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When you are out and about on the road far from home, ever feel tempted to pop in and explore an unfamiliar church?  If so, think of Donatus as your patron saint – and beware.  You don’t know what you may be letting yourself in for…. In 829 Donatus, an Irish monk, had completed a...

Did you mean what you just said? The following are genuine notes left for milkmen. ~  Dear Milkman: I’ve just had a baby, please leave another one. ~  Cancel one pint after the day after today. ~  Please don’t leave any more milk. All they do is drink it. ~  Please close the gate behind...

It was: 250 years ago, on 21st October 1772 that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born. He co-founded (with William Wordsworth) the Romantic Movement of poetry. Best known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. 200 years ago, on 20th October 1822 that the Sunday Times newspaper was first published in the UK....

Men who walk small dogs are seen as less threatening to women than men who walk large or even medium sized dogs. Using cute little dogs to appeal to women is a well-known tactic on dating apps, but now scientists at the University of Jaen in Spain have found that even just walking a small...

Have you ever driven down a road after dark, only to shield your eyes from dazzling beams of a large Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) coming straight at you? If so, you will know the blinding effect those lights can have. Now a recent study by the RAC has found that almost two thirds of drivers...

More than 80,000 people are currently being held in UK prisons. Many of them have caused acute misery and hurt to innocent people, and so it is tempting to forget about them now. But Jesus commanded that we do the opposite – that when it comes to showing compassion, we should include in our care...

This month we focus on healing, as we remember St Luke (18th October), who was a doctor by profession. The healing of the paralytic man by Jesus (Luke 5: 17-26) gives us some key principles for healing for our lives, as the man was lowered to Jesus through the roof! Faith: It was the adventurous...

The recent Lambeth Conference made its first official ‘Call’, urging every Christian to pray that, through their example, at least one person could come to faith in Jesus Christ every year. It also calls for dioceses to find creative ways to revitalise churches, plant new congregations, and for every church to be “renewed by the...

When a comedian, a bishop, two lads and a laptop walk into a racecourse it can mean only one thing – the return of the Christian Resources Exhibition to Sandown Park (Oct 11-13 2022). Much-loved comedian Tim Vine (picture attached) will open the event, often dubbed ‘the ideal church show’, Bishop Mike Royal, general secretary...

Diocesan authorities in rural areas across Britain are increasingly concerned over the welfare of their parishioners, especially among the farming communities. In many farms across Cornwall, for example, the drought is so severe that springs have dried up, leaving farmers dependent on boreholes to water their stock. The summer crops were poor, and now it...

If you are a parent in need of childcare, you may be struggling this autumn. Especially if you live in a rural area. The number of nurseries in the countryside has dropped by a staggering 20 pc since 2015. That means that one in five has now closed. Figures for urban areas are little better,...

With Halloween coming up, we shouldn’t forget that Satan’s existence is assumed throughout the Bible and Jesus prayed ‘deliver us from the evil one’ (Lord’s Prayer). Paul adds: ‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual...