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Month: July 2016

Gunman kills one, injures three in Austin, Texas shooting

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Police issued a briefing after the incident.

A gunman killed a woman and seriously wounded three others in Austin early on Sunday when he shot into a crowd as people streamed out of nightclubs in the Texan capital's downtown area, police said.

The unidentified gunman opened fire at about 2:15 am local time before fleeing, Austin police chief of staff Brian Manley told reporters. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

“It was a very chaotic scene,” Ma..

May intervened at Hinckley Point over China security fears

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Prime Minister Theresa May has intervened in the Hinckley Point deal, reports say.

British Prime Minister Theresa May was concerned about the security implications of a planned Chinese investment in the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant and intervened personally to delay the project, a former colleague and a source said on Saturday.

The plan by France's EDF to build two reactors with financial backing from a Chinese state-owned company was championed by May's predecessor David C..

JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter at ‘Cursed Child’ gala

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Author J K Rowling spoke to media as she arrived at a gala performance of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child parts One and Two.

A new Harry Potter play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard, his creator JK Rowling said at the play's premiere in London on Saturday.

Billed as the eighth instalment in the series, the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a book based on its script have..

Pope condemns ‘wave of terror’, urges young people to shun indifference

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Pope Francis joined young people at Blonia Park in Krakow, Poland July 29, 2016.

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the “devastating wave of terrorism” and war that has hit the world and urged a huge crowd of young people not to be indifferent to the suffering of others.

The pope, who ends his five-day trip to Poland today, made an unscheduled stop at the church of St Francis of Assisi in Krakow to recite a prayer for peace.

“Touch the hearts of terrorists so that they may recognise th..

Jane Austen’s Prayer

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Most people—most English-speaking people, at least—know the name Jane Austen. But what few people know is that she was a woman with deep Christian convictions. Michael Haykin makes this clear in his new book Eight Women of Faith. There he shares a prayer was composed by Austen. It is not a particularly great prayer (whatever that means). It is not a particularly original prayer and was clearly inspired by the Anglican prayer book. But it is sincere and personal and evangelical. Read along and see what Jane Austen prayed.

Give us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray, as to deserve to be heard, to address thee with our hearts, as with our lips. Thou art every where present, from thee no secret can be hid. May the knowledge of this, teach us to fix our thoughts on thee, with reverence and devotion that we pray not in vain.

Look with mercy on the sins we have this day committed, and in mercy make us feel them deeply, that our repentance may be sincere, & our resolutions steadfast of ende..

Let Your Continual Mercy, O Lord

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Let your continual mercy, O Lord,
cleanse and defend your Church;
and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help,
protect and govern it always by your goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
BCP

Why God should be your ultimate source of joy and happiness

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God is the ultimate source of all things good. But because He is invisible, we people usually make what is visible to us the source of our happiness and joy: our spouses, families, careers, possessions, churches, and all that we have. Frankly, all of these things will not sustain our joy.

The Bible tells us that everything that is seen is passing and will soon fade. Consider 2 Corinthians 4:18, which says “the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last ..

What to do when you are often misjudged by others around you

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Nobody likes to be misjudged and misunderstood. It happens when your actions or words, even your facial expression and looks, are misinterpreted by another person. When this happens, a lot of hurt is expected to be felt.

'What happened?'

Usually, that's the question that those who are misjudged and misunderstood have in their minds. They are often left to pick up the pieces, trying to figure out what went wrong. “Did I say something wrong? Did I communicate something in..

3 reasons why God is more trustworthy than man

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There are a lot of reasons why we put out trust in authorities. When we face problems with crime, we call the police. When we have problems with education, we have teachers. When we have problems with our relationships, we ask our trusted counsellor. These and many other situations simply show that we put our trust in man because we think of them as “experts” in what they do.

One reality, however, is that our God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is all-knowing and all-powerful. He..

How to trust in God when He seems silent despite the troubles around you

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There are times when God seems to be silent and uncaring towards us. These situations aren't meant for us to see that He has abandoned us because He can't do that. Rather, these situations give us a lot of opportunities to see how good God is.

Have you ever experienced a time of trouble when God was silent and appeared to have no concern? Here's how you can trust Him despite that moment of trial and testing.

1. Hold on to His promises

God will never break any promise. ..

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