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Walking is a great way to exercise Monty Don brings back the lawn The TV shows which can wreck your home NHS warns of dangers of energy drinks Almost one in four 18-year-olds are long-term vapers Back to school ** Editor:  You could make this local by suggesting that some people in the church may...

23rd September is the autumnal equinox (if you live in the northern hemisphere) or the vernal (Spring) equinox (if you live in the southern hemisphere)  The equinoxes occur in March and September, when the Sun is ‘edgewise’ to the Earth’s axis of rotation, so that everywhere on earth has twelve hours of daylight and twelve...

You may be young or old, working endless hours, or retired. But there is one exercise you can still undertake almost anywhere, for however long or short a time: walking. According to health specialists, the simple act of walking “ticks so many boxes – improving our brain, mental and musculoskeletal fitness, as well as our...

Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Titus 3:15 I sometimes receive emails from complete strangers who ask me how I am, and sometimes they add that they hope I am well. The person adds a ‘?’ although it is not a question...

It’s amazing how little some things change down the centuries.  Take the life of Gerard Sagredo, for instance.  He left his ‘comfort zone’ of home and church because he felt God’s calling on his life.  He travelled abroad and taught in order to earn his living in a non-Christian country.  In his spare time he...

The Church of England’s General Synod has supported a motion signalling approval for a broad package of proposals designed to help hold the Church together amid deep disagreements over questions of sexuality. A selection of readings and prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples – known as Prayers of Love and...

It was: 400 years ago, on 10th Sept 1624 that Thomas Sydenham, English physician, was born.  He became known as the ‘father of English medicine’. His textbook on medicine became the standard medical textbook in England for the next 200 years. 250 years ago, on 4th Sept 1774 that British explorer Captain James Cook became...

After years of insisting that garden lawns should be left unkempt and blended with wild flowers, Monty Don the TV gardener has made a U-turn with his lawnmower. In a recent article in BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, he admits: “This spring and summer I have made a tightly mowed and evenly green lawn. This is...

St Ceolfrith is a good patron saint for anyone who has studied hard for their profession, is strong in the face of tragedy, and who can also offer some homely care to others in need. This well-loved abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow came from a noble Northumbrian family, and was ordained at Ripon when he...

Originally, the theology behind church building was to build church buildings on higher land, so that people would have to lift their heads to look upon them; with the tower or spire giving it extra height. This was reflecting the faith of lifting our eyes to God and recognising our place in His Creation –...

The number of people offering themselves for ordination to the Church of England has fallen by 38 per cent since 2020. In the autumn of 2020, there were 591 men and women beginning ordination training. This autumn it will be about 370. The Ministry Council has said the goal is to secure a “stable” number...

This month we turn to the New Testament and look at Matthew, the first of the gospels. Although linked to Matthew the apostle, it is generally believed that the author used oral tradition, written fragments, eye-witness accounts, as well as common material in the other synoptic gospels (Mark and Luke). Matthew, in writing for Jews,...