CONTENTS

Cover stories

News and views

2    Our 2019 conference – Booking is now open!
8    Your letters – on Christmas crafts, angels and our January issue
22    The truth about cannabis and epilepsy – Why it’s not the new wonder drug
47    Next month – Coming soon in our April issue
48    Book club – Recommended reads and an interview with Scot McKnight

Ideas and inspiration

28    Make a spring resolution – Penelope Wilcock says this is the time to make changes and decide on our priorities
30    Build your confidence – Top tips to help you thrive in your faith, witness and work
39    Rediscover your creative spark – It’s vital to your health and wellbeing, says Ann Clifford
40    Make a difference this Lent – Seven ideas to do good this month
42    Enjoy this month – Recommended film, DVD and books for children

Real lives

10    Amy Orr-Ewing – On her life-long passion for evangelism, concern for young people and what the Church needs to focus on now
17    Asia Bibi – Why the illiterate mother of five has become the most hated woman in Pakistan
18    Women who change their world – Meet three enterprising women working to make the world a better place for others
40    The henna and hat lady – How one woman is using her creative skills to reach out to a diverse community

Good advice

14    How long should you pray about an issue? – Jennifer Rees Larcombe explains why this is the wrong question to ask
25    Singled out – Hopeful Girl has some suggestions for those who find Mothering Sunday difficult
36    Couples’ counsel – How to stay happy ever after in the bedroom

Reflections

7    Rise up, women of God – Encourage one another with our prayer this month
26    The wife of Pontius Pilate – Separating the truth from the myths
50    Man Alive – Russ Bravo ponders some of the strange rituals associated with Lent