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Sunday 5th September is being designated Climate Sunday, ahead of the UN’s climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow during November. How should we approach the challenge of climate change? We have damaged God’s creation: God delights in His creation: ‘God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.’(Genesis 1:31). However, we have...

This month we are looking at the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20). It’s the story of a farmer who sowed his seed in different type of soils. These represent the different responses of the heart to God’s Word (v15-20): 1) The hard heart: ‘like seed along the path…as soon as they hear it, Satan...

Jesus said, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again...

The majority of Sunday morning service in churches throughout the world are based on the Last Supper of Jesus. At the Passover meal, on the night before His death, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to His disciples saying, “This is My body given for you;”  (Luke 22:19a). He also took...

Our winter barley ripened quickly this year, and soon the combine harvesters were rolling here on the Northumberland / Scottish Border. As the first trailer load of grain came into the shed, I ran my hands through the golden grains, offering a short prayer of thankfulness as I savoured the smell of fresh cut barley....

The world is changing. It’s on an accelerated path towards some worrying possibilities. Ten years ago, our focus was primarily on combatting extremist terrorists. But for many in defence and foreign policy circles, our assumption was that the world was becoming more peaceful, conflicts less deadly, arms control more effective, and a major war between...

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly, it’s hard to believe it’s the same creature. But at both stages of its life, it has a body that is perfectly suited to living in a particular environment. This insect can help us understand the afterlife and the significance of the resurrected Jesus. Paul, on his journeys,...

‘On Holiday with Jesus’ From the Vicar The Parable of the Prodigal Son Reflected Faith Series: Who is in the building? Don’t be afraid to fail Success or Failure? The good life put on hold. Reflecting on the Bible (or ‘Meditating on scripture’) ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers our need to find rest. ‘On...

August is the month when schools are off and many of us go on holiday. This year will be very different, with many opting for a ‘staycation’! The good news is that Jesus offers us a true rest: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take...

August is the month when schools are off and many of us go on holiday. This year will be very different, with many opting for a ‘staycation’! The good news is that Jesus offers us a true rest: ‘Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take...

The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is one of Jesus’ best-known stories. It beautifully presents the good news of the gospel: the story of God’s generous and underserved love towards us. It’s the story of us being lost yet also found by Him. The younger son is lost when he demands his inheritance...

In England, hopefully by the time you read this, all the lock-down and social isolation measures will have been relaxed. Church buildings and services will be ‘back to normal’. Working folk will be back in their workplaces, and all will be well with us all. I live in hope – but I am well aware...