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St Michael is an archangel, whose name means ‘who is like unto God?’  He makes various appearances throughout the Bible, from the book of Daniel to the Book of Revelation.  In Daniel, he is ‘one of the princes’ of the heavenly host, and the special guardian of Israel.  In Revelation, he is the principal fighter...

Recent research by the Allchurches Trust has found that lockdown had one good result: it was “a major driver for churches to embrace digital opportunities and engage with families online.” The research found that in recent months, more than half of churches (55 per cent) have been able to engage children and young people through...

The ‘Diaspora’ Churches is a new name for what have previously been called ‘Overseas National Churches’. The Global Connections network of Christian organisations is now using this new and clearer name – Diaspora Churches. There are dozens of different denominations which could be included under such a heading.  The forthcoming new edition of UK Church Statistics lists:...

The Bishop of Bristol, Bishop Viv Faull has been appointed a deputy lead bishop for safeguarding. Her focus will be on liaison with diocesan bishops on behalf of the National Safeguarding Steering Group (NSSG) and with the wider Anglican Communion, and to speak on safeguarding in the House of Lords. She will work closely with...

By Elizabeth Bates, Kevin Mayhew, £5.99 These prayers offer an honest and thought-provoking insight into the ups and downs of caring for a spouse or family member on a daily basis. They cover a range of topics, including hospital visits, sleepless nights, identity crises, counting your blessings and snatching a few moments of peace whilst getting tyres changed. If you...

By Canon David Winter One of those surveys which some newspapers love to publish claimed recently that a large number of British people believe in angels – almost as many, in fact, as claimed to believe in God. They didn’t tell us what people meant by ‘angels’. I suspect quite a few were thinking of...

Glastonbury Festival. The name conjures up images of world-famous bands and singers making loud music before enthusiastic crowds who are up to their knees in mud. The statistics for the famous Pyramid stage are impressive: standing 25 metres tall, it has 292 audio speakers and 8.5 km of cables for video and audio. It has 354...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren I think your idea for both our Confirmation groups getting together for a weekend away – socially distanced, of course – was excellent and our meeting last week drew most of the plans together. We didn’t take any minutes, so let me record...

By Matt Searles, 10Publishing, £3.99 Gentle and wise, this devotional is balm for bruised souls. It will comfort and enable you to see the love of God afresh. Honest and wholly Christ-centred, these Psalm devotions shine the light of God’s truth and grace into some of the darkest corners of our emotions. They help us...

By Canon David Winter  What is an angel? Easy, people think: a shining figure with glorious wings, who appears from time to time to do some mighty work for God or bring a very special message from him. Well, that’s right in one sense (apart from the wings, which owe more to stained glass windows...

A retired archdeacon has told the remarkable story of Britain’s oldest centre of learning. Philip Morris, former Archdeacon of Margam, has written the first in-depth history of the monastery and training school founded in the small Welsh town of Llantwit Major – Llanilltud Fawr – more than 1,500 years ago. St Illtud’s monastic community dates...

There is growing concern in the Government, among campaigners, and among scientists over how coronavirus has sparked an increase in single-use plastics. Not only are millions of disposable masks and gloves now ‘out there’, but there has been also a huge increase in disposable cutlery, sachets and containers. One study by UCL estimates that in...