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How to: Read the Bible

Hearing the deafening roar of 12 motorbikes revving up outside a tent packed full of Christian worshippers; seeing hundreds of children laughing and playing barefoot in sweltering heat waiting to hear a Bible story; feeling infuriated not getting a word in edgeways as Richard Dawkins held forth on the BBC's Bible Special show: Biblefresh has been quite a year for me.
from November / December 2011 edition

How-to: Reach Muslims

There are more than two million Muslims living in the UK. They are ethnically diverse, culturally rich and often wonderfully passionate about life and faith. Can we do better than segregating our lives from them, burning their Qur’an or being afraid?
from September / October 2011 edition

How to: Cope with redundancy as a Christian...

In this economic climate it is inevitable that many Christians will be affected by redundancy. Claire Musters speaks to Charles Humphreys, author of The Christian Guide to Jobs and Careers about how believers should respond when they lose their jobs and face the practicalities while still believing God has a hope and a future for us...
from July / August 2011 edition

How to: Raise children to love the Church

It's an issue most Christian parents struggle with – handing on their faith to their children. It seems there are no hard and fast rules, but there are definitely pitfalls to avoid and issues to be prepared for, as Rob Parsons reveals in his new book Getting Your Kids Through Church without them Ending up Hating God.
from May / June 2011 edition

How to: Be a Voice in Parliament

God is up to something in Westminster’s corridors of power. That’s according to Gary Streeter MP who says that more than ever believers have a duty to be salt and light in society, both within Parliament and in public life as a whole...
from March / April 2011 edition