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How can I be forgiven?

"Who can forgive sins, but God alone?" When we sin, do we sin only against God .. or against others and ourselves? The actual act of sin is against God, but the earthly ramifications may be

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By What Standards of Morality can we Judge the Horrors of the Holocaust?

Human history is full of hatred and cruelty. For thousands of years, people have been abusing other people through slavery and persecution, war and suppression. However, no chapter of human history

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Phone Home

Sir Chris Hoy won three gold medals in cycling in the Olympics in 2008. He also got his knighthood for his cycling. What most people don't know is that he started cycling in bmx competitions and he

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We Can't Go On Like This

These are the opening words of a political campaign poster in the UK in early 2010. They refer to the economic climate, they are trying to say that Britain needs a change of political policy and a

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World Domino Day - A New Start

World Domino Day is held in November at Leeuaurden in the Netherlands where people try to create a new world record every year for toppling dominos in lines to make all kinds of patterns. The

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The Light of the World

The Bible describes Jesus as "The Light of the World". You would be forgiven for asking, what does that even mean? Well bear with me, I'm going to try and explain it. You see, the bible also

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Turn to God

Jean Paul Sartre, the French thinker, said that time is an invention of mankind to try to make sense of the period between birth and death. Is that your understanding of what time is? There

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The Final Judgement

We live in a world where people demand justice. Somebody has their house broken into, and the owner cries out for justice, a person is assaulted, a cry goes out for justice. Whatever the wrong done

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Underlined in Red

If you use a computer to type anything most software programs underline a word in red if you spell it wrong. If, like me, you are not great at spelling, the "spellcheck" is really useful. I noticed

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If only ...... a Bible

People sometimes say to me "if only I had faith like you, if only I could believe like you do" That sounds as though faith in God is something that I have developed a bit like being able to play

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How Popularly Read?

The Bible is still the most popular book in the world. A vast number of homes, especially in the west, will have a Bible in it. It might be one that a child was given as a gift in school or it may

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Camp Atheism

The Bible remains the worlds most popular book - but not with everyone. Athiests are keen to "disprove" the Bible, to show that they are right and there is no God. Recently in UK and the United

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Summer Football

Scottish football teams have not done very well in the early stages of European championships at the beginning of the 2009 - 2010 season. This has renewed calls in some places for summer football in

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Discover Jesus

I was recently challenged to say what I believe. Having thought long and hard about it I can put my belief in a simple statement - "I believe Jesus" - yes just three words. It may not sound clever or

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A Mattery of Urgency

I regularly discuss God with a good friend of mine, who is not a Christian, nor are they particularly religious. I have often asked my friend directly whether or not they believe in God, and

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What is it about atheists?

What is it about atheists? Ones I know seek to claim the intellectual high ground - but throw off the fundamental tenets of science and reason to get there. They have already decided that there is no

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All Routes

People like to think that "all roads lead to God" so as long as you are a good Hindu / Muslim / Jew / Mormon etc. you will go to heaven. That sounds very diplomatic and equal and fair. But it's

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May 28th 1940 - Decisions

This was the day that the British coalition war cabinet met to decide whether or not to surrender to Hitler. It sounds incredible to us today but the British Ambassador to Washington had already

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There’s an APP for that!

On the iphone there are "Apps" for just about everything according to their advertising: an App (application) to let you phone local taxi companies anywhere in the world, an App for checking if your

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Money Takes Flight

There is an old ryhme that says : "That money talks I'll not deny, I heard it once - it said goodbye". That came true for a young man test driving an Audi convertible on the German motorway. His

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The Year of Homecoming

2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. The Scottish Government have decided to make this the "Year of Homecoming" encouraging Scots across the world to come "home" this year

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Hello!

