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All in the month of AUGUST Remembering Sir Walter Scott Climbing Ben Nevis The Great Flood of China The Great Calcutta Killing The secret of happiness? What do you consider to be ‘beautiful countryside’?  ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, AUGUST) down the years. Here...

Prayer Walk 21 and OIKOS A celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Social Justice Iran set to intensify Christian persecution Five things we’ve learnt about Truth in the pandemic Hardship for those who rent ** Prayer Walk 21 and OIKOS Hope for Every Home, part of HOPE Together, has recently launched OIKOS, a new prayer...

Clergy are getting enough money, and their pay will stay at its current level. That is the conclusion of a review of the remuneration package for stipendiary clergy officeholders in parochial ministry. But the review did call for targeted support for a minority of clergy who face hardship. And the review acknowledges that the “pandemic...

When the sun comes out, men should be careful: the rates of skin cancer among men have increased by almost 50 per cent in a decade. That is the recent warning from Cancer Research UK. It points out that while UK rates for melanoma among women have risen by 30 per cent over 10 years,...

Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal, warning that more than 30 million people in 20 countries are “teetering on the brink of famine”. The Covid health pandemic, climate crisis, and continued conflict has exacerbated hunger and food insecurity in 20 countries. Countries like South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria (in the North East) and...

After St Paul, who was the most influential Christian writer ever?  St Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430), whose feast-day is on 28th August.  He lived and wrote in a time of social and spiritual chaos.  The Roman Empire was collapsing, the world was about to slide into the dark ages and the Church was...

‘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...

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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,...