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Remember the Winnie the Pooh stories? And Kanga’s insistence on Baby Roo’s taking his Strengthening Medicine? It’s ‘really quite a nice taste when you get used to it’, she explained, although I’m not convinced Baby Roo always agreed. It can be helpful to think of Lent as a sort of medicine; an opportunity to strengthen...

 I recently saw an excerpt from the film ‘2001 A Space Odyssey’, and had to remind myself that it was released in the early summer of 1968. I was so enthralled and mystified by the film that I saw it twice that year, and it’s still staggering in its realisation. No computer-generated imagery back then;...

For the last few months, we’ve been looking at the way that church services are put together. Last time we looked at the reading of the gospel, and how we honour that in our own body language (by standing up). This month we will move on to ‘The Sermon’ which is often known as ‘Breaking...

 The Bible tells the story of Jesus and His stressed disciples in a boat in a storm. Like them, we also get hit by storms in life. And like them, we can know that Jesus is also with us. Why not take a moment to ponder these promises: Cast your cares on the Lord and He...

Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for everyone! Psalm 66: 5 Someone quite unexpected came to one of our church’s services recently. It was so exciting to see a newcomer. What I mean is he was not only someone new, but he was also quite young. By young, he was a...

Epiphany for Today From the Vicar The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride What’s the Big Idea? – An Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament: Song of Songs Epiphany! Going from Strength to Strength – even in January! Peaceful mind ** Editor:  By Canon Paul Hardingham Epiphany for Today This month we celebrate Epiphany, the...

This month we celebrate Epiphany, the occasion on which we remember the Magi from the East following a star to find the baby Jesus: ‘Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews?’ (Matthew 2:1). At the start of a New Year, in an uncertain world, we can be asking the same...

This month we celebrate Epiphany, the occasion on which we remember the Magi from the East following a star to find the baby Jesus: ‘Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews?’ (Matthew 2:1). At the start of a New Year, in an uncertain world, we can be asking the same...

Our new series looks at the 7 Deadly Sins, a list compiled by Pope Gregory 1 in AD 590 to describe the nature of sin. This month we consider pride, ‘the beginning of all sin’ (Augustine). Pride is preoccupied with self and denies the need for others or God. We see it present in the...

The title of this book, ‘Solomon’s Song of Song’ (1:1), claims to be written by Solomon, and while his name is mentioned seven times and several verses speak of the ‘king’, the book may be more about Solomon rather than written by him. However, it is reasonable to assume that Song of Songs was written...

You probably know from tales of Greek mythology that gods and goddesses would often appear out of nowhere in ancient Greece to beguile or trick mortals. The word for this in everyday Greek was ‘epiphany’; – the appearance or manifestation of a divine being on earth to humans. For Christians Epiphany is the season after...

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka,they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. (Psalm 84: 5-7) January can be a grim month!...