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VIEWERS have been tuning into Songs of Praisefor 50 years because Songs of Praise is in tunewith them, according to Pam Rhodes. Speakingto The War Cry about the BBC TV programme,which was first broadcast 50 years ago today(Saturday 1 October), the presenter says: ‘Songsof Praise connects with people.’

Tomorrow the programme celebrates its half-century in anhour-long special recorded at Alexandra Palace and featuring

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AN art installation at St Paul’sCathedral is giving visitors a new per-spective on the building’s architecture.Minimalist artist John Pawson hasplaced a concave Swarovski crystal lenson a larger reflective surface at the footof the cathedral’s geometric staircaseand suspended a convex mirror from thecupola. The optical equipment workstogether to create a composite view upthrough the tower.

The artist says that the work,Perspectives, gives visitors the chanceto focus ‘on a less familiar element’ ofSir Christopher Wren’s building.

The Rev Canon Mark Oakley of St Paul’s Cathedral comments that theinstallation encourages visitors ‘toobserve the geo -metric staircase ofthe cathedral with a deepened focus.Like the spiritual lifeitself, here we areinvited to look with-in in order to see outwith greater clarityand wonder.’

The installationwill be in place untilJanuary.

THE Salvation Army in Yorkshire haslaunched a mobile text and internet servicewhich provides users with prayers andinspirational messages. People who sign upfor the free text service can make prayerrequests and receive confidence-boostingmessages once a week. A website also offersusers the chance to explore prayer and toread and write faith stories.

The service, named G21, was developedby The Salvation Army in Goldthorpe.

Neil Mayne, G21 mobile manager, saysthe ethos of the service isto offer people an ‘arm’slength’ connection toGod that does not requirethe commitment ofchurch attendance.

‘The service is notabout preaching theChristian faith but givingpeople the opportunity toseek prayer or answersome of life’s questionsif they want to,’ heexplains.

Captain Chris Lee,one of the leaders ofGoldthorpe SalvationArmy, says that theservice is not intended toreplace church but to bean addition to it.

For more informationvisit g-21-mobile.com

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A SALVATION Army centre formen and women who have beenhomeless has opened a cyclesales and service shop.

Recycles is staffed by residentsof Booth House, Swindon, whohave been professionally trainedto repair and service bicycles.They also sell refurbished bikesand offer advice on clubs, eventsand cycle routes.

Brian Gibbs, the manager ofBooth House, says: ‘We startedRecycles to help people rebuildtheir lives while providing aservice and resource to thecommunity. We show people away back into work and let themrealise their full potential.’

JUDGES awarded The Salvation Armythird prize in the Local Trade Exhibitcategory at the Royal County ofBerkshire Show. The church’s marquee– which offered free drinks and snacks– was described as one of thefriendliest at the two-day show. MajorIain Hudson, leader of Reading CentralSalvation Army, said: ‘It’s our firsttime here and we have been jam-packed with visitors. We’ve enjoyedmeeting members of the public,sharing a coffee with them and tellingthem about the work of The SalvationArmy in the community.’

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Songs of Praise, my ownfaith has been enhanced

a million times by listening to the experi-ences of other peo-ple.’

She has also beentouched by the songs.

‘I have stood in somany churches andcathedrals and havesung all styles of music,and there has never beenone occasion I haven’t

enjoyed. I love hymns.They are powerful. The

feelings of the writer –whether they lived 3,000

years ago or today – echo ourown feelings at various timesin our lives.

‘Hymns can help us getthrough life. When youcan’t find the right words inprayer, the words of a hymnattached to a piece of musicin your memory bank canfill the gaps.’

For 50 years on Songs ofPraise, congregations have

been singing about God’s loveand guidance in hymns andhave been speaking about howthey have experienced thatlove and guidance in theirlives.

Pam says: ‘It’s a life-enhancing and faith-enhancing programme.’

contributions from soul artistBeverley Knight, countrymusician LeAnn Rimes andclassical music’s AndreaBocelli and Katherine Jenkins– as well as a congregation of7,000 people singing hymnssuch as ‘Guide Me, O ThouGreat Redeemer’.

