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By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent Following the Labour landside in the British General Election, the nation long responsible for spreading the Gospel across the world is having to get used to a new Prime Minister who doesn’t believe in God. Sir Keir Starmer, a lawyer who is a former Director […]
By Charles Gardner When a Palestinian flag is discovered flying on top of a remote hill in England’s beautiful Lake District, something is surely amiss. And it proves the trigger for one man’s search for truth in a world that has seemingly gone mad. A new book by prolific author […]
By Charles Gardner, UK correspondent As I awoke this morning, bleary-eyed, to an alarming end-time scenario, I once more found myself exclaiming with rising exasperation: “The world’s gone mad!” The news that Spain has recognised a Palestinian state looked like a signal for re-igniting the Spanish Inquisition that brought such […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent Where terrified Israelis had only weeks earlier come under a hail of rockets from Iran, a young Iranian man brought a message of love, hope and reconciliation to the streets of Tel Aviv. Unashamed and unabashed, Rami declared how his life had changed through the […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent How appropriate, on the eve of Passover, to have spent a weekend on a sheep farm surrounded by new-born lambs. My wife Linda and I were enjoying a short break in a remote part of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. The peace and quiet was tangible, […]
By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent When I wrote last week how the Lord was trying to encourage Israel through a particular verse of Scripture, I wasn’t to know that he was about to add emphasis to the word by repeating himself. Saying again, that “when the enemy shall come […]
By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent The exponential rise of anti-Jewish feeling in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war grows ever more alarming – until we recognise that God is at work. For the prophet Isaiah wrote that “when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of […]
Book review by Charles Gardner Some years ago, I chanced upon a magnificent sight only a few miles from my home – a stunning viaduct carrying a disused railway over a wooded valley. It was a hidden gem I had no idea was there. I have just finished reading a […]
In view of the war in Israel, it was perfectly appropriate, though not intentional, that our church sermon on Sunday focused on Jesus’ claim to be the truth. It was part of a series on the “reason for the season” in respect of Advent and the approach of Christmas, though […]
After a quarter-of-a-century of living in Israel, Australian-born Rev Aaron Eime is moving to England to head up the work of the Church’s Ministry among Jewish people in the UK. Aaron has been working for CMJ in Israel since arriving there in 1998 as part of a world tour with […]