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Care Homes are one type of communal establishments measured by the Office for National Statistics in the 2021 Census. In 2022, there were 408,371 people living in care homes across the United Kingdom. Some residents enjoy regular visits from family or friends, while others lead a very lonely life. Some will ‘pass on’ relatively quickly, while others...

There is a saint for Leap Year.  He is St Oswald of Worcester, who died on 29th February 992. His family story was extraordinary, and full of some surprising ‘leaps’, all by itself. It provides a tantalising glimpse of what happened to at least one of those pagan Viking warriors who settled in Anglo-Saxon Britain....

‘Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he will get … his reward….’  James 1:12 Temptation becomes a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block, when you realise that it’s just as much an opportunity to do the right thing, as the wrong thing. Temptation...

The recent anti-conversion laws in India have led to the arrests of hundreds of Christians, according to church sources. UK-based Release International, which raises the voice of persecuted Christians worldwide, warns: “The persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in India increases dramatically with each passing month.” Twelve of India’s 28 states have now passed...

St Luke tells us in his Gospel that the angels sang praises to God at the birth of Jesus, and he has given us three poems that have become part of Christian song: the Magnificat, the Benedictus and the Nunc Dimittis. The first two are full of praise and rejoicing. The last comes as Mary...

True Love Prayer for February 2024 The Day the Sun Stood Still   I’ve been replaced by a Robot! Transfiguration To my Dear and Loving Husband Winter Now ** True Love (Lk2:22-35) Broken world, Broken lives, Broken hearts Without hope Until there, in the Temple, In that bundle of a baby, Love provides Restoration, According to...

On 14th February our annual National Nestbox Week begins. Now an established part of the ornithological calendar, it aims to encourage people to help out the birds in their gardens each Spring. Everyone is invited to put up more nestboxes in their local area, and a very helpful website gives full instructions on how to...

Crisis Appeal from ‘Embrace the Middle East’ Bible Society runs trauma healing programmes in Gaza and Israel Why funerals are going out of fashion Visiting other churches World Leprosy Day 2024 – 28th January Remember the Christians of Lebanon this year Grim outlook for people in poverty in the UK Christians kidnapped in Nigeria **...

How to keep those New Year Resolutions A simple way to reduce your risk of a heart attack When you stare at a word for too long A simple way to help cut your risk of diabetes Who needs retirement?  Potatoes are not so bad for you after all Why you might want to eat...

 We are full of good intentions at the start of each year. How come we fizzle out by February?  Here are some tips to keep you going… Be realistic. If you have a number of goals, do NOT attempt them all at once.  Research has found that if you stagger your goals, you will have...

This is so easy that most of us can do it at home: simply climb about five flights of stairs a day. So says a recent study, published in the journal Atherosclerosis. It found that climbing stairs on a regular basis may reduce the risk of strokes, blood clots, and heart attacks by as much...

Have you ever stared at a single word for so long that, suddenly, it looks very odd, and loses its meaning? It is a phenomenon known as ‘Jamais Vu’, and you can experience it if you try scribbling a single word around 30 times, or for about a minute. Suddenly, it will look very peculiar....