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Life before lockdown wasn’t always a bed of roses. But it was normal and predictable… usually… Now everything seems unknown. What does the future hold? Is there a door of hope? Hope in Uncertain Times is a giveaway booklet pointing to hope for now and for eternity. Published by HOPE Together and Biblica, with the backing...

 – my Life as a Cop By Leroy Logan, SPCK, £12.99  This book tells of an illustrious career, giving a behind the scenes look at the workings of the Metropolitan Police. One of the founder members of the Black Police Association Charitable Trust, Leroy Logan has had first-hand experience of race relations in modern-day Britain, and...

Keep calm, and keep kind, if you want to live longer. It seems that being sarcastic and irritable only makes heart attack victims more likely to die from a second coronary. A recent study in the US on the personality traits of patients who had had heart attacks found that hostile personality traits (sarcasm, cynicism,...

Here is a saint for any young person who has a generous heart and a desire to please God, but who gets rather badly used by adults who should know better. Elizabeth was born in 1207, a princess in the kingdom of Hungary. When she was four, she was sent to the court of the...

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has joined more than 60 other anti-poverty charities to call on the Government to #KeepTheLifeline, and not lower the standard allowance of Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit by £20 a week in April 2021, to the level at which it was before lockdown. A spokesman for CAP said: “We’re in...

– Walking Through Advent with R S Thomas By Carys Walsh, Canterbury Press, £12.99 With the season of Advent, the coming of Christ is imminent.  It is a season of preparation and hope for the arrival of God-with-us in the Incarnation. R.S. Thomas, a poet of waiting and anticipation, can be a profound guide for...

The Talking Jesus research showed that for 27% of practising Christians, reading the Bible for themselves was a key influence in their coming to faith. As a result of the research, HOPE Together decided to find out what Bible a non-Christian would pick up and read. When 800 non-Christians were asked this question, the majority...

It seems that many of us started as early as September this year, aiming to spread our costs during the financial stress of the pandemic. As for amounts we intend to spend? According to research carried out by American Express, more than 25 per cent of us will spend less than we did last year,...

The Children’s Society and Carers Trust have been helping teachers give more support to young carers, as they came back to school this autumn. Research suggests as many as one in five pupils in secondary schools in England are young carers. Because of the high numbers, the charities, who jointly run the Young Carers in...

Danger of torture, assassination, lootings, floods, famines and epidemics… life in France in the 6th century was as turbulent and violent as many of the world’s hot spots are today.  In the midst of all this Gregory (539 – 94) was born into a senatorial family who lived in the Auvergne.  He grew up seeing...

Where do you put your parsnips and eggs, and what about the potatoes and onions? The correct answers, according to new government guidelines, are that the first two below in your fridge and the second two belong in your cupboard. More guidance on storing food safely can now be found on Wrap, the Government’s food...

Bereavement at any time is hard. Bereavement during a period of isolation with restricted movement and limited contact with family and friends is so much harder. During the global coronavirus pandemic many thousands in the UK have faced the loss of someone they know. Loss and HOPE was launched just before the Covid-19 crisis to...