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Have you ever got into trouble while abroad? The true story is told of a group of tourists who went to Israel some years ago and arrived in Jerusalem very eager to see the sites of the old city. Four members of the group were so engrossed in taking pictures of each other by the...

A vicar who has nearly 170,000 followers on Instagram and who regularly broadcasts on YouTube, says that God welcomes us all, however ‘messy’ we may believe our lives to be. The Revd Chris Lee, vicar of St Saviour’s in Wendell Park, warned against any of us being ‘embarrassed’ about the state of our lives when...

So, you’ve been teaming up with others outside your immediate household.  How it is going with them? As bubbles hopefully get bigger soon, here are some ‘types’ of people whom you might consider adding…. The kind neighbours:  They are the one whom you instinctively think of when you hit a domestic crisis, like running out...

The House of Bishops has confirmed that it will proceed with the publication of the Living in Love and Faithteaching and learning resources in early November this year. The publication of the resources, originally scheduled for July 2020, had been deferred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the House of Bishops and...

Peace be with you Name above all Names Our Daily Bread Speak, don’t Strike! 23rd Psalm for the hard-pressed student Lo, I am with you always Good to know I am only one ** Peace be with you (Jn 20:24-31, 14:5,11:16) Through absence, Through doubt, Through questions And fears, Through locked doors And longing Jesus...

All in the month of July The NHS – bearing one another’s burdens The crash that killed off Concorde The man who created Sherlock Holmes When the Pope was declared to be infallible Remembering the man who founded Barnardo’s Buttercups – treasure in our countryside Does the fruit you buy look a bit wonky? ‘Safe...

As saints’ days do not change from year to year, most of these have appeared on this site before.  The one with an asterisk is new this year. For the first half of each year (Advent to Whitsuntide) our focus is on what God has done for man, particularly through sending us Jesus Christ.  But...

It was: 175 years ago, on 4th July 1845 that Thomas Barnardo, Irish humanitarian and philanthropist was born. He founded Barnardo’s, a charity which cares for vulnerable children and young people. Also 175 years ago, on 17th July 1845 that Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister (1830-34) died. Earl Grey tea was named...

“Save the NHS” was the slogan chosen by the British government when the coronavirus began to spread.  Meant to evoke public compassion, and compliance with emergency regulations, it sounded as though the NHS was an endangered species.  In fact it was the public themselves whose lives were in jeopardy; the National Health Service existed solely...

New Archbishop of York to be confirmed Gardening Against the Odds? The Coronavirus, Church & You Survey Online book of remembrance opened at St Paul’s Online ‘Talking Jesus’ course FREE during the Covid-19 lockdown Use your old clothes to help others in poverty House of Bishops backs phased approach to revising access to church buildings Praying...

Churches soon to lose a friend in the media? Lockdown in Bethlehem Under-fives key to significant church growth C of E has been ‘astonishingly present’ Coronavirus and local churches Reflected Faith Series:  a ‘Holding Cross’ Lebanese Christians suffering from lockdown The reasons for going to church ** Editor: by Peter Crumpler, a Church of England...

If you are thinking of turning your back on wealth and privilege, in order to do something you feel God is calling you to do, St Theobald (1017 – 1066) may be the saint for you.   He was born into an aristocratic family at Provins in France.  But he became a hermit with a fellow...