But Pam believes thatSongs of Praise strikes theright note by broadcasting notonly songs but also stories.Members of church congrega-tions who appear on the programme talk about theirlives and faith.

‘A lot of viewers switch onfor the hymns,’ she says, ‘butactually what they rememberare the people who speak with such generosity and candour. The audience athome hear the members of thecongregation talking about a bereavement or anotherchallenging situation and theyconnect with it.

‘One of the things I’vealways admired about Songsof Praise is that it’s inclusive.If someone speaks from theheart about, for instance, abereavement, viewers canconnect with that experiencewhether they have a Christianfaith, another faith or no faith.’

Pam, who has presentedmore of the programme’s2,000-plus editions than any-one else, has interviewedmany people about the highsand lows of their lives.

‘Over the years, I’ve some-times wondered why peoplechoose to talk about very difficult and personal circum-stances for an audience ofmillions,’ she says, ‘but I’vediscovered that they do it

because they believe it willhelp others who are goingthrough the same dark tunnelsthat they were.

‘Interviewees often speakabout how their faith has beenshaken. I am pleased that theydo talk, because many peoplefind themselves in that situa-tion, especially when thingsare difficult. But they alsoalways talk about how, in theend, faith has taken a place intheir lives again.’

In her 24 years of present-ing the programme, Pam hasbeen affected by the peopleshe has met.

‘They describe how prayerhas made a huge difference tothem. If I had any doubtsbefore I started presenting

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ever’. It is The Greatest LoveStory Ever Told.

‘The story is about four teenagers onthe fringes of society who followedJesus,’ explains Rosie. ‘The Bible tellsus that Jesus attracted huge crowds, butit reveals the actions of only a smallnumber of his followers. I wanted toimagine what it might have been like forthe people who were there watching himbut whom we never read about.’

Rosie’s characters face problemswhich are experienced by many oftoday’s teenagers. Reuben struggleswith a low self-esteem. Caleb is guiltyabout his past. Esther feels abandonedby her sister. And Seth is trying to makesense of life.

‘For whatever reason, they all feel asthough they are not “good” people, butJesus seeks them out anyway,’ Rosie says.‘His love is there for the taking, and allthey have to do is reach out for it.’

The teenagers are changed by theirencounters with Jesus. But they discoverthat getting to know him does not lead toa life that is problem-free.

Rosie says: ‘The gospel isn’t a magicwand. I wanted to get across to peoplethat turning to Jesus is not like takingtwo spiritual painkillers that suddenlymake everything perfect.’

As well as entertaining her readers,Rosie wants to make them think. Sheintersperses the story with Bible pas-sages which correspond to the plot. Andat the end of each chapter she posesquestions.

‘I want peopleto enjoy the storybut I also wantthem to ask them-selves: “What hasthis got to do withme?” I hope peo-

ple will learn from the Bible stories andsee how they relate to their own lives.’

Rosie found some chapters unpleasant to write. Looking at Jesus’crucifixion was, she says, harrowing.

‘It tore me apart. When I wrote aboutJesus being flogged, I could smell theblood. I could see the torn flesh. Irealised that Jesus didn’t have a switchthat he could flick to avoid feeling pain.He suffered mental anguish and physicalagony on the cross.

‘The depth of Jesus’ humanity kepthitting me. He got angry. He felt weary.But he still treated each person he metindividually. He included everyone. Hewasn’t a “holier-than-thou” person, yethis knife-edge message reached peoplein a way that they had never knownbefore.

‘It also struck me that Jesus knowsme inside out. Understanding that I am

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His love is there forthe taking, and all theyhave to do is reach for it

an open book to himcan feel terrifying, butthen I remember thatJesus sees everythingin me and loves meanyway. That is overwhelming.’

As well as learning about Jesus,Rosie learnt a thing or two about herselfwhile writing the book.

‘I had to be honest with myself inorder to make my characters realistic,’she explains. ‘So I had to face up to thefact that I am flawed. At times I havebeen hypocritical. I acknowledged thedesire that I sometimes have to run awayfrom God or withhold what he wantsfrom me. Reflecting on my flaws was achallenging process.’

