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Christian leaders killed or disappeared in occupied Ukraine Sudan – one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises Chaplains keep faith in football When there is bullying in church This is a rubbish campaign Make a joyful noise to the Lord – become a bell-ringer Social Trends in 2024 that churches might do well to remember...

The Euros 24 From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? An Introduction to Old Testament books: Ruth Quiz on the Book of Ruth Reflecting Faith: The Church and politics (with a small’p’) Tunnels Using Rest to Pray Do you struggle with doubt? ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers the similarities between faith and sport. The...

A former Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly famously said, ‘Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that!’ This month sees the start of the UEFA Euro 24 football tournament, which will be watched by...

It may be irritating, but don’t worry – it does not mean that you are losing your memory. Instead, it is merely your brain forgetting them on purpose, so that it can store other information. That is the verdict of two academics whose book The Psychology of Memory, sets out to explain why we forget...

After Rwanda: Church leaders speak out over hostility to refugees  National Redress Scheme: Proposed financial award framework Tribute to Lord Field ‘Spreading hope and love amid the darkness’  Archbishop calls for halt to “indefensible abuse” of rivers Baptist colleges launch projects exploring science and ministry   ** After Rwanda: Church leaders speak out over hostility to...

English Puritan church leader If Richard Baxter were alive today, he would probably be contributing to the Thought for the Day on Radio 4, because he had a gift for the sound-bite. Try these memorable quotes:  Preaching a man a sermon with a broken head, and telling him to be right with God is equal...

Mystical writer of the 20th century For anyone interested in Christian mysticism, Evelyn Underhill may be a good place to begin. She died on 10th June 1941 after a life full of remarkable achievements: author of more than 30 books that explored the intersection between the spiritual and the physical, the first woman ever to...

All in the month of June The D-Day Normandy Landings The RSPCA celebrates 200 years George Orwell of Nineteen Eighty-Four The disappearance of George Mallory on Everest The back story to what is happening in Sudan ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, June) down the...

Wanting God more clearly, dearly and nearly Ever wonder where the prayer … ‘May I know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly, day by day’ comes from?  Richard of Chichester, a bishop in the 13th century, wrote it. He began life as Richard de Wych of Droitwich, the son...

A former Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly famously said, ‘Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that!’ This month sees the start of the UEFA Euro 24 football tournament, which will be watched by...

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Bishop of Southwark have joined with leaders of other churches in England to renew their commitment to caring for the most vulnerable, as legislation to enable asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda was approved by Parliament. In a joint statement with leaders of the Roman Catholic, Methodist,...

Into the third year of Russia’s occupation of parts of Ukraine, Christian leaders are still being killed, tortured and disappeared. And in Russia, priests who oppose Putin’s invasion continue to be imprisoned or silenced. “As President Putin begins his fifth term our partners describe growing pressure on the Church,” says Paul Robinson, CEO of UK-based...