What comes to mind when you see that word? A few years ago that would have been a simple question - it was just a word you used when you met someone. Now though, its a famous magazine full of

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Slavery

Back in 2007 we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Most people would agree that slavery was a terrible and inhuman injustice which should never have happened. And

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Dads Most Important Work

What is the most important thing that a dad can do for his children? When you ask people that question you get answers like - provide for their future, insist they get a good education, make sure

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Gothic Spires

The men who built the Medieval Gothic Catherdrals, that seem to rise straight up from the green lawns that often surround them, described their work in an interesting way. The great Gothic Cathedrals

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Soldier's 'lucky' bullet escape

A soldier has been described as "the luckiest in the British Army" after a bullet went through his helmet, but missed his head by 2mm.Private Leon "Willy" Wilson, 32, a Territorial Army soldier from

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Does God Exist? - 6 Reasons to Believe

Just once wouldn't you love for someone to simply show you the evidence for God's existence? No arm-twisting. No statements of, "You just have to believe." Well, here is an attempt to candidly offer

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Believe what you like - unless you're a Christian

An athiest group recently had a series of adverts on the side of London Buses saying "There's probably no God so stop worrying and enjoy life". They raised a huge amount of money on the web to pay

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Life After Death?

Ian McCormack was night diving off the island of Mauritius when he was stung multiple times by Box Jellyfish, which are among the most venomous creatures in the world. His testimony relates how he

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10.7% unemployed

There are parts of the UK in March 2009 where unemployment is running at over 10%. There are other areas where it is less than 2%. Where would you rather be lookling for a job?It's clearly better to

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Pink Elephants

Most people think that seeing pink elephants just refers to being drunk so a BBC photographer must have taken a double take recently in Botswana. In the Okavango Delta a BBC team recorded on camera a

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How can God exist when there is so much evil in the world?

Many people today feel that they are unable to believe in the existence of God because of the amount of evil they witness around them. We all, from time to time, watch news reports full of saddening

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Looking for light in dark times

In these times of economic turmoil, people are looking for something of more significance to trust in than their savings and earning potential. They are looking for something solid in which to

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Give up texting for Lent

The Archbishop of Modena has suggested that young Catholics give up texting for Lent. He said that giving up sending text messages, social networking sites and computer games would help to "cleanse

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Good news, bad news

What would you rather hear? Good news or Bad news? A defence lawyer had been defending a client in a murder charge and the accused was a very big and confrontational kind of guy. At one point in the

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Lulu Hits Out

Lulu, famous Glaswegian music star, recently hit out at the music business. This is the business that made her famous - and probably quite wealthy - and yet at 60 years old she spoke out criticising

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University Cheats

The Oxford Corpus Christie team recently won the final of University Challenge in the UK. They played in an exciting final against Manchester with one of their team winning more points than anyone in

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Through Faith

The knowledge of creation is a matter of faith. ‘Through faith', says the Writer to the Hebrews, ‘we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were

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Gunmen in Sri Lanka; 7 people dead

Original Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7920260.stm Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team on its way to play in the Pakistani city of Lahore. At least

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Community Payback

It used to be the case that if you went to court for a less serious offence and were convicted you coud get a Community Service Order. Basically what that meant was that you had to spend a certain

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Six Nations - You don't just play the team

Rugby fans in Western Europe are caught up just now in the Six Nations Championships where Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy battle it out to see which is the best side this time

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High Fashion

This is London Fashion week when hundreds of new outfits will travel along the catwalk tyring to "make a bold statement". People in the fashion industry will have spent months on their designs, they

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Good News for Kate

Kate Winslet has waited a long time for her Oscar but she finally got one this week - well done! Those are two important words - well done. How often has someone said them to you lately? I remember

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Poet Laureate says students don't know the Bible!

Original Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7894563.stmAndrew Motion, the UKs Poet Laureate, said it's hard to teach English literature because the students don't know the basic events

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Why do you say that Jesus Christ is the only way to God?

No other religion tells how God has taken the initiative to save us. Religion is our attempt at finding God. Christianity is God's attempt at finding us. Other Religions If all religions point to the

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Isn't it enough to live a good life?

Is a Good Life Enough? This question comes in many forms. Usually the inquiry goes something like,"Gandhi lived a great life, a moral life. He lived a much better life than you ever will. Are you

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Does it matter what you believe as long as you are sincere?

