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'I am the true vine… Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.' (John 15:1,4) 'This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.'(John 15:8) Catherine Booth, wife of the founder of the Salvation Army was giving a talk...
what is addiction? 'Can you control your drinking?' a colleague innocently asked a circle of doctors, at the bar at 5pm, followed by: 'and why do you think you need to control it?' The issue of control is at the heart of addiction. I will look at psychoactive substances...
Some Christian teaching has given the impression that if you are depressed then the problem must be spiritual: you must have sinned or failed in some way in your Christian walk. Unfortunately, this can lead to feelings of guilt which can compound the underlying depression. Depression often leads a person...
Rachel Owusu-Ankomah is CMF Head of Student Ministries. Well, you have arrived at university. A myriad of emotions may be flooding you: excitement, fear and confusion. Perhaps a mix of questions: can I do this? What will people be like? Will I make friends? How do I get to lecture...
It's entirely possible that many student readers of Nucleus will hardly know the name Billy Graham. But at the peak of his powers Billy Graham ranked with Martin Luther King as one of America's best known and most respected twentieth-century Christian leaders and with Mother Teresa and Pope John-Paul II...
During International Nurses' Week (12-18 May) we ran a week of prayer for nurses under the theme Thank God For Nurses . We ran print, web and social media prayer prompts and resources for members and the wider church, using the hashtag # ThankGodForNurses on Facebook, Twitter and...
CMF's Dr Mark Pickering on Premier Christian Radio's News Hour, discussing the news that two in five GPs may struggle with mental health problems.
Broadcast by Premier Christian Radio on August 23 2018.'When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.'(1) Students of forensic science will be familiar with Edmond Locard's famous principle: 'every contact leaves a trace'....
'"The people of the land practise extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so that I...
Imagine a world where you get rated by everyone you meet, all the time. Not only that, but your rating is closely related to your socioeconomic status. If you do not score high enough, you get pushed to the margins of society. Welcome to the world of Nosedive, one of...
