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I found some words of wisdom in a newspaper recently, taken from an interview with Marcelo Bielsa, the Leeds United manager. “The moments in my life when I have improved are closely related to failure. The moments in my life when I have regressed are closely related to success. Being successful deforms us as human...

“It is more than words and it is even unspeakable!” a Christian from Ethiopia’s Tigray region has told Barnabas Fund. He was struggling to express the horrors that Christians have suffered in seven months of conflict: deaths of pastors, of other Christians in ministry and of ordinary believers; rape of Christian women including Christian workers;...

The Slide Prayer for the new day The Water of Life Midsummer The ‘someone’ may find life Peace, perfect peace Meditation on the Good Use of Sickness ** Editor:  For anyone who is learning about trust in God…. The Slide As I watch She climbs the steps steadily, Holding the handrail, Her two-year-old feet following...

At the age of 48 the Cambridge Professor John Polkinghorne decided he’d done his bit for physics and that it was time for a different sort of adventure. Resigning his academic position, he trained for ordination in the Church of England. In an interview 40 years later he said, “It’s one thing to go to...

According to Natural England, thorny scrubs and floodplains should be seen as more beautiful than manicured fields. Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, which is the government’s adviser for the natural environment, has said a ‘cultural revolution’ is necessary to help people appreciate the beauty of a messy countryside. He strongly supports the increasing popularity...

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Raymond Nonnatus (1204 – 40) is a good patron saint for anyone who does not take life for granted. The account of his own life begins with the story of how his mother died just before his birth, and of how Raymond was somehow extracted from her dead body just in time to save him.(‘Nonnatus’...

The Church Commissioners for England have been able to extend financial support to dioceses, cathedrals and churches during the Covid-19 pandemic, underpinned by positive financial returns and despite volatile markets. The Commissioners, in partnership with the Archbishops’ Council, provided £75m of immediate liquidity support and established a £35m Diocesan Sustainability Fund programme, plus a £20m...

Dog lovers will find this good news: canine DNA is to be collected by a police force to help stolen animals be reunited with their owners. The scheme by Gloucestershire Police is thought to be a world first. It will involve owners using a kit to take a swab from their dog’s mouth. The sample...

Renters are struggling. 1.7 million renting households are worried about paying their rent over the next three months, and nearly one million are worried about being evicted during the same period. Such are the findings of recent research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The JRF says that black, Asian and minority-ethnic renters, renters with...

Many children enjoy boiled sweets – especially trying to see how long they can make them last.   The pleasure of holding the flavoured sweet in your mouth is far better than crunching it up in a few seconds! There is a way of doing much the same with a Bible passage, and it is called...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren Now you have got your new telephone system in the parish, I shall not be calling you again. I refuse to wait for ten minutes every time I ring to have to listen to the cycle of ‘press 1 for the vicar, 2...