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James the Deacon is the saint for any lay person who has stepped in to lead their church when the clergy are far away. In fact, an historian has called James the Deacon ‘the one heroic figure’ in the Roman mission to Northumbria. No wonder – in a time of political chaos, with the king...

When you’re bored, do you follow the growing popular trend of flicking from one short video to another on your phone? It is a habit many people have picked up from visiting YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok. But if you do it for hours on end, it is called ‘doomscrolling’. Now a recent study...

 It was: – 250 years ago, on 26th Oct 1774 that the Colony of Massachusetts Bay began building up its militia of ‘minute men’, who could respond to the growing British threat at a moment’s notice. The American Revolutionary War began a few months later. 200 years ago, on 21st Oct 1824 that British mason,...

Elizabeth Fry had endless compassion and endless energy – and together with a steadfast determination to do God’s work, this outstanding philanthropist became one of the foremost promoters of prison reform – not just in Britain, but in all of Europe. Elizabeth was born in 1780, far from any prison. The family lived in Norwich,...

So warns the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA). Graeme Biggar, the director general of the NCA, points to the increasing use of synthetic opioids in recreational narcotics. It seems that deadly substances such as nitazenes and fentanyl are being used by drug dealers to bulk out their batches of heroin, and to make...

If you approve of giving money to help cathedrals survive, then Edward the Confessor (1003 – 66) is the saint for you.  This early King of England was the virtual founder of Westminster Abbey.  And never mind entrance charges –   at one point in his life, Edward was giving a full tenth of his income...

Care for Creation From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? – An Introduction to the Books of the New Testament: Mark Quiz on Mark’s Gospel Reflecting Faith: Window Glass HYMN:  The story behind … Come Ye Thankful People Come Learn to ‘wait well’ for things **  Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers the crisis facing Nature...

Some Christians today have the curious idea that being a Christian guarantees a prosperous life in this world.  St Paul was more realistic – throughout his epistles he urges Christians to pray for patience and endurance in this world.  Donation (martyred c 484) is a timely reminder that we are called to be witnesses, and...

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To St Luke, a Gentile, we owe the beautifully written Gospel of Luke, and the Book of Acts.  He was a Greek physician, a disciple of St Paul, a companion on some of his missionary journeys, and an inspired writer. Luke’s gospel focuses on the compassion of Christ. His gospel contains some of the most...

by David Winter ‘Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on’ – my grandma taught me that one. At least it meant I never forgot the names of the writers of the four Gospels. This month Luke, the writer of the third of them, has his feast day – 18th October....

Christians Against Poverty “deeply concerned” over latest Ofgem energy price New match funding scheme helps churches cut carbon emissions Persecution continues in Russia Archbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice publishes fifth report  Church of Scotland submits written evidence on Assisted Dying St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh hosts immersive installation ** Christians Against Poverty “deeply concerned” over...