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The Big Society - Needs National Citizen Service For The Aged

Posted 25 July 2010

Any political party that has been out of power for more than 13 years will naturally want to bring with it a big idea when it next fills the government benches. For David Cameron and his Lib-Con marriage of inconvenience, that big idea is called the Big Society. In part, I suspect, the title represents an attempt to contrast the new regime with the Big Government ways of its predecessor. It is also, of course, a response... Click for more

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Guarding the Gates

30 July 2010

Do you remember what you were like before you gave your life to Christ? Some people would say, 'No, I became a Christian when I was just a child. It's hard to remember much before that time.' Others, though, will remember exactly what they were like before Jesus entered their lives. And they'll quickly tell you how they've changed for the better. Once we meet the... Click for more

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Learning Mandela-Style Leadership

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A few years ago, at a rally organised by the Make Poverty History campaign, Nelson Mandela said: 'Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.' In using the word 'generation' he was not, of course, referring to a specific age demographic. He was laying down a challenge to people of all ages, from all walks of life and ethnic groups. Fifteen years later, the challenge carries... Click for more

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I absolutely agree with you Mal on the danger of elevating of our leaders. There is something in man to want 'a king'. It's present in our current celebrity culture. It's curious when we see it in the world and it's pathetic when we see it in Christendom.
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