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Stewardship’s recent Generosity Report explored ‘Christian giving in the UK’ and is based on 6,000 churchgoers, 1,700 of whom attend church weekly, 1,200 who go monthly and 3,100 who attend less frequently. On average, these Christians gave £124 a month to different charitable causes, made up of £98 to their church and £26 to other...

Numerous studies suggest that if you miss breakfast, you can risk elevated cholesterol levels. On the other hand, eating breakfast each morning can help improve your cardiovascular health. But what is the best sort of thing to eat at breakfast? Healthy fat and fibre will help you avoid excessive peaks and dips in glucose, and...

‘They’re called deadly because they lead to the death of the soul.’ (Richard Newhauser). This month we are looking at Gluttony. Which food do we find hardest to resist? It is reported that 66% of adults in the UK are overweight or obese. Gluttony is indulgence to excess, usually involving food, but can also include...

With care! Put yourself in his or her shoes. Only a few days ago Curates were trying on their dog collars for the first time and probably feeling pretty self-conscious. They will be both excited and daunted at the prospect of putting ‘Revd’ in front of their names. With respect. The new curate has been trained and set apart...

There is no finer sound in the world than your child calling you ‘daddy’, or ‘dad’. I love it! And as I look around our neighbourhood, dads today are far more involved in their children’s lives than when I was a child. Pushing prams, holding hands while out on a walk, bathing, playing games. Dads...

Called Through Cancer My Story – John Lennox A Deep Dive into OCD: Setting the Captives Free Eat, Drink, and Be Merry – a Gospel Call to Bold Enjoyment Bible Stories Search and Find Tame Your Thoughts ** Called Through Cancer – Vocation, Vulnerability and the God Who Holds Us By Lisa Barnett, Canterbury Press,...

It was 250 years ago, on 11th June 1776, that John Constable, British landscape artist, was born. Widely known as a painter in the Romantic tradition, Constable had a deeply conservative faith centred on the Church of England, which he viewed as an essential stabilising force in society. His painting of Salisbury Cathedral is regarded...

A childhood full of adversity will leave its mark on a person. It can even lead to their physical decline later in life, making them old before their time. Such is the finding of recent research at Kings College London. It also found that adversity as a child and then again as an adult will...

The Church of England’s ‘gifted, talented and brilliant’ self-supporting ministers are celebrated in a series of films recently published, ahead of Vocations Sunday. A hairdresser, a data consultant, a solicitor and a teacher, all of whom are priests, speak about their dual vocations in the secular workplace and in churches. The Bishop of Birkenhead, Julie...

One hundred years ago, on 1st June 1926, the American film actress, model and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was born. Remembered for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and Some Like it Hot, among others, she died in 1962.  Her original name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, and she was born in Los Angeles, spending...

Preparing the way for the Messiah John the Baptist is famous for baptising Jesus, and for losing his head to a woman. He was born to Zechariah, a Temple priest, and Elizabeth, who was a cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. John was born when his mother was advanced in years, and after the...

** Editor:  with our Christian faith in mind… All but God is changing day by day. – C Kingsley We expect our young people to lay down their lives for our nation, but most of us are not willing to lay down our bank accounts for God. – Anon We trust not because ‘a god’...