But the challenge seems to have paidoff. Rosie’s book was published only afew weeks ago, but she has alreadyheard about it being read by individuals,in school assemblies, in breakfast clubsand in all-age church groups. Shebelieves that the story’s appeal lies notin her own literary talent but the fact thatthe word of God is for everyone.

‘The Greatest Love Story Ever Told isabout a love with-out conditions, alove that neverends. God’s lovefor us is so hugethat no word canaccurately describeit. We may hurtGod sometimes byour actions, but wecan’t ruin his love.It is far too robustfor that.

‘God’s love –which he shows usthrough his Son,Jesus – is beyondamazing.’

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�The War Cry hasthree copies of The Greatest LoveStory Ever Told,

published by Kevin Mayhew, togive away to readers who cananswer the following question:

What are the names of thefour teenage characters inRosie’s book?

Send your answer on apostcard to The Greatest LoveStory Ever Told Competition,The War Cry, 101 Newington

Causeway, London SE1 6BN or email your answer towarcry@salvationarmy.org.ukwith the subject line ‘The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Competition’. Include your name and address in your entry.

Entries must be received by Monday 10 October. The senders of the first threecorrect entries drawn willreceive a copy of the book. The Editor’s decision is final.

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TEEN SPIRIT: RosieRushton has written agospel for teenagers

Understandingthat I am an openbook to Jesuscan feelterrifying, butthen I rememberthat he loves me anyway

CLAIRE BRINE

BAPTIST minister andmarathon runner SteveChalke’s feat of setting afundraising world recordfor the third time wasreported in The Sun.

The minister collected£2.3 million insponsorship forcompleting April’sLondon Marathon. Hisachievement has beenrecognised by GuinnessWorld Records.

The money raised bySteve will go to the OasisUK charity, which he setup to help people withhousing, youth work andhealthcare.

Steve also set therecords for raising themost money in a singlemarathon in 2005 and2007.

TALENTED teenage surfer BethanyHamilton loses her arm in a shark attack, but God helps her get back on her feet and her board. That is the true story told in Soul Surfer, which has

been released in cinemas.At the start of the film, churchgoing

Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) has a happyHawaiian life full of sun and surf. Sheplans to make surfing her career.

But one second at seachanges everything. WhileBethany is out surfing, a14-foot tiger shark attacksher, taking off her armwith one bite. Suddenly,Bethany’s dreams for thefuture are shattered.

She maintains her faithin God, but questionshim. ‘How can this beGod’s will for me?’ shesobs. ‘I don’t understand.’

Her church youthleader replies: ‘I don’tknow why terrible thingshappen sometimes, but Ihave to believe thatsomething good willcome out of it.’

When a tsunami hitsThailand, Bethanydiscovers a newperspective to life. Shetravels to the country witha church group to take aidto the devastated areas.While there, she finds herpurpose – to encouragethose facing adversitynever to give up.

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IN the run-up to its 50th birthdaytoday (Saturday 1 October), Songsof Praise was greeted by a chorus of approval. EastEndersactress June Brown, TV criticMark Lawson, singer KatherineJenkins and MPs Diane Abbottand Simon Hughes were amongthose who paid tribute to theBBC programme.

More than one of them spoke of howit bridged a gap. ‘My two grandmotherswere both churchgoers,’ said MarkLawson. ‘In later years they couldn’t goto church because of frailty, and theywatched Songs of Praise – we can say this literally, in a rare example – religiously.’

Katherine Jenkins says that it givespeople the opportunity to be ‘a part of’something from their homes.

Presenter Pam Rhodes believes thatSongs of Praise complements whatchurches do. She also thinks that thestories told by members of church congregations during the programme –stories of the effect that faith has had on their lives – are what viewers oftenremember.

MovedViewers are intrigued by the

experiences of people who have feltguided by God to alter the course oftheir lives. They are touched by the stories of people in trying times whosefaith has been shaken but ultimatelyrestored.

As Songs of Praise demonstrates,songs can be part of the story. Music ofvarious genres affects everybody’s life.For centuries, spiritual music has movedpeople who follow the words of Jesus –and even those who do not.

Singing or hearing about an ‘amazinggrace’, a ‘love divine’ or a ‘help of thehelpless’ who will ‘abide with me’ canbridge the gap between us and God.