Many people say, "It doesn't matter what you believe just as long as you are sincere." This is based on the popular belief that there are no moral absolutes. Everything is relative. Neither are there

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Is there really going to be a hell?

I have never been to hell. It is not personal experience that tells me hell exists. I believe there will be a hell because Jesus Christ clearly taught there would be. I know that Jesus is

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How could a loving God send people to Hell?

Some ask,"If God cares about us and is so loving, how can he possibly send anyone to hell?" "Isn't that inconsistent?" Don't we all get angry when we hear about some blatant evil? Don't

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Should I accept Jesus just so I don't go to Hell?

After answering how God could create hell, there are still those who ask, "So, the reason I should accept your Jesus is so I won't go to hell?" C. S. Lewis thought it was amazing that God would

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Are those who have never heard about Christ going to Hell?

It is quite common for people to ask about the "heathen in Africa" or others who never had an opportunity to hear the gospel. And it is quite legitimate to ask how God will judge such people.

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Why do innocent people suffer?

For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have struggled with the classical problem of why an all-loving and all-powerful God would allow evil to exist. In all that time they have never

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Shouldn't God bear the responsibility for allowing evil to exist?

Some people object, "There cannot be a God of love because if there is a God who really loves, when he would look at the world his heart would break." In fact, the heart of God did break. When

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Bad ‘Trip’ Starts Search for Truth

Graeme Moodie's Testimony If I’m supposed to love You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength," he told Him, "then I’ll have to know what You are like, because I can’t love You if I

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"I have found the perfect relationship"

Bill Kettles' Testimony Ho! everyone that thirsts. Come to the waters. Hear and your soul shall live. And I will make an everlasting covenant with you.We live in a world of increasing violence,

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Behind Closed Doors

Kirsten Brannen's Testimony Before you were formed in the womb I knew you(Jeremiah 1.5)God had a plan for my life…..I was brought up in Lenzie, a middle class area in Glasgow. My parents were

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“God, take control of my life"

Shaun Burden's Testimony God, take control of my life This is what I asked God to do, while sitting alone in my room, with some heavy issues on my heart. I had come to a point in my where I had

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Isn't believing in Jesus irrational?

Many people think that if they place their faith in Christ, they will have to commit intellectual suicide. They don't realize that Christ died to take away their sins, not their brains. Christians

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Why should I believe in Jesus?

Many people think the burden of proof rests on Christians to show why they should believe in Jesus. Whether or not this is true, I think there are reasons for believing.The most fundamental reason

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Doesn't science disprove Christianity?

A student went running through the crowd crying out, "Science disproves the existence of God. Science disproves the existence of God."I asked, "What are you talking about?"He said, 'You know,

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Isn't the resurrection a myth?

Can a thinking person believe in the historical resurrection of Christ from the dead? It is a nice story, people say, but who has ever seen a dead person rise from the dead. How can we believe

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God's Promises to You

He promises to forgive us when we truly confess our sins.“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness,” (1 John 1 v 9)

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What to do Next?

Receiving Christ as our personal Saviour is simply the first step on the Christian pathway. It is the start of a life with Him guiding us, protecting us, providing for us and helping us. It

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What is sin?

Questions of personal morality seem to be very popular. But sin is a lot more than just fooling around sexually or getting drunk or stealing. In fact, sin is also a lot more than social injustice.

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Why do Christians think they know how other people should live?

A student angrily asked me, "Why do you Christians think you have the absolute and final answer to everything? You talk as if there is no struggle in life, as if everything has been neatly packaged

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What Must I Do To Be Saved?

Part 1 - Deal With the Issue of Sin Part 2 - Believe The Gospel REALISEYou must realise your need.Are you aware that you need to be saved from sin? God's law, the 10 Commandments, is His

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What Must I Do To Be Saved? - Part 2

Part 1 - Deal With the Issue of Sin Part 2 - Believe The GospelGod has an offer He wants to make to youHe wants to bring you into a perfect relationship with himself, but it can not be on any

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