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THE INCREDIBLE HISTORY OF GOD’S TRUE CHURCH – (5) (The End)

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CHAPTER FIVE (The End) – THE UTMOST BOUNDS OF THE WEST Perhaps the strangest and most interesting story to come from the records of the early British Church concerns Claudia and Pudens. The tale of this enigmatic pair has been classified as legend by some but thought by others, noted scholars among them, to have…

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THE STORY OF THE HUGUENOTS

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Of all the minority groups that have entered our country to join the Anglo-Celto-Saxon mainstream, the Huguenots of France have been the most noteworthy. They have to this very day had a profound and lasting influence, and their religious zeal and example are still an inspiration. Determined to serve God according to their convictions and the dictates…

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CHAPLAIN’S PAGE

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BLACK SABBATH Christians could learn a lot about life from listening to heavy metal, according to a Church of England cleric. The Rev. Rachel Mann claims that the much-maligned music demonstrates the “liberative theology of darkness”, allowing its fans to be more “relaxed and fun” by acknowledging the worst in human nature. She says that,…

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SAINT GEORGE – PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND

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wHO was St George? A full account can be found in the book written by the late Mrs Isabel Hill Elder entitled “George of Lydda – Soldier, Saint and Martyr” which is published by the Covenant Publishing Company. In it she helpfully separates fact fromfiction. However, for the purposes of this article, only a brief…

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ISHMAEL AND THE ARABS

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“He will be a wild man; his hand (will be) against every man and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.” (Genesis 16:12) Turning to an Encyclopaedia, we read that “Arab” is a name loosely applied to all the Arabic-speaking peoples of the Near and Middle…

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