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Editor:  There are several major themes running through the News just now, and in order to help you get a quick overview of all our stories this month, we have grouped them under various headings.   These stories were all released by the end of June, but things are moving so rapidly that by August, the...

Debts and lockdown Think about making a will and planning your funeral THE WAY I SEE IT:  What have you missed most during lockdown? What is lurking in your garden? Talking better with your hands Fussy eaters Still love your neighbours? Who is most lonely now? Dramatic rise in home exercise injuries during lockdown More...

 – inspiring a Fair Trade Revolution By Joe Osman, Lion Hudson, £12.99 Traidcraft was a true pioneer of the fair trade movement, and it played a major role in changing the landscape of ethical shopping. This book charts the history of Traidcraft from its birth in 1979 up until its 40th anniversary in 2019. The...

Pandemic ‘transforms the Church into Netflix’ What has happened to church gardens and therapeutic gardening? Chinese government removes 250 crosses from churches Religious leaders condemn Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong All Party group of MPs warn of risk of genocide in Nigeria CAP still helping people out of debt Sudan’s new law...

Over the lockdown period there has been a honeymoon for people in debt, when some official action has been put on hold. Honeymoon is perhaps not the best word; holiday may be better. At the beginning of the coronavirus emergency, the Government introduced regulations to temporarily prevent court officials such as bailiffs seizing goods in...

Some people’s lives seem to epitomise the suffering of millions, but also to shine with a Christian response to it.  One such person was Maximilian Kolbe, 1894 – 1941, a Franciscan priest of Poland, and publisher extraordinary. Maximilian was born at Zdunska Wola, near Lodz, where his parents, devout Christians, worked in a cottage weaving...

On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.  John 11 17-19 We have been living in strange times throughout the lockdown. Many of the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has “propelled the Church into the contemporary world,” says a new report from CPAS, an Anglican evangelical mission agency working with UK and Irish churches. ‘Everyone Welcome Online’ looks at the lockdown’s impact on churches and concludes, “Last month we were the Odeon, today we are Netflix. “In the 1950s, the Odeon...

– what God says about our sleep and why sleep matters By Geoff Robson, Matthias Media & 10Publishing, £5.99 We all need sleep, but many of us struggle to balance our need for sleep with the other demands and pleasures of our lives. More importantly, we may never have thought through the fact that God...

It’s a good question, because it is about the things that make us tick. When I examined my list, I found obvious things – going to church, live sport on TV, meeting up with friends for a coffee or a beer. But as I thought more deeply about it, I realised that what I missed...

Have you done something bad which haunts you?  Does the memory of it still follow you through each day – and keep you awake at night?   If so, then Laurence Loricatus (c. 1190 – 1243) is the saint for you.  He was born at Facciolo (Apulia) and as a youth he killed a man. After...

This year’s Green Health Awards were just one of the many positive activities to be cancelled because of the current situation. Whilst churches have been closed their gardens have continued to grow, and many of these will have been used for therapeutic gardening. But have these been growing wild or have enthusiasts found ways round...