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SERVE up the strawberries and lob on the cream – Wimbledon fortnight is about to begin. From Monday (25 June), tennis stars will be hitting the courts at SW19, each of them set on scooping a slice of the £16 million prize-money.

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ALTHOUGH Brazil is experiencing an economic boom, about 16 million people – equivalent to the population of the Netherlands – live in abject poverty, according to Christian Aid.

Research commissioned by the development charity also found that 40 million people, about 20 per cent of the population, fall below the World Bank’s national poverty line.

In a report The Real Brazil, Christian Aid says that the country’s governments have aimed to use the benefits of economic growth without

confronting the factors underlying inequality, including the tax system – in which poorest householders pay a greater percentage of their income – and the unequal distribution of land.

PEOPLE queue to buy millet from a grain bank in a village near Doutchi in Niger. About 19 million people across the Sahel region of Africa are suffering severe food shortages after crops failed. The grain bank is run by a partner of UK-based Christian relief and development agency Tearfund.

On a visit to London last week, the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, met with UK aid agencies, including Tearfund, to discuss the food crisis. They discussed how Niger could improve food security and lessen the risk of future emergencies through planning.

ABOUT 600 spectators received a special issue of The War Cry while the Olympic torch passed through Glasgow city

centre during the nationwide relay.A team of Salvation Army and Methodist church volunteers

handed out free copies of the paper and chatted with people as they watched the flame being carried through the streets. The team also gave out free tea, coffee and cakes from the Salvation Army emergency vehicle.

‘People waiting for the torch were thrilled to see The Salvation Army,’ says Major Catherine Wyles, who oversees the organisation’s work in the West Scotland area. ‘We wanted The Salvation Army to be visible at this big community event, but we also wanted to remind people what the real light is.’

The team also handed out hundreds of copies of Kids Alive!, the Salvation Army children’s comic.

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CHRISTIAN mission organisation BMS

has produced a set of resources to encourage churches to campaign for justice for disabled people. A DVD for use in church services tells the stories of disabled athletes and highlights global injustices experienced by people with disabilities. Supporters

of the campaign – titled Undefeated – can also sign cards which will be sent to the Government, urging it to promote inclusive policies in foreign aid projects and to ensure disability is included in the UN’s agenda after the Millennium Development Goals deadline is reached in 2015.

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Christians took part in worship at the conclusion of a church event held in West Sussex. The annual Big Church Day Out, held across two days at the Wiston Estate, included music from Matt Redman and Newsboys.

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This year the All England Lawn Tennis Club is holding its 126th cham-pionships. The competition has come a long way since its debut in 1877, when Spencer Gore won the prize-money of ten guineas. But why does tennis at Wimbledon remain so popular?

‘The whole experience is a bit like a tea party,’ Karen Eastland, who runs tours of the Wimbledon grounds, tells The War Cry. ‘After so many years, the matches are still played on grass, and guests can watch with their straw-berries and cream. There’s a special atmosphere.’

As well as watching the action, ticket holders are able to use the time between matches to visit the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Inside they can learn about the history of the game and see exhibits such as a racket used by Martina Navratilova for the 2003 championships and sports gear worn by Rafael Nadal.

This summer, the museum is also holding an Olympics exhibition. Visitors can check out Roger Federer’s gold medal from the Beijing Games in 2008 and Tim Henman’s 1996 Atlanta silver.

‘This is the second time the Olympic tennis competition is taking place at Wimbledon,’ explains Karen. ‘The first was in 1908.’

The Olympic tennis begins just 20 days after the championships have

finished, but Karen doesn’t think that one event will overshadow the other.

‘True tennis fans will enjoy both,’ she says. ‘The upcoming Olympics won’t change people’s enthusiasm for the championships.’

Facing one competition on the back of another means the players are in for an intense summer. To be successful, they need physical stamina. Mental strength. A positive attitude.

Off court, such qualities wouldn’t go amiss in daily life.

Perhaps we face a colleague who seems more like a scary opponent and we need courage. Maybe we struggle not to give in to an addiction. We may even be suffering physically, and we know we need to take greater care of ourselves.

