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If you are lonely, that is understandable, and you might wish to consider doing something about it this month. Why not pay at least one visit to Christian Connection, the multi-award-winning Christian dating site? ( https://www.christianconnection.com) Since it was founded in 2000, it has brought together thousands of single Christians across the world, in the...

  Towards the end of every year The Economist publishes a comprehensive paperback looking at the year to come. For 2022, The World Ahead looks at 10 main issues, and while of course these reflect a commercial and financial viewpoint, they are also areas of concern to Christians also.  They are: 1) Democracy v autocracy – the tensions between the...

– vicar and poet  On this day the Church Calendar celebrates George Herbert. For those who are muttering ‘never heard of him’, just think of the hymn ‘Let all the world/ In every corner sing’, which he wrote, along with several other hymns which are still popular, even if they are well over 300 years old....

Here is a thought on a verse of Scripture from the encounter of Jesus with a man described as a ‘rich, young ruler’. This man was keen to follow Jesus, but when told he must share his wealth with the poor decided it was too much to ask, and he went away sorrowful. In this...

It was 65 years ago, on 17th February 1958, that St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) was declared the patron saint of television by Pope Pius XII – on the basis that she had been too ill to attend Mass, but had still been able to see and hear it miraculously on the wall of her...

Anna A Prayer at Candlemas St Valentine’s Day God’s Valentine The TV Detector Van He Prayeth Well The Great Sun Love ** Anna (Luke 2:36-38) All those years in the temple, In waiting widowhood. All those years Worshipping, wondering, What had it all been about? Seven years of marriage Then this lifetime alone, And yet...

Waiting is a common human experience. Our lives are made up of waiting that leads to encounter, and the waiting requires patience and humility. Milton wrote in his blindness, ‘They also serve who only stand and wait’ as he wondered what he could do for God’s kingdom now that his sight had gone. Simeon in...

The Church of England’s Statistics for Mission 2020 report has recently been published. Figures show that more than 9,000 churches offered ‘Church at Home’ worship, such as online or dial-in services, during the March-July 2020 lockdown. Attendance figures for services were, as expected, significantly lower than usual, amid legal restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic....

In India, attacks against Christians have been rising, and more states are imposing anti-conversion laws. This comes as growing numbers of the Indian underclass, the Dalits, are turning to Christianity, and as right-wing Hindu nationalism is on the rise. As yet another state, Karnataka, is poised to impose anti-conversion legislation, there have been challenges in...

A community choir, a church in a working men’s club and ministry with children and young people are among projects to receive funding as part of a drive by the Church of England to spread the Christian message to younger and more diverse groups. Coventry Diocese is to receive £1.25 million in Strategic Development Funding...

– and poet If we were to name someone prominent from the 17th century, we might mention Rembrandt or Shakespeare. It is unlikely we would remember George Herbert. However, he was a prolific writer, a gifted speaker and musician. His hymns are still sung today. Herbert was born into a wealthy family in Mid-Wales on...

The American actor Denzel Washington, 66, mentioned his Christian faith in a recent interview with the New York Times. Washington described himself as God-fearing and warned against the dangers of the digital age. He said: “The Bible says in the last days … we’ll be lovers of ourselves. The No. 1 photograph today is a...