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I was in a discussion recently as to whether or not a Christian can have doubts. The father in Mark’s story (9:17-27) speaks for many people. He knew that Jesus could heal his son, but just wasn’t quite sure if He would. Doubt comes in many forms. It may be intellectual, a form of wrestling...

Lent is a time to take stock of ourselves spiritually.  This includes setting aside extra time for prayer.  Here are some helpful things to remember as you settle down to it: People have been praying since Adam had a grandson named Enosh.  The Bible tells us (Genesis 4:26) that it was during his days when...

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Mary Slessor was an indomitable Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Calabar, Nigeria in late Victorian times.  She not only evangelised three tribes there, but also stopped the widespread practise of killing twins at birth.  Her life made a tremendous difference for good to thousands of people. Concerned about the purposeless lives of some women back in...

The National Trust was founded in January 1895, 125 years ago, to ‘promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest and as regards lands for their natural aspect features, animal and plant life.’ This concern for our world raises an important question...

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Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. One of the disturbing questions that arises from the horrors of the Holocaust is ‘where was God when the six million died?’ In his moving memoir, ‘Night,’ Eli Wiesel tells the story of an execution that the...

The National Trust was founded in January 1895, 125 years ago, to ‘promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest and as regards lands for their natural aspect features, animal and plant life.’ This concern for our world raises an important question...

January gets its name from the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, of gates and doorways. Traditionally Janus had two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future. It reminds us that as we start a new year we can look back to the past with gratitude and to...

Do you remember the start of term at school, when you were given new exercise books to write in? I loved the feel of those books that were still unworn and unspoilt.  I would try to write my name and the subject on the front page with my very best handwriting. This wasn’t easy, as...

We are all familiar with the Queen’s New Year honours list, which celebrates peoples’ significant contributions in life. But what would God’s New Year honours list look like? Who are the people He chooses to honour? Psalm 1 gives us an answer to these questions. The person who is blessed by God is compared to...

It’s a new year so let’s talk about ‘old’ and ‘new.’ Which do you prefer? Presumably the young men and women dancing in the freezing water of a fountain in Trafalgar Square think it’s exciting. Give it a few weeks and they’ll find it’s no different from last year or the one before. Its only...