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On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. This month we are looking at what the Nicene...

St Ceolfrith is a good patron saint for anyone who has studied hard for their profession, is strong in the face of tragedy, and who can also offer some homely care to others in need. This well-loved abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow came from a noble Northumbrian family, and was ordained at Ripon when he...

 An iconic Christian convention is celebrating 150 years this year. From the humble beginnings of a vicar holding a meeting on his vicarage lawn back in 1875, the Keswick Convention now runs a year-round Christian teaching ministry and attracts 15,000 to its annual three-week summer convention. The Keswick Convention was the brainchild of Canon Thomas...

Sixty years ago, on 4th September 1965, Albert Schweitzer, German-born French theologian, philosopher, organist, physician and missionary doctor to Africa, died. He was winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. Schweitzer was a devout Christian with a passionate allegiance to Jesus. His key philosophy was “reverence for life”: no-one, he felt, should harm or destroy...

If someone in your family wants their driving licence this autumn, they may have to wait months before even getting a driving test. For the average waiting time across all test centres has recently increased to 22 weeks, up from 14 weeks back in February 2024, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)....

Following the recent publication of new government statistics on families affected by the two-child limit to benefit payments, the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop on poverty, issued a response: “Behind these figures are thousands upon thousands of stories – stories of hardship and anxiety, but also of resilience. I...

Christian broadcasting was not always allowed in this country. As late as the mid-1980s, Christians were petitioning Parliament and the broadcast regulator to allow Christian broadcasting to begin in the UK. Finally, it happened, and in 1990 the law was changed. Five years later, in the summer of 1995, Premier Christian Radio was launched. The...

Wilson Carlile was born in Brixton in 1847, and did not set out to become an evangelist. Instead, he was brilliant at both languages and music, and excelled as a businessman. That is, until an economic recession and serious illness brought him crashing down and finished his career, aged only 31. Not surprisingly, a serious...

Plant-based milk drinks, including soya milk, oat milk and almond milk, have soared in popularity in recent years. But how do these compare with cow’s milk? A recent report from the nutritional experts who advise the government says that vegan milk is not ‘nutritionally equivalent’ to cow’s milk. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)...

This series has recently been looking at the opening and closing words of most church services. They usually go something like this: (In)         The Lord be with you.   And also with you. (Out)      Go in the light and peace of Christ.     Thanks be to God. This month let’s consider what’s pretty much the very next...

Very few people stand out as being incredibly good, but Vincent de Paul was one of them.  His life touched thousands of people, who were helped and inspired by his love and kindness. Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 to a Gascon peasant family at Ranquine. Educated by the Franciscans and then at Toulouse...

The C of E has welcomed a recent call by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport select committee for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to be made permanent, and for the cap to be lifted on claims. Chair of the Committee Dame Caroline Dinenage has written to the Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross,...