It is tough to keep going when the going gets tough. That’s why it is

good to have someone to support us. Someone we can trust to stick by our side through thick and thin. Someone to recognise our potential and help us to reach it.

To find this someone, we need look no further than God. He is our biggest supporter. When good things happen in life, he celebrates with us. When circumstances are difficult, he comforts and strengthens us. When we are wide of the mark in our attitudes, he forgives us and gives us a second chance.

One Bible writer who experienced times of victory and defeat said: ‘The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love’ (Psalm 103:8 Good News Bible).

Whatever comes our way, God is with us – and for us. Not just today, but for ever. He’s the ultimate doubles partner.

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In what ways did you find the Bible to be accurate about cosmology?

Hugh: I was reading the Bible at the very time when physicists were developing the first space-time theorems. And whereas other holy books talk of God or gods creating within a space and time that eternally exist, in the Bible space and time do not exist until God creates the Universe. It fitted with space-time physics.

I also read in Jeremiah 33:25 about how the laws that govern the heavens and the earth are fixed; and Romans 8 says that one of those constant laws is a pervasive law of decay.

The Bible’s description of the Universe was a perfect fit with what we were discovering through big bang cosmology – that the Universe was expanding and that the pervasive law of decay meant it would get colder and colder at a highly predictable rate.

The more we learn from science, the stronger the fit with the biblical evidence.

What are your views on Creation?Kenneth: We believe the scientific

community is correct that the Universe is 14 billion years old. On the other hand, we take the position that God did create Adam as the first human being and that all humans have descended

from him. We don’t think all the data is in yet as to how human beings relate to non-human primates.

What led you to that position?Kenneth: When you look at Adam

and Eve, you have to ask whether the Bible passages about them are historical narrative or allegory. If you adopt a view of an historical Adam and Eve, it seems to be the most straightforward reading of the biblical text. It also carries a lot of explanatory power about why humans are so deeply flawed – there was a Fall.

What is the big question that people most often want answering?

Hugh: People want to talk about Creation.

We want to use scientific evidence to show them that there is a God and that he cares for the human species.

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What is Reasons to Believe?Hugh: I founded Reasons to Believe to research and

proclaim new evidence for the Christian faith. We read the latest scientific literature and we talk to our scientific peers who are doing frontline research.

Kenneth: Reasons to Believe focuses on what we call the two books – the metaphorical ‘book’ of nature and the literal book of Scripture. Our position is that if God is the author of both books, they will cohere.

We speak in churches and universities, and engage with people on controversial issues such as whether the world is the product of divine creation or naturalistic evolution.

I am the only non-scientist on the staff. My background is in theology and philosophy.

How do the books of nature and of Scripture cohere?Hugh: I became a Christian after I recognised that what

I saw in nature had the same pattern as what I saw in the Bible.

When I was seven years old, I started studying astronomy. At 16, I spent a whole year looking into cosmology and recognised that the big bang theory fitted the astronomical observations. I saw that if there was a big bang, there was a beginning; and if there was a beginning, there had to be a beginner.

I was really sceptical that the ‘one’ who created this Universe of 50 billion trillion stars would bother to communicate through a book to people on this one small planet – but for the sake of intellectual honesty I began to go through the holy books of the world’s religions. They all seemed to say things about nature that I knew couldn’t possibly be true. But when I picked up the Bible, it was different. It was direct, clear and talked about historical and scientific events.

I was impressed by how it accurately predicted all the fundamentals of big bang cosmology thousands of years before any scientists even dreamt of them.

US-based organisation Reasons to Believe aims to show how scientific research is providing ‘new evidence for the Christian faith’. On a visit to London to take part in Premier Christian Radio’s Unbelievable? conference, founder Dr HUGH ROSS and KENNETH SAMPLES tell Philip Halcrow how the biblical and scientific accounts of the Universe cohere

I was impressed by how the Bible accurately predicted the fundamentals of big bang cosmology

Hugh Ross (left) and Kenneth Samples believe that the Scriptures and science fit together

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God invested in preparing the Universe for human life when you examine what is called the ‘anthropic principle inequality’ – how it took a minimum of 14 billion years, given the laws of physics, for God to prepare a home for humanity where, under those same laws, the maximum time in which we can live in a civilised state is not longer

than 40,000 years. The difference between those is a factor of a million. It was the British cosmologist Brandon Carter who said the only way to explain the enormous inequality was that to say there must be someone beyond the Universe who has an extremely high value for human beings and a very high purpose for them.

