Ali Johnson

What does Easter mean to you? Tweeters and Facebook members are being invited to share their feelings about Easter by answering this question on a new Lent twitter feed. Easter (LIVE) will run throughout Lent, bringing together 140-characterreflections from well-known tweeters on Easter. Alistair Johnson, from Cliff College, and Huw Tyler, from Share Creative, have created the Twitter feed as part of the Biblefresh movement of churches and agencies, which seeks to help Christians gain confidence in and appetite for the scriptures. Alistair said: “Easter is the pinnacle of the story of Jesus. In it we see the passion God has for His people. “Easter (LIVE) is an exciting way for people to reflect on the meaning behind the eggs, flowers ...

In different cultures around the world, there is a rights of passage whereby a boy becomes a man. The Jewish tradition saw the importance of this journey to manhood. The Bar (means Son) Mitzvah (means Commandment) ceremony marked a coming of age for a boy at the age of 13, as he traditionally entered puberty. The becoming a ‘Son of the Commandment’ ceremony is typically an ordinary Sabbath service in which the boy reads publicly from the Torah for the first time. At this moment the boy became responsible for all of his actions and is able to be involved in all areas of Jewish life. He can own property, get ...

@ Cliff College When: 28th 31st May Who Will Be There: Doug Ross aka DJ Kubiks, Philippa Hana, Matt Summerfield, Andy Frost, Dot Tyler and many more More Info: http://www.cliffcollege.ac.uk/page/festival The theme of next year's Festival is ‘God Songs in a Strange Land' - a title that sums up something of the challenge facing Christians today - how we might learn to sing the Lord's song in a strange land. With Bible Studies led by Matt Summerfield (Director of Urban Saints), worship from Philippa Hana and a diverse range of special guests - from Adrian and Bridget Plass to DJ Kubiks (Christian Drum'n'bass artist), a gospel choir and ...

Remember the days of your school nativity... were you Joseph, Mary, one of the Shepherds or the Inn-keeper’s dog? This year, The Natwivity, a Nativity throughout December exclusively on Twitter.