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- A Christian mission agency has called for the welfare of nearly two million seafarers to be taken into consideration, as the global shipping fleet cuts costs by adopting new technologies. The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) runs 121 welfare centres in ports around the world, and its people visit more than 40,000 ships each year. Seafarers...‘Don’t forget the seafarers,’ says Christian mission agency
- Last month we considered how we are welcomed at the beginning of a church service, as we come together to enter into the real presence of God. This month let’s consider how we say ‘goodbye’ at the end of the service. For the leader of the service doesn’t just say something like, “Thanks for coming,...Reflecting Faith: Saying ‘farewell’
- Are you taking a LONG car journey as part of your holiday this summer? Beware: hours on the road can leave you tired, a bit travel sick and with aching muscles. Tiredness is the most serious – at least if you are the driver! It is reckoned that 10 – 20 percent of all car...Those long car journeys of summer…
- Eighty years ago, on 6th August 1945, the US Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The centre of the city was totally destroyed, and about 80,000 people were killed immediately. A further 60,000 died by the end of the year, from injury or radiation. Hiroshima was the...The atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima
- On consecutive days this month (27th and 28th) the Christian Church celebrates, a mother and her son. The mother is Monica, and her son is Augustine. The story of their relationship and how, after a long process, they both came to share the same Christian faith is a moving one, and perhaps has a message...27th & 28th August – Monica and Augustine
- Sir Paul Marshall, an evangelical Christian and prominent British media owner has called on Elon Musk and the bosses of other social media platforms to publish the algorithms that determine the visibility of posts – and to become more accountable. Speaking in a lecture at Oxford University, Sir Paul, a leading investor in TV channel...Christian media owner calls on Elon Musk to become more accountable
- The Way of the Wicked The Company of Heaven The Crystal Crypt Summer’s out at Hope Hall Real Life Rev – a clergy survival guide Bewilderment – a Spiritual Guide ** Editor: For holiday reading, this month we are offering four novels, as well as some non-fiction… The Way of the Wicked By Mel...Reviews (all) for August 2025
- In the Acts of the Apostles we read, at different times, of disciples being threatened; of disciples being imprisoned. We see disciples, on occasions, fleeing. We read of disciples paying the ultimate price—martyrdom. To talk of Christians suffering persecution for Christ and the gospel is to realise that this is something that takes different forms...What does the modern persecution of Christians look like?
- It’s holiday time, and you may be spending more time than usual with your children. That will give them ample opportunity to ask you those questions for which you have no answer. A survey has found the top ten questions that most stump parents are: Why is the moon sometimes out in the day? Why...Why can I see the moon in the day?
- Christian movies have never really made a big impact in UK cinemas – and there are few signs that this is changing. Earlier this year, an animation film, ‘The King of Kings’ broke box office records in the US and elsewhere – making it the most successful opening for a biblical animated feature – but...Will Christian movies ever make an impact in the UK?
- After St Paul, who was the most influential Christian writer ever? St Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430), whose feast-day is on 28th August. He lived and wrote in a time of social and spiritual chaos. The Roman Empire was collapsing, the world was about to slide into the dark ages and the Church was...28th August – Augustine of Hippo, the Christian for all seasons
- Churches across the country have reported saving money on their energy bills after making changes to their buildings to lower their carbon emissions, a recent new report has revealed. The latest Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report, which covers all of 2024, shares stories from parishes who installed solar panels, LED lighting, heat pumps and...New report highlights impact of Net Zero ambition