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Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love remember me, for You, Lord, are good. (Psalm 25:5-7) I love the Psalms, as they cover every emotion and religious experience, from despair to praise and...

Here is a saint for any young person who has a generous heart and a desire to please God, but who gets rather badly used by adults who should know better. Elizabeth was born in 1207, a princess in the kingdom of Hungary. When she was four, she was sent to the court of the...

This Christmas, the Church of England is inviting choirs across churches, schools, and communities to ‘join the song’ alongside one of the country’s leading choral composers. The ‘song’ is a new interpretation of ‘The First Nowell.’ It has been given a brand-new melody by the well-known composer Bob Chilcott and is the centrepiece of this...

Hilda played a key role in the early English Christian church, and she may even have been the first to encourage the writing of Christian poetry. She was born a princess, into the Deiran (Northumbrian) dynasty, and her sister became Queen of the East Angles, with whom the Deiran had connections. In those days East...

100 years ago this month, on 8th November 1923, Christian Barnard, the South African cardiac surgeon, was born. He made history when he carried out the first successful human heart transplant in 1967. Barnard qualified in medicine at the University of Cape Town in 1946. After practising for several years in Cape Town, he moved...

Millions of children, some as young as ten, are worried that they will not have enough money for their future. So reports the annual Good Childhood Report from the Children’s Society. The recently published report found that more than one third of ten-to-17-year-olds said that they were either ‘very’ or ‘quite’ worried about having enough...

“Parishes are at the very heart of the Church of England’s mission.” This was the C of E’s response to a recent article in the Sunday Telegraph. The short comment was provided as a response to an article that had appeared in the newspaper on ‘parish closures.’ William Nye, the Church of England’s Secretary General,...

‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ (Acts 20:35). What does generosity look like for us? The practice of generosity is about more than finance, as we recognise that everything we possess belongs to God (Ps 24:1). We are stewards of all our resources, including time, possessions, gifts, as well as our love...

1 O God, our Help in ages past, our Hope for years to come, our Shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal Home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is Thine arm alone, and our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth...

The Bishop of Norwich, who is the Church of England’s Lead Bishop on the Environment, has responded to the announcement by the Prime Minister on Net Zero policies. “The Prime Minister’s Net Zero speech calls for a welcome change in the debate from loud polarised voices, but he set out delays in policy before hearing...

A recent YouGov survey has found that students who began university this autumn were more worried about being lonely than about having enough money, understanding the course, or even finding suitable housing. So, what can a new student do, surrounded by thousands of strangers? How do they begin to make friends that will last? The...

King Charles was born 75 years ago this month, on 14th November 1948, at Buckingham Palace in London. He was the longest-serving monarch-in-waiting in British history and did not ascend the throne until he was 73, following the death of his mother in September 2022. Charles was crowned in the first coronation in seven decades,...