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‘On Holiday with Jesus’ From the Vicar The Parable of the Prodigal Son Reflected Faith Series: Who is in the building? Don’t be afraid to fail Success or Failure? The good life put on hold. Reflecting on the Bible (or ‘Meditating on scripture’) ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers our need to find rest. ‘On...

Noticed how peaceful your garden is this summer? Noticed that you have been able to hold summer barbecues and picnics in relative peace? That is because the very cold and wet Spring was disastrous for our wasp population. But while we may enjoy their absence, scientists at University College London have pointed out that wasps...

Planet Protectors – 52 Ways to Look after God’s World Candles in the Dark – Faith, Hope and Love in a Time of Pandemic On Retreat with Henri Nouwen – Engaging Life’s Big Questions Dorothy L Sayers: a Biography – Death, Dante and Lord Peter Wimsey The Art of Peace: Life lessons from Christian Mystics...

It was: 250 years ago, on 15th August 1771, that Sir Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright was born. His best-known works include Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. Also 250 years ago, on 7th August 1771, that the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis was made. Scottish botanist James Robertson ascended Ben Nevis, the...

Hope for Every Home, part of HOPE Together, has recently launched OIKOS, a new prayer walking app, as part of Prayer Walk 21. You can find the app free in your app store under OIKOS Outreach. Hope says that: “During Covid and lockdown God has taken His church out of the building, reconnected people with...

Dr Ann-Marie Wilson, a leading campaigner against Female Genital Mutilation [FGM] and violence against women, has announced the release of her first book that captures her inspiring personal journey from training consultant and corporate executive to women’s refuge volunteer and FGM campaigner. Titled Overcoming: My Fight Against FGM, the book tells the story of how,...

The prices of second-hand cars are soaring, at ‘unprecedented’ rates. In the past few months, the cost of a second-hand car has risen by an average of 13.5 per cent, increasing the typical value of a three-year old vehicle by £1,700. The reason? It seems that so many of us have been unable to go...

A four-day Bank Holiday from 2nd to 5th June 2022 will mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. This is being called “an amazing opportunity” to bring our communities together for the celebrations, which end on Pentecost Sunday. HOPE Together, the Church of England, the Methodist Church, Biblica and other key partners are currently planning for the...

August is the month when schools are off and many of us go on holiday. This year will be very different, with many opting for a ‘staycation’! The good news is that Jesus offers us a true rest: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take...

Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish historical novelist, poet and playwright, was born 250 years ago, on 15th August 1771. His best-known works include Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. Often considered to be both the inventor and the greatest writer of historical novels, he was inspired by a stay with his grandparents in the Scottish borders during...

The first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis was made 250 years ago, on 7th August 1771, by Scottish botanist and artist James Robertson. At 1345 metres (4411 ft), it is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Some 100,000 people now make the climb each year. Robertson wrote: “A third part of the hill from...

Young people today are often very concerned about social and political justice.  The ‘Gen Z’  generation (those born in the 21st century) are especially worried about climate justice, as they would term it. They are conscious that over the next 50 to 80 years of their lives, the problems arising from not taking action now...