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Comes To Norwalk Chrıstmas

The whole town was talking about the big tipper in a business suit

Create Your Own Sunshine

What if the storms of life are actually invitations to experience a higher and more consistent level of peace, joy, and freedom than you have ever tasted before?

18th Goal Sustainable Development

ALAIN DESVIGNE asks why we have been so unsuccessful in implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that officially came into force in 2016, and proposes an 18 th SDG that will allow us to fulfill all the others. This paper was first presented at the conference for “The Elevation of Consciousness Through Meditation for Global Harmony” in August 2019, at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India.

Spirit is the Foundation for Everything

BOB BOISTURE speaks with JUDITH NELSON at the Spirit of Humanity Forum, held in Reykjavík, Iceland on the 1 June 2019. In part 1, he shared with us the vision of the Fetzer Institute, and the need for personal transformation and love to bring about the changes necessary today to address the most pressing issues of humanity and our planet Earth. In part 2, he continues by focusing on how this translates to practical activities in our day-to-day lives.

Samunnati

In 2014, ANIL KUMAR left a successful career in banking to become the founder and CEO of Samunnati. Inspired by ancient Indian principles, the Bhoodan Movement of Vinobe Bhave, the UN sustainable development goals and climate-smart agriculture, Samunnati has undertaken a new role in defining the way the smallholder farmers of India are able to do business and work together in their communities. Here Anil speaks with ELIZABETH DENLEY about how Samunnati started, how it has grown, and what are the next steps.

Inner Alchemy

A very basic explanation of alchemy is that it transforms something common into something special. Derived from the Arabic word al-Kimia, alchemy can be either a practice or a way of life:

A Silent Revolution In The Heartland Of India

Members of the Heartfulness Media Team traveled with DAAJI to rural Telangana on the Deccan Plateau, to document the meditation sessions he has been conducting with the villagers in Mahbubnagar District. Here MONU SINGH treats us to just a glimpse of the silent revolution that is sweeping the villages of India through meditation programs in the heartland of the country.

One Child Fund

Have you ever been in a situation in which you felt as if you were challenging the impossible? Sometimes we understand that ultimately the challenge is possible, it just feels completely impossible as we are moving through it.

Harvest Partners Spotlight: Gopal Lama, Nepal

The Himalayan mountain range is made up of at least 52 mountains that stretch over 1,400 miles across six countries.

Challenging The Impossible

Have you ever experienced a challenge so overwhelming that forward movement seemed impossible?

A Lovable Gruff

We casually meet many people on our journey. Most come and go, but some are different—leaving an imprint on our path—and a reason to honor their memories.

CK Chitali Kudtarkar India, Soul Talk

A Soul Talk is a new column to acknowledge a divine guidance our soul craves for… A Soul Food.

Master The Art Of Transformation

True transformation is a radical process. Here's how to navigate the shift gracefully.

To Go Or Not To Go

Yoga and Buddhism teacher Jacoby Ballard shares thoughts on travel and how the compassion and generosity that a yoga practice fosters can help create peace, regardless of where you roll out your mat. You don’t have to go far to feel connected to the world.

Inside the Meditation Technique Some Call A “Brain Orgasm”

ASMR meditation has developed a serious following. Here’s what happened when senior editor Lindsay Tucker tried it for a week.

Words to move

Create space to give thoughts and feelings flight, and head outdoors; walking and writing make compatible companions, says Jackee Holder

Be proud of your ambitions and make them come true!

Sharing our dreams and goals with others can bring us closer to realising them. But why do we find this so difficult, asks Katie Scott, and how can we move past it to open up and achieve?

Lockdown in London deepened my faith

Living alone in London may not have been what he dreamed about, but Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic says it has driven him closer to God

The Really Good News about new initiative!

Elim’s new online mission programme could be the biggest evangelistic outreach we’ve ever done, says national evangelist Mark Greenwood. As we gear up for Easter, he gives the lowdown on the campaign

It's the gospel of liberation, not renovation

When Jesus was 30 he went to the prison of sin, and knocked on the door. Satan opened that little window and said, “What do you want?” Jesus told him: “I have come to set the captives free!” A sermon by the late Reinhard Bonnke

The mystery of Skull Hill

Skull Hill is a rocky hill rising just outside the north wall of Jerusa-lem, not far from the Damascus Gate. It was given that name because of the striking resemblance to a human skull appearing on the weather-beaten formation of its southern face.

A decade of mission

With an Easter evangelism programme, the Elim Leaders Summit and a renewed call to mission, General Superintendent Chris Cartwright outlines Elim’s plans for 2021 and beyond

Big Challenges Issued At Online Conference

Elim’s first online theological conference examines how our understanding of the ‘End Times’ shapes our view of mission

The Work Of Missionaries In Lockdown

When lockdown brought Ian and Katie Moore’s mission work in Macedonia to a halt, they used the time to seek a refined vision for reaching their local area. They told Chris Rolfe their story

God Sets The Example Of Adoption...

Many people have ruled themselves out for fostering or adoption when the system would rule them in, explains Krish Kandiah

How Nurse Helped Acid Attack Model Find Faith

Katie Piper explains how a life-changing incident changed her life in more ways than she expected as she recovered in hospital

‘Imagine Everyone On This Planet Is Your Equal'

David Beasley, Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN World Food Programme, reveals the words his work is founded on

Building One Million Prayers Brick by Brick

Thanks a million says Elim member Michelle Heritage for new role finding answers to prayer!

My ‘total faith' in Jesus

Famed for his role as Hercule Poirot, actor David Suchet is also a Christian, writes David Littlewood…

Nurseries are a real lesson in reaching communities

As the largest registered provider of church-based childcare in the UK, Elim nurseries have a huge impact on their communities. Jemma Maslen told Chris Rolfe the full story