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Good News paper review

Good News paper review

Written by: Colin Johnson
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We find good news stories to encourage & inspire. An antidote to the doom and gloom we see in the regular news. We find out what motivates and transform all kinds of people from show biz celebrities, top sports people to the average person.
Colin and Mark host this series. Colin is a community chaplain and therapist. Mark heads up a Christian charity called Outreach UK

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  • What do you do when you are oppressed by evil & how making a stand changes history
    Sep 18 2026

    Colin and Mark discuss two good new stories from the October 2026 Good News paper

    • 1. CRICKETER WHO CHANGED HISTORY – Mark explains how Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe’s youngest Test cricketer and the first Black Test cricketer for Zimbabwe changed history. Olonga’s public protest against Robert Mugabe’s dictatorship during the 2003 World Cup led to treason charges and death threats, but he saw his stand as God led and worth the cost.
    • 2. Colin then tells the story of Corey and Kristen,a couple who thought they could clear homes of ‘things that go bump in the night’. The former ghost hunters believed they were helping spirits but found they had been tricked and the ‘ghosts’ they were dealing with were really demonic spirits. But after turning to Jesus, they found that he has the power to defeat them. They felt oppressed by evil forces and found turning to the Bible and Jesus gave them freedom from the evil spirits that plagued them.

    Other stories you can read online in the latest Good News:

    WITCH NO MORE – How a woman broke free from generations of witchcraft

    NEW AGE: OLD DECEPTION – New Age life coach finds the real Guide to life

    TIK-TOK TAROT STAR GIVES IT UP – Successful tarot reader gives it up for God

    SAVED FROM SUICIDE – Former addict saved by hearing the voice of God

    DOLLY PARTON – Iconic singer believed God has a plan for us all

    ANN WIDDECOMBE – The murdered politician leaves a legacy of fearless faith

    SAM RYDER – Sam takes on the Jesus role that brought actors to tears

    OZZY’S BIBLE – How the gift of a Bible helped Ozzy Osbourne find faith before he died

    ALICE COOPER – ‘Christ did it all for us on the cross’

    GIANTS IN THE BIBLE – Egyptian records match the Bible’s description of giants

    ALIEN INTRUDERS – Do aliens really exist or is there a supernatural explanation?

    … Plus all your favourite regular features like our film review, challenging sudoku, fun crossword and tasty recipe.

    See www.goodnews-paper.org.uk to check out all the stories and order your copies

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    5 mins
  • How faith gives bedridden scientist hope in life & How criminal's life turned around by Holy Book
    Aug 19 2026

    Join Colin and Mark as they review the September edition of the Good News Paper. They look at two stories from this month:

    KEEPING FAITH – Why a scientist holds on to God despite serious health issues.

    ENEMY NO MORE – The criminal who hated police until God spoke to him.

    … Plus many more inspiring stories and all your favourite regular features like our film review, challenging sudoku, fun crossword and tasty recipe.

    See www.goodnews-paper.org.uk to check out all the stories and order your copies

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    5 mins
  • No matter how empty your life feels & the fear of dying you feel- there is hope
    Jul 27 2026

    Join Mark and Colin for another review of the Good News paper. This edition is August 2026. Mark reviews story with headline "MACHO MAN CRIES WHEN HE MEETS GOD", this is about a gym fanatic who finds real strength comes not from the body workout but from faith in Jesus Christ. Colin talks about the headline, "HEART OP ‘DEAD MAN’ SEES PASTOR BY HIS BODY". This is a true story about a man called Trevor who clinically died on the operating table – yet he ‘saw’ his pastor reading the Bible over his body. Later, the pastor confirmed he had done exactly that, while Trevor was unconscious. Trevor tells the full story and why he believes God has allowed him to live. He still has a terminal illness, but Trevor says: “I have not felt afraid at all, but at peace.”

    See www.goodnews-paper.org.uk to check out all the stories, find out how to have a relationship with God through Christ.

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    4 mins
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