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You are more likely to engage with a podcast if you listen to it through your earphones, rather than a speaker. You feel closer to what you hear, and are therefore more likely to change your views and behaviour. Those are the findings of recent research at the University of California, San Diego. As one...

Friend of St Francis of Assisi Antony of Padua knew St Francis of Assisi.  Both men were true followers of Christ in a time of great religious confusion and social turmoil. Like Francis, Antony (1193 – 1231) was born into a wealthy family. Antony’s father was a nobleman of Lisbon, Portugal, who sent his son...

This month we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history. Up until recently she attended church every week and still did a full week’s work at the age of 96! It is her commitment to serving God and the nation which stands out in her life. Even before...

Pet sitters are in high demand these days, as millions of people have returned to work, and must leave their cats and dogs during each day. According to the British Pet Food Manufacturers Association, one in ten households welcomed a new pet during the first seven months of lockdown. According to Adzuna, a job search...

Help, my kids just asked me a science question! Why aren’t dinosaurs in the Bible? The Bible wasn’t written to list all the animals on earth or tell us about science. It was written a long time before people started to use science to learn about the world. When the Bible was written, people didn’t...

English Puritan church leader If Richard Baxter were alive today, he would probably be contributing to the Thought for the Day on Radio 4, because he had a gift for the sound-bite. Try these memorable quotes:  Preaching a man a sermon with a broken head, and telling him to be right with God is equal...

Ukrainian church leaders urge people to pray Starving in the shadow of Ukraine Child poverty strategy needed now “more than ever” Archbishop calls for the Government to work with faith groups to achieve net zero carbon Christian persecution growing in Nigeria, India and Afghanistan, warns US Commission Now China bans mentioning ‘Christ’ on the internet...

As a nation, in April we celebrated the Queen’s 96th birthday. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history (70 years compared with Victoria’s 63 years). Up until recently she attended church every week and did a full week’s work! It is her commitment to serving God and the nation which stands out in...

A recent study has found that doing 6000 steps a day can reduce your risk of an early death, if you are aged over 60. People under the age of 60 should aim for between 8000 and 10,000 steps a day. However, taking more than 8000 steps a day has no particular benefit, and the...

Up to 500,000 children’s story books on faithfulness distributed for Platinum Jubilee How to handle a new Curate. Ten tips. Prayer cards for comfort and hope Growth of Christianity worldwide Scripture translations completed for 10 per cent of the world’s population in 2021 Churches embark on historic friendship journey Cost of living crisis: your support...

Mystical writer of the 20th century For anyone interested in Christian mysticism, Evelyn Underhill may be a good place to begin. She died on 10th June 1941 after a life full of remarkable achievements: author of more than 30 books that explored the intersection between the spiritual and the physical, the first woman ever to...

Traditional images of monarchy portray power, status, and superiority over other people. In biblical times, monarchs were to be feared.  When teaching His disciples about leadership, Jesus said, “The kings of the Gentiles (pagans) lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors.” A benefactor was a conspicuously generous person who acted in...