The number of people who have feltcloser to God because of hymns isuncountable. The influence Songs ofPraise has had on viewers – regular orcasual – is immeasurable.

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A SURVEY has revealed that mothers value personal hygienemore than religion in their child’s upbringing, reported theDaily Mail. According to the survey, 77 per cent of womensaid that keeping their child clean was the mostimportant part of raising them, whereas only 16.6 percent of parents believe that faith is of utmost importance.

Dr Werner Jeanrond, Professor of Divinity at GlasgowUniversity, has urged parents not to overlook religion. ‘I amdelighted that people pay … attention to keep their bodiesclean,’ she said. ‘It is my hope that they may be equallyengaged in nurturing their relationships … with God.’

� THE ruins of the oldCoventry Cathedral are at

risk of collapsing as a result ofthe 1940 bombings by theLuftwaffe, reported The DailyTelegraph. The paper said thatarchitects have spotted a crackmeasuring 6.5 feet in one of thebuilding’s 700 year-old walls.An appeal to raise £250,000 torepair the damage has started.

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AUTUMN’S natural firework display is once again in full swing. If we look around us, we can see the stunning col-ours provided by trees. But trees are more than just a pretty sight. They play vital roles in the environment.

One of the Government’s latest green initiatives is to encourage the planting of community orchards. Orchards have suffered a steep decline in the UK over the past few decades. Moves are now under way to tackle it.

Pots of funding are available to non-profit-making community groups that are willing to plant new mini-orchards across the country. As well as supplying

a welcome fruit harvest, the trees will provide vital shel-ter and homes for wildlife and will support ecosystems in their own right.

As most fruit trees are now on dwarf rootstock, even relatively small areas are suitable for planting. A street, church, school or even a playgroup can take part in the scheme, as long as the landowner has

given permission.But before they

plant community orchards, groups need to ensure that they will con-tinue to look after the trees long after they have been planted.

HARDY chrysanthemums are perhaps overshadowed by the half-hardy varieties grown

for showing and cutting. However, they can provide wonderful late-summer colour at the back of the border. Chrysanthemum ‘Tapestry

Rose’, for instance, grows up to a metre tall and has wonderful multistemmed bunches of flowers which last into early winter. It is also great for cutting, as are all hardy chrysanths. Simply cut back stems down to the ground in December, and divide the clumps every three years for renewed vigour.

For something more compact, try the Korean hybrid types, which are about half the height of others. Colours range from white through pink to shades of red.

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Tomatoes in the greenhouse will be almost reaching the end of their lives, and all foliage should be stripped from the plants to allow remaining fruit to ripen.

Tomatoes

Reduce the frequency of your grass-cutting now and lift the height of the mower blades. Scarify your lawn and replace bald or mossy patches with turf cut to size.

Lawns Plant new raspberry canes this month, along with new bare-rooted fruit trees and soft fruit bushes.

Fruit

Cut down spent asparagus foliage to prevent rot and damage to the crown over winter.

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ANNA AUSTENtells Philip Halcrow about John Martin and an exhibition ofbiblical proportions

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other large-scale works when he came into the frame in the early 19thcentury, even if the art establishmentwas not always so impressed.

Anna outlines the painter’s place inBritish art.

‘When he was painting in the 19thcentury, he was exhibited at the RoyalAcademy alongside Turner and otherkey figures in British art at the time. But,although he exhibited at the RoyalAcademy, he was never part of the academy – he was stuck on the side-lines. He was thought to be too popular,too commercial to be seen alongside

‘PEOPLE come into the exhibitionand say, “Wow!” – the paintings

are such a spectacle,’ says Anna Austen, thecuratorial assistant for the John Martin:Apocalypse exhibition at Tate Britain, London.‘They are so vast and their panoramic viewscompel people.’

John Martin first wowed crowds with his biblical epics and

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Martin, 1854Laing Art Gallery

moved to London to work in paintingglass and ceramics.

Anna speculates that such a back-ground may have played a part in hisbeing given the brush-off by the artestablishment of his day.

‘Possibly because he came fromNorthumberland, he didn’t have somuch access to the Royal Academy. Hewas never trained in the Royal Academyschools. Turner, who became a Royal

Academy member, hadhumble beginnings too,but he was living inLondon and had theearly access to importantfine art establishmentsthat Martin never had.

