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In the church year the Season of Creation (September 1st – October 4th) is an opportunity for us to reflect on our responsibility to care for the planet. As the season draws to an end for this year, have you considered: The world is not ours: ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’...

A Premier League footballer has revealed how finding faith helped him cope with a series of injuries that kept him off the pitch for periods totalling more than three years. Josh Dasilva, who plays for west London-based Brentford FC, suffered a hip injury in February 2021 that kept him out of the team for a...

 Churches invited to pray for all affected by drought, heatwaves and wildfires May God grant you courage – message of solidarity with the people of Ukraine Don’t attack Ukrainian refugees Afghan Christians at risk of ‘eradication’ The UN and EU warn against rising religious persecution Aid workers in need of more protection Church singers deserve...

On 21st October 1966 the Aberfan disaster took place in South Wales. A colliery slag heap collapsed, releasing a torrent of slurry onto the village. It engulfed a number of houses and Pantglas Junior School, killing 116 children and 28 adults. It was a disaster that shocked the nation. As we reflect on it today,...

The Minor Prophets are ‘minor’ not because they lack importance, but due to their length. The 12 prophets, Hosea through Malachi, make up the last books of the Old Testament, and were written from around 770 BC (Jonah) until 433 BC (Malachi). The prophets fall into 3 time-periods: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah and...

I wrote an email to my local councillor – and within three minutes received back a detailed reply summarising my concerns and promising action. A stunningly quick response. I was impressed, and grateful for the speedy reaction. But then a thought came to me. Had this helpful, swift, reply perhaps been written, not by my...

Think twice before you join that committee\ How to stop your children becoming a pain in the back Stoptober 2026 Be thankful for grandparents Be nice to your knees Which milk do you buy? Why it is easy to break the law in your own garden ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor, offers some advice...

by David Winter ‘Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on’ – my grandma taught me that one. At least it meant I never forgot the names of the writers of the four Gospels. This month Luke, the writer of the third of them, has his feast day – 18th October....

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It is 500 years since William Tyndale printed the very first English translation of the New Testament. And hundreds of millions of people today are still quoting him, though they don’t know it. For in 1526 Tyndale invented what would become some of the most famous idioms in the English-speaking world. For instance – “The...

To St Luke, a Gentile, we owe the beautifully written Gospel of Luke, and the Book of Acts.  He was a Greek physician, a disciple of St Paul, a companion on some of his missionary journeys, and an inspired writer. Luke’s gospel focuses on the compassion of Christ. His gospel contains some of the most...

“Sleep is spiritual,” is the claim made in a newly-published guide to discipleship, written by London-based Church of England vicar, Sarah Guinness. Although over-looked by many, ‘The Alternative Guide to Discipleship’ places sleep firmly at the core of growing in Christian spirituality. Sarah Guinness writes, “Sleep is not wasted time. It is an opportunity for...