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Gender Quality: An extract from the new book by Stef Liston

“Naked and unashamed.” The picture painted of the first man and woman is one of deeply harmonious beauty. Now we have gender wars, gender inequality and gender confusion. Gender Quality, a new book by Stef Liston, explores two quite different perspectives on the matter of what God had in mind when making us as he did. Both need to be heard; maybe it’s only in the hearing of both that we can find the unity and diversity that is the mark of so much spiritual truth. Prepare to think deeply. Prepare to listen carefully. Prepare to ponder purposefully.

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Corporate prayer is like serving the devil an eviction notice

Imagine a thief who has broken into your house and is now claiming squatter’s rights. The intruder helps himself to the contents of your fridge and then sits on your sofa with his feet up, eating your food and drinking your best wine. He flicks through the channels on your TV and throws the rubbish on the floor. He’s not just behaving as if he owns the place, but as if no one owned the place. What arrogance!

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Your First Love

For our third instalment of Thoughts in a Time of Crisis, Mike Betts offers insights from the book of Revelation. In chapter 2, Jesus's words for the church in Ephesus are, "You have abandoned the love you had at first." How can we, in a crisis, hold fast to our first love?

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