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RADIO station Premier is searching for a presenter 12 years old or under to co-host one of its programmes. The London-based Christian broadcaster plans to introduce a ‘kid’s eye view’ on current affairs during the school summer holidays.

The selected candidate will work on its breakfast programme with regular presenter John Pantry.

Premier’s CEO Peter Kerridge says: ‘The ideal candidate will have an interest in the news of the day and the natural curiosity which helps to make a good interviewer. They’ll have a say in the programme planning and

the choice of potential interview subjects. While some of their content will be recorded, much of it will be live on air, so a cool head will be a key

requirement.’Potential presenters

have until Friday 29 June to apply.

For more information visit premier.org.uk

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MARRIAGE is a wonderful institution. But, as Groucho Marx once observed, who wants to live in an institution? Government marriage plans of the past few weeks, though, are no laughing matter.

Last year, the Government’s Forced Marriage Unit helped in more than 1,400 cases, including one which involved a five-year-old child. Some 15 per cent of this year’s cases have involved children below the age of 15.

Last week, David Cameron announced that forcing a son or daughter into a marriage against their will is to become a criminal offence in England and Wales.

‘Forced marriage is abhorrent and little more than slavery,’ he said. ‘To force anyone into marriage against their will is simply wrong and that is why we have taken decisive action to make it illegal.’

Applause over the move has since been drowned out by concerns that the Church could be forced by European legislation to conduct gay and lesbian weddings, if a government proposal to allow same-sex marriage becomes law.

Proposals for same-sex marriage clearly show that, despite tabloid insistence otherwise, it is not the same as civil partnership.

The Church of England is generally opposed to the plan.

The Salvation Army affirms the New Testament understanding of marriage as the voluntary and loving union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. It is firmly against any change to the definition of marriage and believes that neither the State nor the Church has the right to redefine its meaning.

Those people who are unconvinced by any moral or spiritual argument might wonder to what extent they have had a say in the proposal gaining parliamentary legs. It was not a general election policy of any of the three main parties.

History shows that any wide-scale social change works only with the broad agreement of the populace.

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Station casts round for kid co-host

RADIO presenter the Rev Siôr Coleman is pictured with a copy of The War Cry, which, he says, appears to have ‘gone through the wars’ during its delivery.

Mr Coleman says that he often mentions articles from the paper on his weekly programme, Early Sunday Breakfast (BBC WM, 6 am).

He says: ‘The War Cry is accessible, contemporary and tells it like it is.’

Radio Rev’s paper review

HUW EDWARDS told the Daily Mail that Jesus is the figure from history he would most like to chat with.

In a Q&A, the BBC newsreader said: ‘Talking to him would unlock the mystery of life.’

He also told the paper that his grandmother’s Bible was his most prized possession, saying it was ‘presented to her as a little girl in 1915. It’s a treasured link with my family’s past.’

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setting up a business account. Some high street banks may even compete for your custom and offer perks and gifts to persuade you to join them. These can be handy when starting out.

Also, moving your mobile phone to a business account can be a money-saver. You might be able to combine your call plan with a broadband package and benefit from phone upgrades as well as free calls between business users.2. Put all sundries through the business account

Working from home can entail a lot of expenses such as buying a new computer keyboard, pens or simply tea bags! When making such purchases, be sure to get a VAT receipt.3. Use social networks to market yourself

Advertising in the local paper and online is helpful, but nothing is as effective as using your network of friends, family and former work contacts to secure business.

Make sure everyone online knows about your new business by updating your professional network profile and sending out messages through social media.4. Join relevant groups and organisations

Is there a union or organisation that covers your sector? Joining one can reap huge rewards. It may offer you discounted training and

advertising opportunities and widen your network of contacts. As well as official bodies, look out for collectives that work with businesses like yours.5. Protect yourself

Whatever service or product you are selling, you are liable for its safety, accuracy and general adherence to the law. Whether you’re a beautician, writer or plumber, you will need cover for business and office equipment, stock, business travel, revenue protection, tools and goods in transit. Ask an adviser about public liability insurance costs and benefits for your sector.

