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Four in ten of us are now more worried about our energy bills than about catching Covid. That is the finding of a recent study by University College London (UCL). Dr Daisy Fancourt, of UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare and the lead author, said that as the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, “Concerns about money...

The Difference Dear Creator God The Summer Garden The Sticky Label Evening Sun You wait for us St Swithun’s Day, if thou dost rain ** The Difference So often I can’t wear the right clothes, Speak the right words, Fit the right mould, Be the shape people want me to be, Expect me to be,...

If you are fortunate enough to get to the seaside this summer, then you might like to wriggle your toes in the warm sand, and consider the following: It has been said that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. More recently,...

Christians Against Poverty has warned that more people are suffering loneliness and isolation as the cost-of-living crisis pushes them ever deeper into debt. The charity has recently reported finding clients “too worried to answer the door or answer the phone.” Before contacting CAP for debt advice and support, 60 per cent of respondents said they...

Sundays of the Month Editor:  This month we are continuing our new feature, as we thought you might find it helpful to know what the Sundays of each month are called… 5th June           Day of Pentecost / Whit Sunday 12th June         Trinity Sunday 19th June         First Sunday after Trinity 26th June         Second Sunday after...

Editor:  This month we are continuing our new feature, as we thought you might find it helpful to know what the Sundays of each month are called…  5th June           Day of Pentecost / Whit Sunday 12th June         Trinity Sunday 19th June         First Sunday after Trinity 26th June         Second Sunday after Trinity 3rd July             Third...

…. the first ever Christian philosopher Justin Martyr (c. 100 – 165), is regarded as the first ever Christian philosopher. He was born at Nablus, Samaria, to parents of Greek origin, and was well educated in rhetoric, poetry and history before he turned to philosophy. He studied at Ephesus and Alexandria and tried the schools...

… a good saint when you’re all at sea Do you like messing about in boats? If so, then you’ll have heard of St Elmo’s Fire. It is the light that is sometimes seen on mastheads of boats after storms at sea. St Elmo is another name for St Erasmus, a fourth century Syrian bishop...

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… defying the Kabaka The Ugandan Church had dozens of martyrs within just ten years of Christianity arriving there. At first, it had gone so well:  the first Anglican missionaries arriving in Uganda in 1877 were welcomed by the Kabaka (king) of Buganda, Mutesa. Mutesa also welcomed the Roman Catholics and Muslim Arabs, and, being...

… the founder of Padstow If you would like to be in Cornwall this summer in search of peace and quiet, Petroc is the saint for you. Especially if you used to find Padstow a bit too crowded for your liking! He would have sympathised. This 6th century abbot is Cornwall’s most famous saint. Petroc...

“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” Acts 1:8 We all get tired and battle weary sometimes. The disciples of Jesus had just been through a three-year long roller coaster...