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The majority of young girls would rather own their own house than have a husband by the time they are 30. They also prioritise ‘having a worthwhile job’ and ‘earning a lot of money,’ before ‘having children’. These are some of the findings of the latest annual Girls’ Attitudes Survey by Girlguiding. More worrying, the...

Since 2000 the Church of England (C of E) has been collecting and publishing details about its Cathedrals. The attendance figures are vivid reminders of the effects of Covid-19. In the seven years from 2013 to 2019, the average total annual regular attendance in the C of E Cathedrals was 511,000 people. Three years later, in...

The soaring number of pothole-related breakdowns has been blamed on Britain’s wet summer. There are increasing calls for councils to fix the roads before winter. This past July was the UK’s sixth wettest on record, according to Met Office figures. The AA says that this would have made potholes even harder to spot, in time...

Watch, Wait Prayer for November 2023 Making melody unto the Lord Christ the King Spiders ** Watch, Wait (Mk 13:31-37, Rev 21:3,4,22:20) Help us to watch, Lord, While we wait. To watch as we serve You, On the margins, In the mainstream, In the mix-up of this world. Yet always preparing, Building for Your kingdom...

People are like stained glass windows. We glow and sparkle when it is sunny and bright outside. But it is only when the sun goes down that our true beauty is revealed – and then only if there is a light deep within us – the light of God.

The apostle Andrew (d. c.60) is patron saint of Scotland.  According to the gospel of Matthew,   Andrew and his brother Simon Peter were the very first two disciples whom Jesus called.   ‘Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’  (Matt 4:18,19) Without more ado, they obeyed.  ‘At once they left their nets...

There are storms coming this winter. So warns Ecclesiastical Insurance. And so it has been giving advice on how to prevent damage to property during the coming storm season.  Its recommendations include removing loose roof materials, repairing damaged guttering, and clearing blocked rainwater gullies. According to the Association of British Insurers, last year’s storms led...

Editor:  As we remember All Saints Day, here are some observations on the Christian life Dwight L. Moody is quoted as saying that out of 100 people, one will read the Bible and the other 99 will read the Christian. The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably...

The health of Wales’s waterways and landscape will be the focus of an all-Wales climate summit hosted by the Church in Wales next year. The two-day event will bring together academics, activists, pressure groups and stakeholders to discuss the impact of industry, agriculture, and homes on the environment. The summit was announced by the Archbishop...

For the first time in the UK, doctors have given out more than one million antidepressant prescriptions to teenagers – in just one year. Leading mental health experts believe it is “further evidence of a significant decline in the mental health of young people on the back of the pandemic.” The figures reveal that in...

Have you ever been at home, and suddenly smelled something burning in the house?  Most of us react to it immediately – fires spread quickly! Well, now the National Trust has installed ‘electronic noses’ on a Yorkshire Moor to ‘sniff’ out wildfires. The electronic sensors will detect changes in the air at the very start...

 Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone … The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment…...