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Jill Ball
Apr 21, 2021
To The West
At the limits of the known world lay some damp, cold islands, the northern edge of the Roman Empire. Beyond Hadrian's Wall was the land...
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Jill Ball
Apr 14, 2021
Mojtaba Hosseini
I am delighted to be able to introduce to you, Mojtaba. He and his wife, Hannah, are friends of ours. Mojtaba has a gift of telling a...
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Jill Ball
Apr 4, 2021
Life
Jesus defeated death, by coming back to life on the third day. The Dawn On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the...
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Jill Ball
Mar 31, 2021
Free
There are two sides to freedom: freedom from something and freedom to be able to do something. This is true for individual as well as...
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Jill Ball
Mar 24, 2021
Powerful
Angels and demons sound like fantasy or superstition to many Westerners. The devil doesn’t seem to fit in with scientific thinking....
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Jill Ball
Mar 17, 2021
Healed
When Jesus was on earth he healed those who were ill. Again and again, he had compassion on those suffering with sickness and completely...
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Jill Ball
Mar 10, 2021
One in Christ
He has destroyed the barrier the dividing wall of hostility. It was like a flash of light. I was on my own, reading the book of...
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Jill Ball
Mar 3, 2021
Torn Veil
The first time I recognised the presence of God, it was on a school walk. As I dawdled at the back of the crocodile of girls, I was aware...
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Jill Ball
Feb 24, 2021
Clothed
I am no naturist, but our original state in the garden of Eden, was to be naked. Adam and his wife were both naked and they felt no...
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Jill Ball
Feb 17, 2021
Forgiven
The idea of forgiveness is at the heart of Christianity and is an important part of what Jesus won for us when he was crucified. However,...
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Andy Mccollough
Nov 20, 2020
Andy McCullough
We first met Andy about ten years ago, when he was talking about moving to Istanbul with his family. It was clear that he was a man of...
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Jill Ball
Nov 10, 2020
The Face of Christ
What did Jesus look like? We all know that. He had blue eyes, long brown hair, a beard, a white complexion and a long, thin face. ...
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Jill Ball
Nov 6, 2020
Heart of a Servant
This is an unusual thing to do, but when I glimpse it through Middle Eastern eyes, I am overwhelmed.
Jesus was the honoured teacher.
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Jill Ball
Nov 4, 2020
Non-judgmental
In the Middle East the honour of the family rests with the women... more protected, more restricted, more oppressed, more condemned...
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Jill Ball
Oct 30, 2020
Zealous
It was no longer a house of prayer, but a place where God’s name was dishonoured.
No wonder Jesus was angry.
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Jill Ball
Oct 28, 2020
Gentle, not arrogant
To move forward we need to keep in step with Jesus Christ, learning from him. He is not too arrogant to explain any little thing.
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Jill Ball
Oct 23, 2020
Broke the rules
Have you ever been frustrated by the phrase It’s more than my job’s worth ? It’s usually uttered by a pedant who doesn’t want to help you...
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Jill Ball
Oct 21, 2020
Radical
Imagine this after-dinner speech...Jesus is not trying to win friends and influence people.
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Jill Ball
Oct 16, 2020
Friendly
Jesus was known as a friend of sinners, the wrong sort of people, shunned by polite society. I wonder who he would befriend nowadays.
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Jill Ball
Oct 14, 2020
What Kind of man?
The small hard-back cover was faded ...interesting to a vintage book collector, maybe - nothing to indicate the treasure within.
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