Nas and Sheila Shaikh were born into Islamic families and brought up in the Islamic faith. Their testimony of how they followed Jesus is below.

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What, in the briefest terms, is the parable of the Prodigal all about? The answer is that it is a celebration of grace. If we define grace as ‘unconditional kindness given to an undeserving recipient at an uncomfortable cost’, we see that the parable illustrates all three aspects. We see in the younger son someone who is utterly undeserving. We see in the father, both in the gift of unconditional kindness and in the way he humiliates himself to bring the rebellious son back into the family, something of the uncomfortable cost of grace. These clearly show aspects of how God – Father, Son and Spirit – sacrificially pours out his love on us.

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Where is God? God and the Haiti Earthquake

Where is God? That question is an understandable reaction to the appalling earthquake in Haiti where on January 10, 2010 around 200,000 people died in under a minute. A second question follows upon it: how can anyone believe – or even want to believe – in a God who can crumble houses onto families, topple hospitals onto patients and collapse schools on children? Here we face the old challenge of the sceptic: if, as we Christians claim, God is both all-powerful and good then why did this happen? Surely, they say, only one of two conclusions is possible and neither leaves the idea of the Christian God intact. Either we must conclude that God couldn't stop the earthquake happening, in which case he isn't all-powerful or he wouldn't stop it happening, in which case he isn't good.

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A funny thing happened at ‘An Evening with J.John and Friends’ in Luton. I was reunited face to face with the man who led me to the Lord. I finished the evening not only listening and thanking God for all that has transpired over 30 years of fruitful service, but also sharing my testimony of how, in February 1985, I was confronted by the claims of the gospel and responded to Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

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Here is J.John’s contribution to Premier’s Thought of the Day, which were recorded at Premier in January 2010. This goes out each weekday morning in their Breakfast Show.

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By Robert K. Johnston and Catherine M. Barsotti

Pixar’s tenth movie, Up, co-directed by Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, WALL-E) and Bob Peterson (Ratatouille, Finding Nemo) continues this studio’s string of unlikely heroes. This time, a grumpy 78-year-old balloon salesman, Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), who is filled with grief over the death of his soul mate and wife Ellie, is cast in the role. Certainly a strange lead character for a “children’s” movie – but then, Pixar’s animated movies have always been for the whole family. Here is an intergenerational film that can provoke great discussion.

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“New York City... a city for Christ.” We pray these words nearly every Sunday at C3 Church Manhattan. This may not be the first thing people think of when they consider New York, a city more often graced with nicknames like ‘Gotham’, ‘the Big Apple’ or ‘the city that never sleeps’. But across this incredible and diverse city, live great people who believe that this city - which serves as headquarters for finance, fashion and media - can also be a city where people experience the great love of Jesus in a whole new way.

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For the past ten years J.John has taught the Ten Commandments in towns and cities across the UK, teaching god’s truths to nearly one million people and seeing the power of god transform, heal and restore people in life-changing ways.

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