Big brains, big abs! 

If you’ve ever lived near the Nichols, been in the same church as them or attended any parties with them, the chances are that you will have seen their plastic Comedy Chest a few times over the years. Can you believe that it was deemed necessary to be included in a container and shipped across the seas along with our other favourite possessions when they left the UK? 

Here it is, still going strong, this time being sported by Leon during a few days’ training at a gathering of leaders from our network (Issachar Alliance). Leon is an evangelist who leads the module, ‘Empowered by the Spirit’. You can read more about him in ‘Meet the Team’.

The conference delegates worked their way through The Big Story of the bible, and discussed how to deal with false doctrines in their communities back home. The prosperity gospel is one that often pops up as a major challenge.

If you want to feel as if you were there participating, here’s some questions for you to ponder:



These questions explain the photos of people wearing crowns – they studied the story of the kingdom, whereby humanity is set over creation to rule on behalf of God. False belief systems and weird religious views are so demeaning in comparison to this glorious truth. We are His ambassadors, given heavenly authority – take a moment and let it sink in!