‘Martin was trained asan artisan and wasalways seen by the crit-ics as not quite goodenough. His techniquewasn’t thought to begood enough – he usedrulers quite a lot and hewould use the effects

that he learnt as a ceramic painter.’But, although he never made it as a

member, John Martin did exhibit hiswork at the Royal Academy. And his bigbreakthrough came with a big paintinghung there.

‘His first major success was Sadak in

Search of the Waters of Oblivion in1812, which brought him his first noticein the papers,’ says Anna. ‘It is quite anunusual painting. The subject is takenfrom an oriental fantasy book. The bookwas popular but it seemed quite daringas the subject of a painting when mostpeople were choosing classical or bibli-cal scenes.

‘Also, it is a landscape but he paintedit in portrait format. It is very large andwhereas most landscapes featuredgreens and browns, it was strikingly red,which would have stood out against thegreen walls of the academy.’

John Martin then began making itbig with some biblical epics.

Belshazzar’s Feast is based on ascene in the Book of Daniel, in whichthe prophet interprets God’s judgmentof Belshazzar, King of Babylon, which has appeared as writing on thewall.

‘Martin was doing something different from what people were usedto,’ says Anna. ‘It’s another very red

Turner. That has remained the case overthe years.

‘John Martin’s work toured all roundthe country and abroad, but by the early20th century he had completely fallenfrom favour. His work was being soldfor only a few pounds.

‘Exhibitions in the 1950s and 1970sled to some of his work being brought tolight again and re-evaluated, but he hasnever really been thought to be along-side the major 19th-century artists.

‘We are not inclined to say that heshould be considered alongside themeither, but we want to show that he is avery interesting artist. We want to lookat why he was so popular and why hedrew the common man to his art.’

John Martin was born in 1789 in asmall village in Northumberland.

His family moved to Newcastle uponTyne, where he became an apprentice toa coachbuilder and learnt how to paintheraldry on coaches. But he left hisapprenticeship before he received hisindentures.

He took drawing lessons from anItalian artist in Newcastle and then

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painting. It’s a biblical scene on avast scale. The colonnades give adeep perspective. It’s stunning in ahuge, over-the-top manner. When itwas put on show at the BritishInstitution, it was so popular that theyhad to put a barrier up to stop thecrush of people.’

Martin produced prints of a smaller version of the painting andthey too sold in big numbers.

He painted other dramatic biblicalworks, including The Great Day of His Wrath, The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, The LastJudgment and The Fall of Babylon.

Why did he choose to paint suchscenes?

Anna offers her judgment: ‘Thereare varying thoughts on this. Lots of people say that he must have beena deeply spiritual, deeply religiousperson.

‘The question of his religiousmotivation is something that morerecent art historians have asked –some people have assumed that hewas a millenarian, that he reallythought the end of the world was

coming. But there is no evidence tosuggest that is true.

‘During Martin’s career, the criticsdidn’t talk about his use of biblicalsubjects, because it did not seemunusual. What seemed unusual to thecritics, what they complained about,was only that his paintings were tooblue or too red.

‘One way of looking at it is thatthe Bible was something that every-body knew. Everybody knew thesestories, so using them was a way ofappealing to the broad public. They

would know what was going on inthe paintings, although John Martinproduced pamphlets to help peopleidentify the figures.

‘They also gave him the chance topaint on a grand scale.

‘Other people were paint-ing biblical scenes at the

time, so Martin wasn’t painting anything unusual – what was unusual

‘The Fall of Babylon’,1819

It was so popular that they had to put a barrier up to stop the crush of people

was the scale on which he was doingit, as well as his painterly effects andhis setting of these tiny figures inenormous landscapes.

‘I think he was being clever. He quickly realised that the big apocalyptic paintings chimed withthe public at the time, so he contin-ued to make them. He sold prints ofhis work in America and Australia, sohe had a global appeal.’

It is possible, says Anna, that JohnMartin’s apocalyptic paintings mayhave ‘chimed’ with people becauseof concerns of the day. ‘There were ideas that London was likeBabylon. People saw industrialisa-tion going on and looked on it as abad thing. Perhaps there was a senseof crisis.

