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I know I’ll see him again
Sam Lilley was an American Airlines pilot who died on 29 January in in the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC. Sam was 28 years old. Around 9 pm his Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black…
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We are here to serve God
The red and green Eddie Stobart lorries are a familiar sight on British roads. The company, which now has 2700 lorries, started in Cumbria in 1957 delivering loads for local farmers. It was soon offered a contract with ICI and adopted the red and green livery for its lorries. They gave each lorry a name,…
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The transforming power of forgiveness
On 27 January 2025 there was a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. All Auschwitz survivors were invited to the commemoration. The German Nazis murdered 1.1 million people in Auschwitz, mostly Jews, but also Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war and people of other…
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The man who carried a wooden cross
Arthur Blessitt an American evangelist has died at the age of 84. Arthur came to personal faith in Jesus when he was 7 and became an evangelist when he was 15. After being ordained as a minister he devoted his life to street evangelism. He had a very unusual way of engaging people and telling…
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Jimmy Carter was a good man
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States of America, has died at the age of 100 years. He came from Georgia, where he had been a peanut farmer, and became the State Governor. He served one term as President from 1977-1981 following the dark days of the Watergate scandal. Political observers, who look…
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Blessed are those who trust in the Lord
As the New Year has begun, we have greeted each other with the words “Happy New Year!” All of us are hoping the future will be truly happy both personally and for the peoples of the world. Yet there are many people in the world today who have every reason to be unhappy. War, conflict,…
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I know who holds the future
When I was in primary school, I always liked the teacher giving me a new exercise book. It was an opportunity to make a fresh start and to try to write more carefully avoiding unsightly blots and crossing outs. As we start another new year it is new beginning for us all with new opportunities.…
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Joy to the world!
The birth of Jesus is a cause for great joy. It is a message our sad and troubled world desperately needs to hear. In many places there is great suffering and sadness, and the future seems bleak. The terrible war in Ukraine continues with its daily toll of deaths and lifechanging injuries on both sides.…
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Mary the mother of Jesus
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has reopened 5 years after it suffered a devastating fire. In April 2019 a blaze broke out in the church’s roof space, destroying its iconic spire and damaging the cathedral’s roof and upper walls. The work of restoration on the 860-year-old building has been completed in a relatively short time…
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Joseph was an honourable man
The Christmas story is about ordinary people whose lives were transformed by the extraordinary birth of Jesus. One character in the Christmas story who tends to be in the background is Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. The Gospels show him to be an upright, loving, and spiritual man. In our society there is a…