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MANY workers are deciding it’s time to go it alone. The difficult job market is encouraging them to try self-employment for the first time.

Kate Jenner of Endsleigh Insurance says: ‘We’re getting more and more inquiries from people setting up in business on their own for the first time. The internet has made it easier and cheaper for people to trade, but so many are naive about how to go about it.’

Endsleigh has provided tips to help.1. Benefit from business accounts

It may not seem like a priority if you’re not expecting to make much money initially, but it’s important to separate your personal and business finances. There are benefits to be gained from

THE concept of a career – let alone a job – for life could have all but disappeared within 25 years, according to research carried out

among workers by office recruitment agency Office Angels.Almost half of the people who took part in the survey thought that

career progression will no longer be linear, but that people will pursue various careers throughout their working lives.

The survey also found that one in four employees expects to be working for more than one employer at a time by the year 2036 as a result of changing attitudes to flexitime and remote working.

David Clubb from Office Angels says: ‘Whereas experience and loyalty were the core attributes in the “jobs for life” era, what’s emerging from our research is that flexibility and adaptability are going to be valued more over the next few decades, as the idea of a career takes on a new shape.’

Employees to shift jobs Keep track of your expenses

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In the ever-changing music industry, finding continuous success can be a struggle, especially for independent artists. But Mobo-winning saxophonist YOLANDA BROWN is making her mark. She speaks to Renée Davis about her life and career

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NETBALL, hock-ey, camping, army cadets,

motor sports and cub scouts aren’t necessarily the things people expect a professional musician to have been interested in as a child. But being exposed to a variety of activi-ties rather than focusing on one helped YolanDa Brown to find the thing she really loved.

Recalling her childhood in London, she says: ‘I started play-ing the piano, the violin and the recorder when I was six years old. I also played the drums. When I was 13, I was introduced to the saxophone. I had an instant con-nection with it.

‘A lot of people say the saxophone is one of their favourite instruments because it sounds like a voice. When I was young, I didn’t do a lot of singing, so finding an instrument that could be my substitute voice was perfect.’

But falling in love with the saxo-phone did not mean that YolanDa automatically embarked on a music career. Initially, she studied for an undergraduate master’s in manage-ment science and social research methods. Wanting to study further, she began a four-year PhD at the University of Kent. But music began to edge its way in.

During a summer break in 2007, YolanDa decided to make some extra money by joining a band. Through that she met her current management, Black Grape.

‘I began playing at comedy shows

and churches,’ explains YolanDa. ‘After six months, my manager said I could do a solo concert, so we pre-pared for that.’

After she had performed a sell-out concert to 600 people in London, she knew she had something special.

‘I thought to myself: “Wow, there’s something here,”’ she says. ‘I was getting booked for shows all around the world – in Jamaica, America and Africa. I was becoming more than a musician. I was becoming an artist.’

While travelling the globe, YolanDa was still juggling music with her university work. She knew she had to make a vital decision.

‘It wasn’t that I didn’t want to study any more,’ she says. ‘I just knew that I couldn’t give 100 per cent to study and performing. I prayed hard about what to do. I spoke to my course supervisor. He was very supportive of my decision to do music. He told me to make sure I did it well.

‘Two months later, I received an email from the University of East London saying they’d like to give me a honorary doctorate for my contribu-tion to music. So I am still Dr Brown,’ she laughs. ‘God has a fantastic sense of humour.’

Pursuing a career in music is always about taking a risk, and like many artists, YolanDa has faced hard times.

‘It’s not like a record deal came to me and I gave up everything for it,’ she explains. ‘I’m an independent artist, so my management and I do everything ourselves. We created our own record label and we promote our own shows.

‘That’s where faith comes in. It gives me strength to carry on each day. God didn’t put me in this position by acci-

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dent. I know he has a great plan for me.’

