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Church leaders in China have thanked Bible Society UK for sending them discipleship materials suitable for them to use in small groups. The Abundant Life and The Abundant Grace have been widely used to help Chinese Christians grow in their faith in a country which is actively against them having any faith at all.  Yet...

‘Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.’ (John 13: 14-15). We are all familiar with those requests for more to ‘serve on a team’ at church, whether the...

It was 25 years ago, on 4th September 1998, that Google, the internet search company, was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both students at Stanford University in California. The company was originally based in a friend’s garage at nearby Menlo Park. It began in January 1996 as a simple research project which employed...

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...

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...

Most of us think of pews as having been installed at the same time the church building was built, with occasional upgrades over time. But that’s not the case. Originally church floors consisted of little more than stone flags or beaten earth on which grasses or rushes were lain as a renewable winter covering for cleanliness...

The General Synod has recently backed a regional trial to offer Church of England weddings free of all statutory fees. The decision followed a debate brought by Blackburn Diocesan Synod. The Archbishops’ Council has been asked to report on the impact of the trial on the number of weddings conducted, the pastoral and missional contacts...

Prison Fellowship has opportunities in many prisons across England and Wales for PF volunteers to help run its various programmes for prisoners, including the Sycamore Tree programme, supporting prison chaplaincy ministry, and delivering the Angel Tree project this Christmas, as well as much more. If you would like to help Prison Fellowship reach out to...

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...

China has been trying to tighten its grip on Christians in China through a programme of ‘Sinicization’, a policy to compel churches to adopt the atheist ideology of the Communist Party. According to reports, a recent conference in Jilin was attended by state-appointed pastors of the government-controlled Three Self Church. It called for Christianity with...

This is the time of year for many churches to hold their Harvest Festival services. No doubt, there will be displays of food, some grown in local gardens. While gardeners have pleasure growing fruit and vegetables, it can be hard work tending to them. Jesus knew about the care given to vines. In John 15:1-8...

If you like coffee, then this is good news: it seems that coffee is quite good for you. For one thing, coffee contains chemicals called polyphenols, which protect against inflammation in the body and which repair damage to cells. One study, known as the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (Epic), found that people...