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Some people are pushy and a bit grasping.  They get on your nerves.  Pray that they go on to find God’s will for their lives, for then all that pushiness is put to good use. Take Jeanne Delanoue.  She was born at Saumur in 1666, and grew up small, authoritarian, and quite frankly, a bit...

Following the recent Government announcement that church buildings were able to reopen for public worship from 4th July, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who leads the Church of England’s Recovery Group, said that the months since lockdown began “have been an extraordinary time – the first period without public worship and the sacraments in...

Are you feeling the financial squeeze just now, but still enjoy shopping? Why not visit some of your local charity shops? Never have charity shops needed you so much. Coronavirus has meant a huge drop in donations, and many charities face huge financial shortfalls. The good news is that charity shops are well worth visiting...

Chinese authorities removed 250 more church crosses earlier this year, according to Bitter Winter, an organisation which monitors persecution of Christians. The crosses were removed from ‘Three-Self’ churches in Anhui province. The action was part of an on-going and wider campaign aimed at deleting Christian images and replacing them with Communist ones. One congregation of 100...

Is there something alien in your garden which is beginning to worry you? Something that is growing too fast, spreading too fast, for you to keep up with? Gardeners across the country are being asked by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) and the University of Coventry to find – and report –...

Eternity in the human heart From the Vicar We must be determined to be ‘anti-racist’ When Christ stood in Trafalgar Square HYMN:  The story behind … JUST AS I AM Psalm 40 – desperation to security When tourists get lost ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers the times of our lives Eternity in the human...

How will you become a better person than you are now?   Have you ever denied yourself in order to try and please God?  No matter what your dedication, it is unlikely that your efforts will ever have outshone those of Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617), who in 1671 became the first saint of America,...

One good thing about lockdown has been quieter roads. Quieter roads are good because councils can then repair the potholes more quickly. This has included: Shropshire, where pothole gangs filled in more than 2000 during lockdown; Derbyshire, where more than 28,000 were filled; Suffolk, where 6,300 were filled, and Bury, where more than 1700 potholes...

By Roger Carswell, 10Publishing, £6.99  This book asks (and answers) questions that people are asking about God, life and suffering. Questions such as: ‘If God exists and really is a God of love, then why doesn’t He stop the suffering and problems in our world?’ People often ask these questions in the wake of major...

The Church of England, together with the Royal School of Church Music, has encouraged the Government to be proactive in ensuring music-making can resume in church buildings, once it is safe to do so. Responding to the latest guidance, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, said: “We are encouraging the Government to be alert to the consequences...

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Church of England bishops are among religious leaders who recently signed an international letter signed by hundreds of leaders around the world condemning Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong. It reads: “We, the co-signed, write to express grave concerns about the unilateral introduction of...

Do you move your arms about when you speak? Probably you do – at least sometimes. Gesturing while we speak has been common behaviour for thousands of years, but it has been less clear as to WHY we do it. Now a study by scientists at the University of Connecticut has found that there are...