YolanDa’s faith has played a sig-nificant role throughout her life and career. Although she didn’t attend church as a child, her parents brought her up with Christian values regarding how to pray and read the Bible. At the age of 14, her relationship with God deepened.

‘Someone at school invited me to a youth

outreach convention,’ she says. ‘Seeing young people on fire for God was amazing. I’d never seen that before.’

YolanDa continued to attend church and eventually committed her life fully to God. She took her parents along and they too experienced what it was like to have fellowship with Christians as well as with God.

When she is on the road with her music, YolanDa is also able to share her faith.

‘I have some fantastic conversa-

tions with my band members – those who are full of faith and those who are struggling with it,’ she says. ‘We can share Scriptures or different experi-ences. We can all pray before we set off on a journey or before we go on stage and ask that God will work through us while we are playing.’

Although most of YolanDa’s music is instrumental, she believes she can still share her faith with her audience.

‘Instrumental music is very power-ful. I don’t think people give it enough credit,’ she says. ‘Whatever emotion is in the music will always come out. For example, if I am playing a song that’s reminiscing on a sad time, even if I don’t say anything the person listen-ing to that song will say: “I felt really sad listening to that.” If I am playing a happy song and I’m bouncing and smiling, people will be able to identify with that emotion too.

‘Putting my faith into music makes people

feel good about themselves, so I make sure I carry God with me, no matter what genre I am playing.’ She contin-ues: ‘It may not always be gospel music but I am putting myself into the music and I know that in me is God.’

YolanDa believes music is an inter-national language. She can communicate her message to any audience, at home or abroad. YolanDa’s con-nection with her audience has won her two Mobo Awards. It also, she says, helped inspire the sound on her new debut album April Showers, May Flowers. She considers her previous EPs as ‘market research’ into what people like to listen to. Her experimen-tation with genres such as reggae, Afrobeat, soul and jazz gave her an idea of the sound she wanted to give the album.

‘I believe that a first album really has to be “you”,’ she says. ‘I grew up listening to such a wide range of music, so on the album is clas-sical music, reggae, soul, fusion jazz and swing jazz.’

The album includes tracks that are inspired by special moments in YolanDa’s life. ‘Heartbeat’ is about when she became a godmother and an aunt. ‘Dear John’ is dedicated to the university tutor who was supportive of her music career.

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received well by new and old fans. She recently completed a nationwide tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to promote the album. It went to No 1 on the iTunes jazz chart and the Amazon jazz chart.

‘Getting to No 1 was wonderful,’ she says. ‘I was really thankful to every-body. As an independent artist, I wear so many different hats. I am involved in all aspects of my career. So, although it was a fantastic moment, I knew I had to keep pushing and continue thinking about the next step.’

Her success has opened many doors. YolanDa has appeared on BBC Breakfast and Jazz FM. She has also attracted new audiences in America, Japan and Europe.

YolanDa cannot easily pinpoint one highlight of her career so far. Whether it be performing at a workshop for schoolchildren, gigging at a huge arena or ministering at church, Yolanda rel-ishes each experience.

But she does particularly cher-ish the time she went on tour with the Temptations.

‘I grew up listening to the Temptations’ music,’ she says. ‘I was on a 20-date tour with them and they were so open. We ate together, every-one’s dressing room was open, and we could just talk.

‘They shared decades of experience with me, and on the final night they invited me on stage with them. It really opened my eyes to the responsibility I have as an artist to the people that are starting out on their musical journeys and what I can give to them.’

YolanDa is taking that responsibility seriously. She is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and the Yamaha Class Band, an initiative that visits schools in underprivileged areas and encourages children to pick up an instrument.

‘I am enjoying being involved with young people and being able to give something back. It is very rewarding for me, and I hope to do a lot more of that.’

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3. What was the name of the character played by Paul Bettany in the film Wimbledon?

4. How old was Boris Becker when he became the youngest player to win Wimbledon?

5. How many times has Martina Navratilova won the women’s singles title?

6. Which tennis star is married to Steffi Graf?

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full-time.The woman felt compelled to offer her

help. She took the children to school and picked them up and made lunch for the husband. Literally and metaphorically, fences were mended.

