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All in the month of APRIL strong>Happy Birthday, Cadbury Crème Egg Easter eggs galore!s trong>First flight over Everest Remembering the Royal Yacht Britannia Remembering Corrie ten Boom Who is eating the plastic at sea? Why the stars are fading Why is it getting harder to see your GP ** Editor:  We continue our column that...

In this Easter season, how does Philippians 2 help us to understand more about the cross? Paul explains what Jesus did in this way: ‘He did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage… And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death,...

– the man who proved there is a God Anselm is a good saint to remember next time someone asks you to prove that there is a God. His brilliant and original Proslogion, written 1077-8, sets out the ‘ontological’ proof for God’s existence. Nearly ten centuries later, it is still studied by theological students as...

It was: 150 years ago, on 4th April 1873 that the Kennel Club was founded in London. It oversees dog shows and dog agility competitions and operates Britain’s national register of pedigree dogs. The Kennel Club licenses dog shows throughout the UK, but the only dog show that it actually runs is Crufts. The Kennel Club...

In this Easter season, how does Philippians 2 help us to understand more about the cross? Jesus’ Example (v6-8) ‘He did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage… And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross!’...

Cathedrals were floodlit in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, candles were lit, and services, prayer vigils and other events were recently held across the country in churches to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24th February. Many of the Church of England’s Cathedrals and churches held prayer vigils that...

Many types of flowers are used in churches, but during Easter, there is one that is especially loved: the Easter Lily. It is a tall, stately flower topped by large, graceful, white trumpet-shaped blooms. While commercial bulb production of Easter lilies only began in the 19th century, Easter lilies make many appearances in both the...

The English have a patron saint who isn’t English, about whom next to nothing is known for sure, and who, just possibly, may not have existed at all. But that didn’t stop St George being patriotically invoked in many battles, notably at Agincourt and in the Crusades, and of course it is his cross that...

For Good Friday last year, the morning service at York Minister was offered online for everyone to see, anywhere in the world. It’s the most solemn day of the year. Hymns, readings, prayers: all focussed on Christ’s death and its benefits for humanity, for all time. A hundred or so people were in the congregation, alongside choir...

Cadbury Crème Eggs celebrate their 60th birthday this Spring. They have a lot to celebrate: the Creme Egg is the best-selling confectionery item between New Year’s Day and Easter in the UK, with annual sales of more than 200 million eggs, worth about £55 million. Cadbury Crème Eggs were first created by the British chocolatier...

In the New Testament the resurrection of Jesus is presented as a simple historical fact.  He did rise from the grave on that first Easter morning. The four evangelists, and Paul, carefully lay out the evidence. They record for us the details of the empty tomb, the names of those who visited it, the various...

The Coronation’s ‘Ring for the King’ challenge is still urgently looking for more volunteers – several thousand more of them, in fact. The new recruits will be needed if all the church bells in the country are to be rung on 6th May, the day of the Coronation. As we go to press, so far...