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During the 18th century many people in England were involved in the campaign to abolish the slave trade.  The CofE remembers especially William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson – three very different but all tireless campaigners against the evil practice. Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was an Anglican clergyman and one of the most prominent of...

Twenty years ago, on 15th July 2006, Twitter, the online micro-blogging service, was launched. It had been developed earlier that year by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Noah Glass at the podcasting company Odeo. Originally named “twttr”, it was thought of as an SMS-based, short messaging service, at first with a 140-character limit....

It is a steep climb of 199 steps that leads the visitor to Whitby from the streets below to the church of St Mary’s that stands near the ruined abbey. Having negotiated the climb, the visitor enters the church and is greeted by a glorious array of Georgian furnishings: box pews and a triple decker...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren So, now you have enjoyed your first Summer Fete. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. It may be small consolation but remember that they only happen once a year – although in your case, you still have another 30 to endure before retirement....

The key role played by Church of Scotland military chaplains at a time of rising international tensions has been recently highlighted at the General Assembly. Group Captain (Ret’d) Andrew Tait, who is convener of the Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces, said that as people in the services “prepared like never before” for whatever demands...

Last month we reflected on the Creed within our service. This month, we consider what comes next. In the Book of Common Prayer, the Creed and the sermon appear in a different order, but in both traditions intercessions follow. In Common Worship, they come straight after the Creed. By this point, we may feel we...

Since an ultimatum was recently given to tribal Christians, cases of reconversion have been spreading across Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. Open Doors reports that “Christians remain highly vulnerable to forced attendance at ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (reconversion) ceremonies, and some have sadly given in to the mounting pressure.” “Tribal Christians are facing immense pressure, emotional...

When you look in your fridge, what do you see? Milk, butter, vegetables and last night’s leftovers? So far, so good. But what about the things that you don’t see?  A recent survey of people’s fridges found that more than half of them were harbouring dangerous bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria. So,...

Time Choices Time Prayer St Thomas Miss Potter Come reign in me ** Time Choices (Lk 10:38-42) Martha is distracted, too busy preparing for the needs of the day. Not enough time… not enough time. Mary is focused, taking time to meet the needs of the heart. Sitting still, seeing through the paraphernalia of every...

The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world’s largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war. RIAT 2026 had been scheduled for July 17-19 at RAF Fairford, an ​active Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. ​Air Force, in southwest England. But at present the U.S....

Have you ever suffered from gossip? Ever discovered that people are saying some really wild things about you?  If so, Joseph of Arimathea would understand – and sympathise with you.  This decent, godly man of the gospels seems to have fired the imaginations of all sorts of odd people down the centuries. Joseph was a...

The Spanish Armada may have indirectly helped save the Welsh language. For at the time when the Spanish were threatening England, Queen Elizabeth 1 decided to commission a Welsh Bible, to help to secure the Church of England’s diocese in Wales. She chose to ask William Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff in 1595 and then of...