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The Church Commissioners for England have announced their goal to reduce the carbon intensity of their investment portfolio by 25% by 2025. The 25% reduction target, based on a baseline of 2019, is “a realistic goal in our mission to create real world change to transition to a net zero global economy.” The Church Commissioners...

Do you yearn for a garden gnome?  You are not the only one. Since last year’s lockdown, garden centres have been reporting a ‘massive upswing’ in ornament sales, due to people being forced to spend more time in their gardens.   Gnomes top the list of most-wanted ornaments, with a near 100 per cent increase in...

The vital role played by local newspapers and radio in encouraging greater understanding of faith has been highlighted in a newly-published parliamentary report. I say Amen to that. ‘Learning to Listen’, produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Religion in the Media, praises the positive role played by local and regional media in reporting...

You can take your choice: a recent survey has found that a third of us think that society may never go back to the old ways,  a third of us think we will go back to exactly as we were before, and a third of us think that we will be keener than ever to...

The Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce recently published its report, From Lament to Action, which proposes a suite of changes designed alter the culture of the Church of England. It issues a warning to the Archbishops that a failure to act could be a “last straw” for many people of UK Minority Ethnic (UKME) or Global Majority...

What happens when you spill a cup of coffee? Does the minor irritation ruin the rest of your day? Or do you simply clear up the mess and not give it a second thought? Our brains respond in different ways to minor negative experiences. Now a study by psychologists at the University of Miami has...

When was the last time you heard a church leader preach about sleep? Or about eating well, exercise, coping with stress or living a life rich with relationships? How far do your church leaders model good health and wellbeing in the way the church is run and the example they set for the congregation? And...

Scientists at Harvard have found that when you have higher levels of the body’s hunger hormone, ghrelin, in your system, you are more likely to be impulsive. This means that you will be liable to make poor decisions, tending towards instant gratification rather than long-term achievement. In one experiment, hungry women with a higher amount...

Helping a stranger in need Alban should be the patron saint of anyone who impulsively offers to help a stranger in need… and finds their own life turned upside down as a result. The story goes that Alban was a Roman citizen quietly living in England in the third century.  Then, miles away in Rome,...

– to support decarbonisation The Church of England will be supported in its ambitious aim of achieving net-zero carbon by 2030 through a new partnership with the Durham Energy Institute In February 2020, the General Synod voted for a new target for all parts of the Church to work to become carbon net zero by 2030....

Wonders of the Living World – curiosity, awe, and the meaning of life God’s Brilliantly Big Creation Story Not Knowing but Still Going The Bible Course Time Well Spent – a practical guide to developing your daily devotions Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a...

Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided: Lord for the years, we bring our thanks today. Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us, speaks to our hearts and sets our souls...