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John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism. Two of 19 children born to Samuel and Susannah Wesley of Epworth Rectory in Lincolnshire in 1703 and 1707, their father was the local rector, while their mother was a spiritual inspiration to her many children. Both John and Charles went to Christ Church, Oxford (1720...

The Church calendar celebrates the lives of John and Charles Wesley.  John’s great gift to the Christian cause was the little matter of founding the world-wide movement known as Methodism. His brother Charles had an equally profound impact through his hymns. He wrote over 6,000, most of which aren’t sung nowadays, but among the ones...

‘Assisted Dying’ Bill fails to protect the vulnerable, Bishop of London warns Response to Welfare Reform announcements Taking action on climate change ‘right thing to do’ – Bishop of Norwich First bishops for racial justice appointed Bishop Martyn calls for intercultural approach to LLF divisions in new book Archbishop of York leads fifth anniversary of...

Happy 1700th Birthday, Nicene Creed! Thy Kingdom Come From the Vicar An Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament: Ecclesiastes Reflecting Faith: where to hold a Baptism Praying With The Prayers Of The Bible – Praying in the Silence of the Heart: The story behind the hymn: ‘Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks to the Risen...

All in the month of May Remembering VE Day – 80 years on The Venerable Bede – the father of English history who gave us ‘computer’ The Siege of Mafeking – defying the larger army The RHS Chelsea Flower Show – world’s greatest flower show Danger on rural roads The astonishing scale of Britain’s illegal...

The Venerable Bede was an outstanding scholar who accomplished several ‘firsts’. He was the first historian to date events from the birth of Christ. He was the first person to write scholarly works in the English language. And, of course, his world-famous, magisterial Ecclesiastical History of the English People, completed in 731, is still in...

Thy Kingdom Come (TKC), to be held this year 29th May to 8th June, is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray, from Ascension to Pentecost, for more people to come to know Jesus. “This year we’re very excited to be celebrating the 10th year of Thy Kingdom Come!”...

Aldhelm is the saint for you if you are intelligent but unconventional. Aldhelm was born in 640, into a family closely related to Ine, the King of Wessex. Educated at the monastic community in Malmesbury in Wiltshire, he went for further study in Canterbury. He proved a brilliant student and was sent back to Malmesbury...

This month, 1700 years ago, one of the most important meetings in the history of the Christian Church began in the Bithynian city of Nicaea. It began in May 325 and went on until the end of July 325. The Council of Nicaea was convened by the Roman Emperor Constantine, and he had an urgent...

The Bishop of London has warned of the ‘serious risk’ that people would opt for ‘assisted dying’ because they felt they were a burden. She said the risks of this happening would be multiplied by the pressures on the NHS and social care – if the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill comes into...

He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.” (Jonah 4:2) I...

In May we observe Mental Health Week, at a time when sadly many of us, as a nation, are struggling. Roughly one in four of us now experience a mental health problem every year. According to the Health Foundation, for young people aged 10–24 a staggering 45% are experiencing mental health disorders. While the medical...