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Covid-19 has brought one good thing to some of us: the average amount of personal debt has reduced by nearly £2,000, according to a recent study by Experian. It recently stood at £9,681 (without mortgage), as opposed to £11,615 (without mortgage) in March. As a spokesman for the credit-checking agency explained: “For some people, a...

Christmas should start with October’s half-term this year, rather than in November. Christmas lights could be switched on, and shoppers (hopefully) enticed back to the shops. So say many retailers, as they struggle to recover from the pandemic. An executive with the New West End Company in London explains: “If we can bring the start...

With Harvest in mind… With Bible Sunday ahead… With Bible Sunday ahead… With St Luke’s Day and healing in mind… Miscellaneous observations on our Christian pilgrimage Some miscellaneous observations on daily life and other people… ** With Harvest in mind…  Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. – Psalm 95:2 Gratitude is the heart’s...

By Rachel Turner, BRF, £9.99 This book tackles the unique parenting challenges faced by church leaders. It is full of insightful advice and creative suggestions for managing the pressures and expectations heaped on church leaders’ families. The author counters the widespread view that vicarage or manse life inevitably has a negative impact on the children....

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren I am unsurprised that the cleaning lady took exception to you dismantling your motorbike in the church vestry. Clergy vestries are the final repositories of rotting hymn books, ancient cassocks with a certain aroma, buckets with holes in, which are kept “just in...

Need for healing Fruit of the Spirit Jericho Ode to Job Litter Virus A Helping Hand The Gates of the Kingdom ** Editor: The Revd Peter Crumpler is a Church of England priest in St Albans, Herts, and a former communications director for the CofE. Need for healing Heavenly Father, We bring to you all...

For the Christian, the Bible is God’s word to us; it tells us about His character and creative purposes, how He has related to people in the past, and His promises for the future. Science is a specific way of studying the world, exploring the physical properties of things – a wonderful way to explore...

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St Drithelm is the saint for you if you have ever wondered what lies beyond death, or have had a near-death experience.    He was married and living in Cunningham (now Ayrshire, then Northumbria) in the 7th century when he fell ill and apparently died.  When he revived a few hours later he caused panic among...

St Giles was an immensely popular saint in the Middle Ages, and no wonder:  he was the patron saint of cripples.  In those days, there were many people who, once injured, were never really whole again.  Even today, a serious injury – either physical or mental or emotional, can leave us damaged for months, years...

The Anglican Church in Australia still honours the New Guinea Martyrs of 1942.  These brave men and women, 10 Australians and two Papuans, refused to leave their missionary work on the island as the Japanese military forces advanced.  As one tribute to them put it: ‘They knowing full well the risk, elected to stay with...

Here is a saint for anyone who thinks Christian leaders should stand up for justice – even at the risk of angering secular powers. It all began when William was an English priest serving as chaplain to Canute, king of England, (1016-35), who decided to visit Scandinavia.  William went along, and was so shocked by...