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Troops from the massive army of Marxist Eritrea have been massacring the Christian people of Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Recently, three days of slaughter in the region left more than 100 dead. They are only the latest victims, for already hundreds more Christians have died at the hand of the Eritrean forces in Axum, in central...

The Church of England Pensions Board (CEPB), which represents £3 billion AUM and supports 41,000 pension scheme members, has published its first annual Stewardship Report. The Report has shown how it seeks to drive real world impact through its leadership and collaborative approach on climate change and extractive industries. This is the first Pensions Board report...

Think twice before you knock down internal walls in your house and move over to open-plan living. If you are married, it does not lead to happiness. So says Sarah Beeney, the TV property presenter.  She points out that open-plan living means that “you cannot shut a door” after rowing with your partner. The star,...

How long until life gets really back to normal, and the pandemic is brought under control? If you feel like asking God that, you’re in good company. This past year has taken its toll on our relationships, our economy, and on our collective mental health. ‘How long, O Lord?’ is a question that has been...

That is the stark warning of the Disasters Emergency Committee coalition of UK aid agencies, who says that the economic devastation caused by the pandemic is leading to increasing hunger in poorer countries. Thousands are likely to die this year as the knock-on effect of Covid-19 worldwide has left millions less able to afford food....

Nobody likes to throw food away, but if you ignore the use by dates and go by smell alone, you can risk serious illness. So warns the Food Standards Agency. In a recent study, the regulator found that half of us do not always check use-by dates. Many of us still smell the milk to...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren On reflection, inviting your parishioners to join in our annual Rose Queen celebrations may not have been entirely wise. It was cheering to see that your people arrived on carnival floats, although it was less happy that some of them should have chosen...

Christian Aid’s latest appeal, which enables people to give thanks for their Covid-19 vaccine and help others in crisis across the world, has raised £130,000. Many people in the UK are feeling a sense of relief as loved ones receive their vaccines. Christian Aid’s Give Thanks appeal encourages people to pass the blessing on, by helping...

‘And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.’ (Matthew 10:42) During the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been thousands of shining examples up and down the country of people going the extra mile...

…. celebrating our God who is Three Persons Trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity has kept many a theologian busy down the centuries.  One helpful picture is to imagine the sun shining in the sky. The sun itself – way out there in space, and unapproachable in its fiery majesty – is the...

The question of suffering comes up regularly in discussions about science and faith. I once visited a school to speak to some of the older teenagers. One of the pupils had sadly passed away from cancer a few weeks before and his classmates asked, “How God could let this happen?” Of course, these young people’s...