Tag: cross
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Without Forgiveness Relationships Die
I talk to a lot of people about relationships. Marriages, parents and children, boyfriends and girlfriends, in workplaces, families and friendship groups. So many people are struggling with relationships here in Manchester and elsewhere. One massive reason is this: So often people don’t want the relationship to get better—they want to get even. The Bible…
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Has Allah Forgiven You?
Muslims and Christians both speak about the assurance of forgiveness.But they say opposite things. We see that very clearly in what their holy books claim about the assurance God gives us. The Qur’an (Surah 7:99):* أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ٩٩ Did they then feel secure against the plan…
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God’s Not Waiting to Vent
God is not frustrated with you, waiting to vent. He doesn’t have mountains of pent up anger and frustration. If you come to him, he doesn’t need to unload on you before you can both be square. Other people in your life are like that. And—at least to some extent—you are like that. Human beings…
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You Can’t Clear Your Name
You can’t clear your name. But you don’t need to. We live under constant evaluation from others. Socially. Online. At work. In fact, 79% of UK workers experience workplace stress regularly. And 1 in 4 of us feel stressed more days in a month than not. A major aspect of workplace pressure is caused by…
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Your Work Doesn’t Count—That’s Why It Matters
Everything you do has value. All of us have “vocations” which are our roles and states in life. Any aspect of your life where you have opportunity to relate to others, serve others, make the world a better place are your vocations: being a son, daughter, father, mother, husband, wife, friend, neighbour, and (of course)…
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Does Allah Love the Wicked?
Muslims and Christians both speak about God—the one who created us.(Allah is simply the Arabic word for “God”.)But what they say about him is very different. We see that very clearly in what their holy books claim is God’s attitude to the wicked. The Qur’an (Surah 3:57):* وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَيُوَفِّيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ ۗ…
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I Did Everything Right—Why Am I Still Broke?
37% of kids in Manchester live in poverty. Recent data revealed that 9,589—that’s 1 in 61 people—in Manchester are homeless. Of that figure, 4,678 are children. In 2019, Manchester ranked 6 out of 326 local authorities in England, where 1 is the most deprived. My family and I moved onto a council estate right on…