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New version of Apostles’ Creed When our church began live streaming its services, our minister was at first a bit nervous. Still, he kept his cool, and you would never have known he was struggling until he reached the Apostles’ Creed. Then he firmly announced that Jesus was…”confused by the Holy Ghost, born of the...

Malachi 3:3 says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study. They got to wondering what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the...

During the 18th century many people in England were involved in the campaign to abolish the slave trade.  The CofE remembers especially William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson – three very different but all tireless campaigners against the evil practice. Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was an Anglican clergyman and one of the most prominent of...

– learning patience and embracing its gifts By Margaret Whipp, Canterbury Press, £10.99 This wise and beautiful book draws on the experience of unchosen waiting – in sickness, in old age, and in the struggles and frustrations of everyday life – to explore the challenges of waiting and the skills it demands. It may help...

Miscellaneous thoughts on our Christian pilgrimage Miscellaneous thoughts on daily life ** Miscellaneous thoughts on our Christian pilgrimage There is no greater discovery than seeing God as the author of your destiny. – Ravi Zacharias God can do wonders with a broken heart if you give Him all the pieces. – Victor Alfsen Most of...

Have you ever suffered from gossip? Ever discovered that people are saying some really wild things about you?  If so, Joseph of Arimathea would understand – and sympathise with you.  This decent, godly man of the gospels seems to have fired the imaginations of all sorts of odd people down the centuries. Joseph was a...

Do you ever take pain killers? If so, do you take one for your shoulder, and another one for you knee? Of course not. Once the painkiller enters your bloodstream, it goes everywhere, soothing and damping down the pain, and hitting all the right spots. God works a bit like that on the pain in...

– struggling with evil, suffering and faith By John Dickson, 10ofThose, £5.99 Can we still believe in God in the face of all the suffering and pain in the world? John Dickson looks honestly at the question and provides some compelling answers. He looks briefly at the alternative explanations for suffering provided by Hinduism, Buddhism,...

Good-bye to the Covid Frontline Nigel Beeton (pictured right) has worked in Radiology in a hospital in the East of England. This week his weekly diary of his life at the hospital comes to an end.  Weekend 29th May ** You may be wondering about the result of my coronavirus test. Well, I was tested...

Peace be with you Name above all Names Our Daily Bread Speak, don’t Strike! 23rd Psalm for the hard-pressed student Lo, I am with you always Good to know ** Peace be with you (Jn 20:24-31, 14:5,11:16) Through absence, Through doubt, Through questions And fears, Through locked doors And longing Jesus comes. His risen presence...

On the Covid Frontline Nigel Beeton  works in Radiology in a hospital in the East of England. He is writing a weekly diary of his life at the hospital.   Weekend 22nd May I had another new experience today – my first (and hopefully my only) coronavirus test. I had to sit in a little...

On the Covid Frontline Nigel Beeton (pictured right) works in Radiology in a hospital in the East of England. He is writing a weekly diary of his life at the hospital.   Weekend 15th May You can say what you like about the coronavirus, it has certainly brought some colour into our lives! This morning...