An expert in the law once asked Jesus: ‘Who is my neighbour?’ Jesus responded by telling a story about a Jewish man who was beaten up and robbed (see Luke 10:25–37). A priest and a Temple official ignored the injured man. The only person to help him was a Samaritan – someone who was traditionally an enemy of the Jews.

Jesus asked: ‘Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’

The expert in the law replied: ‘The one who had mercy on him.’

Jesus told him: ‘Go and do likewise.’Followers of Jesus are called upon to be

kind and loving and to go out of their way to help – not just family and friends but everyone.

As Jesus also once said: ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ (Matthew 25:40).

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A ROW over a barking dog escalated until two neighbouring families were more or less at war. An out-of-control leylandii hedge came between some other neighbours and led to a court case. One man’s habit of playing loud music throughout the night was the cause of numerous phone calls to the police.

A woman who persisted in screaming obscenities over a garden fence led to a family moving from the area. A continually quarrelling family meant that one neighbour began to suffer from depression.

Bad neighbours can be a curse. However, trends can be reversed and on occasion bad neighbours can undergo a transformation.

One particular woman had fallen out with her neighbours over the positioning of a fence. She hadn’t spoken to them for several months. Then she found out that the husband had had an accident and wouldn’t be able to work for a while. The wife began to work

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Festival marks a pilgrim way

Food for thought

THIS year, visitors to Scotland’s East Neuk Festival – which begins on Wednesday (27 June) – can expect something a wee bit different. Recognising that the festival’s location of St Andrews was significant to medieval pilgrims, organisers have created a fictional guidebook to accompany modern-day pilgrims on their journey.

Under the catchy title Approach a Miracle, the book provides visitors with tips on how to behave (or not) in the 1400s. One instruction is: ‘Do not gossip, gamble or play the bagpipes!’

Author of the book Ian Gray says: ‘The idea to link the pilgrimages to the festival is to let people get a feel of the place and not just concentrate on the music.’

The book is certainly a fascinating idea, but I feel it misses the point of a pilgrimage. People in the past didn’t journey

to connect with a place, however beautiful that place may have been. They travelled in order to connect with God.

If we really want to find God, we do not need to take a trip to a certain location. God can be found just where we are – but we do need to take the step of seeking him out.

God’s Son, Jesus, explained to people how they could find his Father. He said: ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock

and the door will be opened to you’ (Matthew 7:7 New International Version).

Jesus promised people that they could find a way to God, not by walking a long

and winding road, but through changing their heart and mind. We can find him by talking to him and by listening to

what he has to say to us.Wherever we are, we are

only one step away from knowing God. Isn’t that a miracle!

We need to take the step of seeking him out

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HE’S blue and spiky. He can run at high speed. His aim is to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from taking over the world.

Today marks 21 years since the Sonic the Hedgehog computer game first hit the shelves.

On 23 June 1991, gamers all around the world raced to the shops to buy this new electronic adven-ture. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned a number of subsequent versions and triggered sales in excess of 15 million copies.

What was it that gamers loved about Sonic? Was it his ability to move at super speed? Was it his cheeky attitude when they left the game unattended for too long (he tapped his foot impatiently)? Or was it the need to see a mission through to the end?

Maybe players could relate so much to the game because they too had a mission in life they wanted to complete. Like so many of us, they knew that reaching goals was – and is – important. We may be aiming for top marks in exams or want to reach a new level in our careers. We may have set goals for our health, our finances or our homes.

When we don’t reach the stage we want, we often feel disappointed. We feel as if we’ve failed ourselves and the people around us. We live under constant pressure to do well and outdo our previous efforts. We can also be frustrated with our failure to live up to God’s standards.

Stress, disappointment and guilt need not be the end result.

Jesus says: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and bur-dened, and I will give you rest’ (Matthew 11:28 New International Version).

We do not need to feel

weighed down by regret over past mistakes or chewed up at our inabil-ity to kick a harmful habit. When we confess our wrongdoing to God and ask him for his power, his forgiveness sets us free and lifts us to a higher level.

Those who make that move are onto a winner.

Games character gets the key of the door

Was it the need to see a mission through to the end?

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A Sonic inflatable

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