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Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095, occupies a unique place in British church history. He was the last surviving pre-Conquest bishop, the first bishop to pay homage to William the Conqueror after the battle of Hastings, and one of the few Saxons to keep high office to the end of William’s reign. On top...

Mark is the shortest of the Gospels, and most likely the first to be written (about 65 – 70AD). It is certainly the most action-packed! The gospel of Mark was written by John Mark, whose name occurs often in Acts. His mother lived in a house in Jerusalem, where Jesus’ followers met in the early...

All in the month of January 27th January – Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 When the bad news on smoking first broke Remembering The Scream Columbia Pictures celebrates its centenary Remembering Clarice Cliff ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, January) down the years. Here is a...

A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found that your risk of diabetes falls for every kilometre per hour faster that you walk on average. Put simply, if you walk at a pace of 3km per hour (1.86 mph) you may lower your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by...

Editor:  The crisis in Israel and Gaza continues. So once again this month, we are offering you a list of some Christian UK agencies who are working in either Israel or Gaza, and who have launched Appeals for help. We hope that this gives you a way of encouraging your readers to respond with compassion...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. You could read Meinrad’s story today in the newspapers of any large city. He was born near Wurtemberg of a free peasant family and he became a monk at Reichenau (Switzerland). In 829 he moved to Einsiedeln to be a hermit, where he lived quietly...

A Church of England Bishop is proposing legislation to provide a safe and legal route to the UK for those seeking asylum, as part of attempts to crack down on illegal people smuggling across the Channel in small boats. The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, has published a Private Members’ Bill...

Bible Society teams in the Middle East are working among traumatised people on both sides of the conflict. Alongside food and other essentials, they are offering a Bible-based trauma healing programme that gives damaged people a chance to talk through their experience with trained facilitators. Through this programme, thousands of refugees are experiencing the Bible...

Agnes should be the patron saint of all the young Christian girls alive today who live in areas of the world where they face kidnap, rape, forced marriage, persecution and even death – simply because they are Christian. Agnes, born c 291, probably came from a noble Roman family. She converted to Christianity at the...

It was: 700 years ago, on 8th Jan 1324 that Marco Polo died. This Venetian/Italian merchant, explorer and writer is best known for his book The Travels of Marco Polo, which detailed his travels along the Silk Road in Asia. 200 years ago, on 8th Jan 1824 that Wilkie Collins, British novelist and playwright was...

It seems that working into your old age can be very good for you. Certainly, there are increasing numbers of people in their 70s who are still going strong – and loving it. As one 77-year-old swimming coach explains: “It gives me purpose and satisfaction, and I get a real buzz from the interaction.’ As...

January is named after the Roman god Janus. He had two faces, so he could study the past and see into the future. At the start of a new year, we dispose of old calendars and diaries. No doubt, it is only natural to look back at the former year. Perhaps we recall occasions of...