As conditions deteriorated in every way, internees began to openly question their religious faith and the purpose of the church. Some asked Liddell the following directly. What was the point of praying – for food, for comfort, for rescue – when those prayers weren’t being answered? Where was God? Why wasn’t He listening? Also, why had He ‘allowed’ Weihsien to happen in the first place?  Liddell’s beliefs never wavered. ‘His faith grew stronger than ever in such troubled times’ said a friend. ‘He didn’t blame God for the situation we were all in. He believed God was in that situation with us. That was his message and he never stopped preaching it.  He’d say to us all ‘Have Faith’.

Life is not about comfort – suffering is part of our Christian life. Hearing stories of persecuted believers encourage us to pray and addresses our individualism. It gives us a heavenly perspective on our own lives that we can lose easily.  Anne Coles    (Release may-june 16)

Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves – from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general (important though they are) – but a Saviour, with the power to forgive.’ (2011)  HRH QE 11

We have adopted the  5 core values of Cell Church

These can be described in different ways, but essentially they are:

• Jesus at the centre/Love God
• Church is community/Love one another
• Every member in ministry/Use your gifts to serve others
• Every member growing/Being transformed into his likeness
• Every member making disciples  Matthew  28

So now we know. Normally adults gain one or two kilos every four years in middle age, but you don’t need fad diets to beat middle age spread. Just eat a handful of grapes a few times a week. Add berries, apples or cherries and plenty of vegetables. Keep the habit over two decades and in every probability you won’t add to your waist line- maybe even get slimmer. These are the findings of three massive 24yr US studies involving 124,00 people. An elaborate research project showing what common sense probably knew all along.

Independent. 29th Jan 2016 ind.pn/1nV62TO

Via CMF . “Triple Helix  Spring 2016”