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We have started to see the new King’s cypher on a variety of items, including post boxes. Look at the way ‘they’ have entwined the letters C R and the Latin numeral III. Now think about what you so often see in church buildings – letters entwined together. These are either from the Latin or...

** Where? A rather long-winded preacher was dealing with the Old Testament prophets, one by one.  “And now,” he propounded, “we reach Isaiah. Where shall I put Isaiah?” At that, a little man in the front row stood up. “He can have my seat. I am going home!” ** With winter sports in mind The...

We are all faced with daily decisions about our jobs, future, money, relationships etc. Yet God promises to guide those who listen to Him: ‘My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.’ (John 10:27). There are five key aspects of hearing God’s voice. Scripture: The primary way God guides us...

The Government’s Autumn Statement has been criticised by Christian Aid. Pete Moorey, the Head of Campaigns and UK Advocacy at Christian Aid, says: “The cost-of-living crisis is devastating for the poorest people in the UK and globally. For millions of people living with drought and struggling to buy food in East Africa and in many...

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) married Philip Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey 75 years ago this month, on 20th November 1947. Elizabeth and Philip of Greece, who were third cousins, met in 1939, when the future Queen was only 13 and Philip 18. The match was promoted by Philip’s uncle, Earl Mountbatten, whose...

There is a character in a Russian novel who says, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, let us assume that man is not stupid…but if he isn’t stupid, he is monstrously ungrateful all the same – a creature that has two legs and no sense of gratitude.’ That is certainly true in a world where carping and criticising...

Several thousand more Nigerian Christians have had to flee their villages this autumn, following the continued kidnapping and killing of Christians in northern areas of the country. Release International reports that as Islamic terrorists slaughtered at least 22 believers in Benue State in September, Fulani herdsmen set fire to Christian homes in the villages. In all,...

Remembrance Sunday will be especially poignant this year, as Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to cast long shadows over Europe. But Remembrance is also a time to remember those whom we have loved and lost, from Queen Elizabeth II to members of our own families. So, these prayers may help direct your thoughts as you...

With our Christian pilgrimage in mind… With politics and the economy in mind… With war and Remembrance in mind… Miscellaneous observations on daily life ** With our Christian pilgrimage in mind…  Sometimes people think of church as being like a giant helicopter. They don’t want to get too close in case they get sucked into...

Autumn We Remember You are my Memorial A prayer of remembering and looking forward Hope in the Darkness Advent Song Grandad’s Typewriter   ** Autumn He arrives in a coat of many colours, Flame, gold, russet and brown, Autumn appears with dancing feet Crunching on leaves the wind has blown down. Rustling and bustling, friend...

The Rectory St James the Least My dear Nephew Darren It is a great shame that your church doesn’t have chandeliers – although in your low-ceilinged converted cinema, any chandelier more than a few feet tall would also be embedded in your floor carpeting. But I find that there is nothing like watching the standard...

The United Nations General Assembly voted 75 years ago this month, on 29th November 1947, to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states. This decision, although supported by Western powers and the Soviet Union (Great Britain abstained), was not accepted by the Arab countries, whose UN representatives walked out.  Six months later, on 14th...