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The author is pastor of Grace Evangelical Church, Carlisle, and online and reviews editor for Evangelical Times.
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By Andrew Rowell
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November 2020
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Should we be doing more to establish Christian schools?
About 25 years ago I attended a Christian Institute event where the title of the meeting was ‘How we can exert a Christian influence in education’. I had experience of teaching in a state secondary school and the question in my mind at the end of the meeting was this: can we exert a…
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By Andrew Rowell
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October 2020
Articles > Guest column
Have we lost our vision for Christian education?
S. J. Curtis, in his History of Education in Great Britain tells us, ‘The important fact, so often forgotten in modern times when the State plays such a predominant part in education, is that the English schools were the offspring of the Church, which regarded them as one of its chief instruments in the…
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By Andrew Rowell
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September 2020
Articles > Guest column
The importance of Christian education
The question of how we educate our children is not a matter of indifference or personal taste for Christian disciples. Our God is a literate God! His handwriting is at the centre of his covenant relationship with his people (Exodus 32:15-16, 34:1) This original writing of God is intended to act as a signature…
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By Andrew Rowell
News
April 2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic – Special Arrangements
Coronavirus Crisis For the duration of the coronavirus crisis, we have a new telephone number. 020 8054 6937 This is a situation of extraordinary difficulty but also of many unusual opportunities to demonstrate love, compassion, kindness and the good news of Jesus. We want to use the resources that we have to the glory…
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By Andrew Rowell
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April 2020
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Coronavirus Epidemic
Please be aware that the rapid developments with regards to the Coronavirus epidemic have rendered many event announcements and church worship arrangements inaccurate. Please contact individual churches to find out specific arrangements. We have endeavoured to maintain accurate contact details for churches in our database. Our April issue went to press in quite difficult…
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By Andrew Rowell
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World Mission
Warning – dangerous weapons! – A globe and a wall map
William Carey loved maps! He sewed together a large globe made from coloured, left over scraps of shoe leather. He would use it when teaching children. It is said that the young people would sometimes be surprised at his geography lessons. When teaching about some far-off country he would burst out with an agonised,…
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By Andrew Rowell
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‘Must read’ books…
The Apostle John was banished to the Island of Patmos… He had many memories of Jesus some of which he had committed to writing in his gospel. We know that he wrote at least one scroll while on the island. We do not know whether he was allowed to take any scrolls with him.…
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