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On a calm, windless day, it can be frustrating to be in a sailboat. Your sails are ready to go, but with no wind and only calm waters, you aren’t going anywhere! Some sailors try to propel their little boat forward by paddling with their hands. Others fret over the lack of wind. But others...

Summer Holidays From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? An Introduction to 1 & 2 Kings Reflecting Faith: Church towers The Good Shepherd When tourists get lost As fine silver… Stretch or shrink ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham looks forward to the ‘easy living’ of August. Summer Holidays ‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George...

‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

1 & 2 Kings is a single literary work telling the history of Israel’s monarchy from the end of David’s reign until the Babylonian exile following the fall of Jerusalem (586 BC). After Solomon’s reign, Israel was divided into two kingdoms: Israel to the north and Judah in the south. In the north 20 rulers...

Elijah was a….? (Nishbite, Fishbite, Tishbite) Which king of Israel did Elijah warn about an imminent drought? (Ahab, Omri, Ahaziah) Which animals brought Elijah food during the drought he prophesied? (Wolves, ravens, bears) How many times did Elijah stretch himself over the widow’s dead son before he was revived? (Once, twice, three times) Where did...

Last month I wrote about the 612 newly built churches in towns around 1818 – 1830 that cost a total of one and a half million pounds, following the huge population move from the countryside to living in towns. This month I wanted to think about the highest part of the church building – the...

Psalm 23 is well loved, and its paraphrased words are often sung in the popular hymn The Lord’s My Shepherd. At the time of Jesus, these labourers were everywhere, as sheep were a common commodity. So when Jesus described a shepherd, He was referring to someone the people all knew about. Our Lord’s description of...

Have you ever got into trouble while abroad? The story is told of a group of tourists who went to a Mediterranean country and wanted to see the sites of an old city. Four members of the group got so engrossed in taking pictures of each other by a castle that they ignored the summons...

Malachi 3:3 says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study. They got to wondering what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.  One of the women offered to find out. She rang a silversmith and arranged to watch him at...

‘Straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize…’  Phil. 3:13-14 All rubber bands work on this same principle:  they must be stretched to be effective!  Every person who has ever achieved anything for God has learned to stretch. There are no exceptions. One of the most common mistakes...

The Olympic Games From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? – An Introduction to 1 & 2 Samuel Reflecting Faith: Commissioner Churches Doubts about the Christian faith? – take action now! Do you need a new pain-killer? ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham looks forward to Paris…                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Olympic Games This month sees the start of...