Everything was going well for Neil until he started having panic attacks. He walked in darkness for so many years, suffering with deep depression. He continued to suffer a lot of panic attacks, which he couldn’t understand. He tried all the conventional methods of man-made treatments and self help methods, but then he stumbled upon the Alpha Course and encountered Jesus and the Holy Spirit, […]
This week, ‘Beat’ launched an online support group for fathers of people with eating disorders. The struggle of seeing someone you love in turmoil and being unable to fix it for them – it’s an all-consuming battle for everyone involved. And as is often the case in these situations, support for fathers is hard to […]
Recently I have been watching a TV show about stargazing, I loved it. I rushed out to the garage and found my scratched, bits missing Christmas gift from years past telescope and went to work setting it up again. Sitting in the cold garden at 10pm it all came back to me, focusing in on […]
When I served the church as a pastor I had the responsibility to pray for new babies, to lead marriage ceremonies and to assist funeral services. The funeral services that I have held inevitably ended at the cemetery, where a place or marker is established as a final resting place. Recently after a meeting, I […]
Welcome to the new blog from the CVM team, let’s start with a question: Have you ever been walking along and a complete stranger greets you warmly with a smile and a nod? You may be thinking ‘what does he/she want? Have I got breakfast around my face or in my beard?’ (happens to me […]
Christmas Spirit By Raymond Smith Political Correctness challenges accepted norms and in a changing culture there are changing attitudes. Some of the challenges can be seen around the celebration of Christmas. Mention Christmas Spirit and it will mean different things to different people. Avid readers may reflect on the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and […]
It has taken me a while to wake up after the shock of the news of loosing another brilliant star to suicide. I grew up with Nirvana playing loudly on my Sony Walkman and Kurt Cobain’s death has been a 20 year enigma to me about brilliance and popularity’s relationship with despair and suicide. It […]
Check out our Movie study resource: ‘Cinemania’ here… The movie opens with a breathtaking shot of the earth viewed from space. The scene lasts for ten minutes without a single cut. Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) is an experienced astronaut on his last space mission. He is accompanied by Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), who has had […]
6 regular attendees of The Gathering climbed Kilimanjaro along with some family. Read David’s account below. Plus look out for the free download of Graham Kendrick’s song, ‘Give me this Mountain’, at the end. This was what we silently prayed as ten of us set out on 14th October 2013 to climb Mt Kilimanjaro; the […]
On paper Jesus Saves Racing has had a solid start to the 2013 season – three podiums (third places) and a fourth. Adriano also bagged fastest lap at Snetterton and led at Brands Hatch. Meanwhile in British Formula 3 Brazilian Felipe Guimaraes has chosen to run with Jesus Saves on his car (with no cost […]