‘Maybe some people really did believe that

the end of the world was coming, butI don’t think Martin was of thatmind.’

John Martin’s influence did not

end with his death in 1854. Annasays that his visions can be detectedin the early days of cinema in thelook of D. W. Griffith’s 1916 epicfilm Intolerance, which interweaveda modern story with historical

and biblical scenes,including one of

Belshazzar’s feast. The exhibitionalso considers how he has affectedgaming and science fiction.

John Martin continues to be acrowd pleaser. Anna says that TheGreat Day of His Wrath ‘is one of themost popular works in the Tate collection, and when it comes off

show people are really disap-pointed. So there must be something in Martin’s work that

still appeals to people even at atime when you wouldn’t necessarily think bibli-cal paintings would bepopular.’

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(Ezekiel 18:2 New InternationalVersion). It means that children will bepunished for the actions of theirparents. But God says that he doesnot work in that way.

He goes on: ‘Everyone belongs tome, the parent aswell as the child –both alike belong tome. The one whosins is the one whowill die’ (18:4). Or, toput it another way,everyone will beheld accountable fortheir own actions.

It is the samething when it comes

to becoming a Christian. We have tomake the decision for ourselves. Wecan’t rely on what our parents believeor on their behaviour. The choice isentirely up to us – because Jesusdied for each of us as individuals.

To commemorate this year’s 400thanniversary of the King JamesBible, PHILIPPA SMALE looks atsome everydayexpressionspopularised by the translation

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MRS Harrington-Smythe was very annoyed. All herfriends had received invitations to Lady Geraldine’scharity luncheon but she had not. After a week, even shecouldn’t pretend that it must still be in the post.

On the day of the luncheon, she phoned her daughter.‘Of course, I would have refused the invitation

anyway,’ she said.‘Why on earth would you do that?’ her long-suffering

daughter asked.‘Everyone knows that the meal will be terrible. She

buys cheap meat at the butcher’s, you know, and shedoesn’t grow her own vegetables, though she hasmultiple gardeners. Besides, I don’t agree with thecharity that she’s raising money for. There are far moredeserving causes. In fact, I’m glad she didn’t invite me.’

‘Classic case of sour grapes,’ her daughter thought asshe counted to ten, before talking to her mother in asreasonable a tone as she could muster.

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Although ‘sour grapes’ has cometo mean pretending to despisesomething because you can’t have ityourself, the way it is used in theBible is different, although it doeshave some parallels.

Mrs Harrington-Smythe’s attitudeis irritating her daughter. In the Bookof Ezekiel, God quotes a proverb:‘The parents eats sour grapes, andthe children’s teeth are set on edge’

‘What mean ye,that ye use thisproverbconcerning theland of Israel,saying, Thefathers haveeaten sourgrapes, and thechildren’s teethare set on edge?’(Ezekiel 18:2)

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ATTITUDE:‘sour grapes’meansdespisingsomething youcan’t have

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Blacken to the future?

YOUNG men and women who are about to get married in Orkney look forward to the ‘blackening’ ceremony. But there was outrage earlier this year when police arrested someone during the tradition.

In the Orcadian equivalent of a stag or hen night, the groom or bride-to-be is taken by friends and ‘blackened’. This means covering them in a mix of watered-down molasses, flour and feathers, tying them to a chair and parading them around town on a flatbed lorry, while their friends make as much noise as possible. Unfortunately, the police arrested the lorry driver over the safety of such a journey, although charges against him were dropped.

It seems that modern life is increasingly clashing with the traditions of the past. Some feel that way about Christianity. They believe that 21st-century living

conflicts with the traditions of Christianity that have been handed down for generations.

Others feel that faith belongs to the past and therefore bears little relevance to modern living.

I beg to differ.Last Good Friday, while

attending the Baptist church in Kirkwall, I watched the minister – ‘Don the Baptist’ – read the Bible from his mobile phone. I was reminded that our faith is based upon a living God who, though unchanging, is reachable in every age.

God can be found on the internet as well as in ancient writings. That’s because the

living God is not confined to an antique book but can be discovered whenever we seek after him with an open and sincere heart.

