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Why would you need a device that scrambles the radio signal from a remote locking device on a modern car? Unless you wanted to steal it? Exactly. And so, the government is now banning the sale and even possession of such electronic devices. And not too soon, either, as the device is currently used in...

PCR tests were a fact of life for most of us three years ago this month. As a biologist who was doing this procedure long before most people had heard of it, I take secret delight in people’s use of the acronym. Let me open the laboratory door and share the wonders it conceals. That...

The future of the Abbey Church in Dunfermline is in danger. Originally founded as a priory by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, Dunfermline Abbey has been calledScotland’s equivalent of Westminster Abbey in London. It also contains the bones of King Robert the Bruce, which draws 40,000 visitors a year. But now the Abbey needs...

‘Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple… and said “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we...

A leading bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the Rt Revd Kirsten Fehra, has said: “Nationalistic slogans and inhumane attitudes are incompatible with the Christian faith….As a Church serving social welfare, we now see it our duty to help ensure peaceful coexistence in solidarity.” She was speaking after the recent rise in support...

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The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren There are times when I indulge you too much; why I ever let you run your course ‘Taking Responsibility for your Church’ among our congregation, I am now unable to understand. I had hopes that it might encourage a few more people to...

There’s been a mass killing in a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) More than 70 bodies were recently reported to have been found. Many were tied up, others beheaded. Women, children and the elderly were among the dead. One aid expert in DRC doubts the attack was specifically Christian persecution. Instead,...

– missionary and martyr in the South Pacific 1841 Many of us can show great dedication in pursuit of a career that will bring us a good salary or position. Peter Chanel should be the patron saint of anyone who shows quiet determination in doing what they believe to be God’s call upon their life;...

The first church to be consecrated after the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920 has just celebrated its 100th anniversary. St Martin of Tours in Llay, near Wrexham, opened in 1925 as the village was being developed. It was built to serve miners at the new Llay Main Colliery and their families. It...

The Book of Proverbs is an anthology of sayings (‘mishle’) that are generally attributed to Solomon (Proverbs 1:1), who uttered 3000 proverbs (1Kings 4:32). The purpose of these oracles is ‘for attaining wisdom and discipline’ (1:2). Solomon was concerned that people, especially the young, would understand ‘the sayings and riddles of the wise.’ (1:3-6). His...

– or how to survive in a large family Catherine of Siena, who was born 1347, should be the patron saint of anyone who has grown up in a large family, and mastered the two vital skills for survival: how to stand up for yourself, and how to make peace with others. Catherine had siblings!...