him. If we put our faith in the War read Cr God, he won’t let us down – whatever our y ’ve u own trials may be.
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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Email: warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory 101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN Tel: 0845 634 0101 Subscriptions: 01933 445445 (option 1, option 1) or email: subscriptions@satcol.org Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief: Major Mal Davies Published weekly by The Salvation Army © The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory ISSN 0043-0226 The Salvation Army Trust is a registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399. Printed by CKN Print, Northampton, on sustainably sourced paper
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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
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FEATURES
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Walking in a winter wonderland
Kate Bottley takes a stroll on BBC Four
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Give a little love
Why Giving Tuesday is a good idea
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Handle with care
Pastor on helping people through grief
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Court on camera
Interview with Showtrial star
Tracy Ifeachor
REGULARS
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12 Team Talk 13 Faces of Faith 14 Puzzles 15 War Cry Kitchen Front-page picture: BBC/WORLD PRODUCTIONS