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Time Choices A prayer for July Storms of Life The hairs upon your head Alfresco There Come reign in me Confidence in God ** Time Choices (Lk 10:38-42) Martha is distracted, too busy preparing for the needs of the day. Not enough time… not enough time. Mary is focused, taking time to meet the needs...

Summer evenings make it so easy to want a pizza – but before you reach for your next slice, there’s something you should know. Pizza is very high in salt. When the campaign group Action on Salt analysed the salt content of more than 1,300 pizzas from restaurants, takeaways and supermarkets, it found that one...

‘What is this life, if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?’ Those words of W H Davies provide the theme for this year. The paintings chosen celebrate creation in all its wonder and diversity, and we are encouraged to take time to look anew and so become aware of the...

Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom His world rejoices; Who, from our mother’s arms, Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. Oh may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us,...

Observations on our Christian faith… Observations on church life…. Observations on life ** Observations on our Christian faith… God made the country, and man made the town. – William Cowper  What your heart possesses, your life expresses. – Anon Prayer is the original wireless communication. – Anon Beauty is the gift of God. – Aristotle...

Have you ever suffered from gossip? Ever discovered that people are saying some really wild things about you?  If so, Joseph of Arimathea would understand – and sympathise with you.  This decent, godly man of the gospels seems to have fired the imaginations of all sorts of odd people down the centuries. Joseph was a...

There were so many graduates waiting to receive their degrees that day, that speed was of the essence.  Presenting their diplomas, therefore, the Chancellor simply smiled and said: “Congratulations, keep moving.” Actually, that is good advice for all of life, and for your Christian life as well. If you’ve discovered the reality of God’s love for...

Struggling with God – Mental Health & Christian Spirituality Learning to Dream Again – Recovering the Heart of God The Final Lap – Navigating the Transitions of Later Life Forgotten Warrior – the Life and Times of Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith Unconventional – a Practical Guide to Women’s Ministry in the Local Church Everyone a Child...

We seem to love bread. In Britain we buy 11 million loaves of the stuff every day. For years it was just the base for our breakfast marmalade or lunchtime sandwiches, until sourdough arrived. Sourdough has exploded in popularity. Global sales are forecast to grow $2.36bn (£1.92bn) during 2022-2026. UK craft bakers point to its...

 The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education has welcomed a recent Government amendment to a Bill which safeguards land held for Church academies. The amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will reintroduce clauses originally found in the Schools Bill, with which the Government decided not to proceed. The clauses ensure that new sites...

The NHS is to roll out a ‘soup and shakes’ diet across the UK, aimed at the tens of thousands of patients who are fighting Type 2 diabetes. Health officials said every part of the country will be offering the regime by next March, as the NHS tries to tackle what has been called Britain’s...

Church School Test Grandchildren Swim? Puppy Water Forgiveness Excuses, excuses Bathroom tidy Couch The nervous nun Which staff? Sun Not like it used to be Church bulletin notices that didn’t turn out quite right…. The third hut   ** Which staff? Several years ago the then Bishop of London reported to the General Synod that...