More than 2,000 years ago, God said to a group of people: ‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart’ (Jeremiah 29:13 New International Version).

Traditional ways of doing things can give us good indications for worship and daily living. But they cannot take the place of a living God who longs to connect with humankind in every age.

And if the old ways of trying to find God aren’t working, why not try the new technology. Those who seek will find.

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Ingredients:

4 British chicken breastfillets, skinless

250g couscous50g sultanasSalt and freshly ground black

pepper1tbsp plain flour½ tsp ground cinnamon200ml vegetable stock

2tbsp balsamic vinegar2 oranges 150g sugar snap peas2tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf

parsley

Method:Place the couscous in a bowl,

then pour 400ml boiling waterover the top. Stir in thesultanas, then season to taste.Cover the bowl and leave thecouscous to stand for 10 minutes.

Mix the flour and cinnamontogether, then use to dust thechicken breasts, along with theblack pepper.

Heat a large, non-stick frying panand dry-fry the chicken for 5–6 minutes on each side untilthoroughly cooked. Transferthe chicken to a plate and keepwarm.

Return the pan to the heat, addthe stock, balsamic vinegar, thejuice from 1 orange and 2tspfinely grated orange zest. Bringto the boil, then simmer gentlyfor 5–6 minutes or until themixture has reduced by half.

Peel the remaining orange andcut into segments. Boil thesugar snap peas in water for 2 minutes, then drain.

Add the chicken, sugar snappeas and orange segments tothe sauce.

Stir the couscous with a fork andadd the parsley. Serve thechicken mixture on a bed ofcouscous.

Serves 4

Method:To make the marinade, mix

the oil, honey, lime zest andjuice, soy sauce and 2tbspof pineapple juice (from thecan) in a shallow dish.

Add the chicken, then cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Stiroccasionally.

Preheat the grill on a medium

setting. Thread the chunksof chicken, pepper andpineapple onto theskewers, then baste withthe marinade and grill for8–10 minutes, turningoccasionally.

Serve the kebabs with themini pitta bread or ricesalad.

Serves 4

Chicken andpineapplekebabs

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Ingredients:

2 British skinless chickenbreast fillets, cut intochunks

1tbsp vegetable oil1tsp honey1tbsp soy sauceZest and juice of 1 lime227g can pineapple

chunks, in natural juice1 red pepper, deseeded

and cut into chunks1 yellow pepper,

deseeded and cut intochunks

Mini pitta breads or ricesalad, to serve

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Recipes reprinted, with kind permission,from the Great British Chicken websitegreatbritishchicken.co.uk

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SURVIVAL: Nathan and Karen flee for their lives

A teenager is running for his life writes RENÉE DAVIS

It is often during tough times that we find out more about who we are. We discover our strengths but also weaknesses, good but also bad. We may ask why things which are not our fault are pulling us back. On the other hand, we may be tempted to lash out and make life tough for others.

In testing times it’s good to know our real

identity. But we don’t have to wait till then. The truth about ourselves is that we are valuable to God.

If we put our trust in God, he forgives our failures; he strengthens us to deal well with testing times; he gives guidance so that, whatever happened in our past, we can learn from it and make the right choices for our future.

WHO am I? In Abduction – released at cinemas on Wednesday (28 September) – Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) asks that ques-tion. He goes from being a normal teenage boy, who parties with fake IDs, to undergoing a full-blown identity crisis while on the run.

It appears that all-American Nathan has it all. Good friends, good parents, a nice house and a crush on the pretty girl across the street, Karen (Lily Collins). Taught boxing by his dad, and succeeding as a wrestler on the school team, Nathan is also known for his tough-boy image. But underneath the exterior, he has never felt normal.

At school, Nathan and Karen are assigned to work together on a missing persons project. As they scour the internet for resources, they stumble across an image of Nathan as a little boy who has been declared missing.

Nathan searches for answers. He discovers that the people he thought were his parents aren’t. His whole life has been a lie made to cover up the truth.

Nathan becomes the target of shadowy agents and assassins. He has something they want and need. Not entirely sure what he is fleeing or why, he goes on the run with the only person he can trust, Karen.

As he tries to survive – and to protect Karen – more secrets about his life unfold.

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