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| The
Children of Men Review... |
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Imagine a future that has no future.
Imagine a world held in stasis
between the desperate reality
of the present and (in this case)
the ever-decreasing hope for the
future.... |
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| The
Nativity Story Review... |
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It might be time to take down
the tree and the tinsel but there's
still time to catch the latest
bible-themed blockbuster. ALOVE
takes a look... |
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| 10
Ways To Change Your Family Life
For The Better |
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Families - you can’t choose
them, you are simply born into
them. Some are easier than others,
yet with God’s help we can
transform them, build on the love
that is already there and change
some of the negative aspects forever.
Here are ten suggestions towards
doing just that ... |
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| Church
and Culture |
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We are living in a multi-cultural,
increasingly post-modern culture
that allows for near limitless
freedom of expression awkwardly
married to intolerance and dismissiveness.
ALOVE’s Julian Saunders
wonders how on earth should Jesus’
Church act in the melting pot
of modern life? ... |
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| Students
Views |
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This month we’re looking
at where the church stands within
today’s post-modern ‘culture’.
ALOVE writer Rachael Cooper asks
some of her fellow students at
Derby university to give an honest
appraisal of where Church figures
in their lives ... |
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| Selling
Jesus |
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How did Jesus become a product
up for sale? And what do you think
he’d say about it? ALOVE’s
Aaron White asks some difficult
questions of Christian ‘culture’... |
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| Superman
Returns |
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After spending 5 years visiting
the remains of his home planet,
Krypton, the man of steel returns
to earth to find Lois Lane engaged
and with a 5-year-old son. Does
the planet still need a Superman?
With Lex Luthor plotting to build
Krypton on earth, of course it
does ... |
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| X-MEN
: The Last Stand |
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Resident ALOVE film buff, Phil
Hoyle, casts a critical eye over
the new X-men film for us and
comes away feeling under-whelmed
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| A
look at the ‘Lord of the
Rings’ trilogy |
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In the first in a short series
of articles on the Lord of the
Rings trilogy, resident ALOVE
film buff Phil Hoyle talks about
why some movies connect with us
and what that tells us about life,
faith and following Jesus ...
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| ALOVE
on film - Brokeback Mountain |
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Brokeback Mountain is due for
release on the 24th April. It’s
a film that has gained both huge
praise and fierce opposition.
Phil Hoyle reviews the film and
asks, ‘might the film be
bringing an important challenge
to the Church?’ ... |
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| Dan
Boreham on Electralyte’s
Breakout |
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Electralyte’s new album
‘Breakout’ is out.
It’s been produced by ALOVE
Records in partnership with ICC/Elevation.
ALOVE interviewed Dan Boreham,
the A&R Manager at ICC, who’s
been involved with the shaping
of Breakout ... |
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| Lost
in Music |
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ALOVE speaks to Emma Pears, full-time
musician, songwriter and leader
of The Rattling about faith and
music and gets some advice for
budding ALOVE songwriters ...
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| Is
our Business Show Business? |
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TV, radio, film, literature and
art are constantly presenting
us with ideas, thoughts and interpretations
of the world around us. As Christians
how should we engage with the
various messages our culture projects?
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| Dancing
Generation? |
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Ever wanted to be a dancer? Or
does the very idea strike fear
into your heart? ALOVE speaks
to dancer extraordinaire GEMMA
EVANS about dancing, worship and
faith ... |
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| An
unusual suspect |
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ALOVE talks to Stephen Baldwin
who has appeared in some of the
most brutal and challenging cinema
of the last 20 years. An encounter
with a prophesying cleaner 13
years ago started a process that
would lead him into Christianity... |
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| Engaging
Through Worship |
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Young people in The Salvation
Army are seeking to engage with
their culture through fresh and
creative worship initiatives.
Matt Leeder highlights a few ideas
that have been put into action
around the UK ... |
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| ALOVE
on film - Kingdom of Heaven |
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month, as ALOVE focuses on acceptance,
PHIL HOYLE reviews the movie Kingdom
of Heaven, which has something
to say about making a stand for
what we believe in ... |
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| The
Voices in Your Head |
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come from all over the place,
they assault the senses and worm
their way into the inner recesses
of your mind. ALOVE takes a listen
to the voices of culture, and
asks what they are really trying
to say to us. |
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| Electralyte
EP Launch |
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from Electralyte about the release
of their new EP and the inspiration
behind the music ... |
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| ALOVE
on film - Saved! |
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For
this month’s ALOVE on film
section, PHIL HOYLE takes a look
at a new American teen comedy
…
about
evangelical Christians?! |
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| Female
Christ |
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history is full of artistic images
of Christ. It’s something
we’re used to. So why the
shock when God’s son is
shown as a metaphorical woman? |
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| Issues
: Gambling |
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| What
is the big deal about gambling?
We look at some reasons why gambling
may be a serious danger to society. |
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| Adaptation
- DVD Review |
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pop culture will eat itself then
here we watch Spike Jonze don
a bib and tuck in to his own creation. |
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