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The apostle Andrew (d. c.60) is patron saint of Scotland.  According to the gospel of Matthew,   Andrew and his brother Simon Peter were the very first two disciples whom Jesus called.   ‘Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’  (Matt 4:18,19) Without more ado, they obeyed.  ‘At once they left their nets...

Do you have any elderly neighbours or relatives who are housebound?  Why not pay them a visit?  Are they looking too thin?  Record numbers of pensioners are now being admitted to hospital suffering malnutrition. NHS digital statistics show that adult hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of malnutrition has tripled in the past...

Bishops call for respect on all sides amid Brexit debate Church Commissioners to expand Corporate Engagement Capabilities Bishop welcomes PM’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Ministry statistics published India passes anti-conversion law Tim Farron on Brexit and the EU ** Bishops call for respect on all sides amid Brexit debate The bishops of...

November is the month that in my mind is forever associated with fog. Growing up in a mining village, where everyone had a coal fire and chimneys spouted dark smoke all day long, we used to get some real ‘pea-soupers’ in November. Sometimes it was so thick the buses would stop running and we would...

George Whitefield – the First Transatlantic Revivalist Life with St Benedict: the Rule reimagined for everyday living Image of the Invisible:  daily Bible readings from Advent to Epiphany God’s Good Economy – doing economic justice in today’s world Zhejiang – the Jerusalem of China The Man You’re Made to Be ** George Whitefield – the...

The National Gallery in London is a remarkable treasure house of art, founded in 1824 and home to over 2,300 paintings. Much work goes on behind the scenes to maintain this collection, and in August after a seven-year restoration project, a particular painting went on display for the first time in over a hundred years....

By Nigel D Scotland, Lion Hudson, £12.99 George Whitefield proclaimed the Christian message to more people in history than anyone else, before or since, who spoke with an unaided voice. A preacher of revival almost from his childhood, when he prophesied his own destiny, he had a profound impact on the social, religious and political...

The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call for respect on all sides amid growing acrimony over the debate on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. A joint statement issued on behalf of the Church of England’s College of Bishops calls for a new tone of listening and respect in debates and describes...

By Richard Frost, BRF, £9.99 The Rule of St Benedict has been described as inspiring, supporting, reassuring, and challenging. It has much to say about faith, work and daily living. Benedictine communities use a well-established pattern of daily readings to enable the entire Rule to be considered over a four-month period. Life with St Benedict follows this pattern.  Divided into four,...

Mother Teresa once observed: “We cannot do great deeds, but we can do small deeds with great love.” That’s something to remember in our daily life.  What good are great public efforts if they are fuelled by personal ambition or a desire to rule?  If you are not personally kind, what good does it do...

The Church Commissioners for England (the Commissioners) have recently announced the expansion of their corporate engagement team and the appointment of an external engagement provider as the Commissioners continue their ambitious plans to influence companies on high profile ethical and ESG issues. The Commissioners’ pre-eminent focus remains climate change and ensuring that companies align their...

Andrew, whose feast day ends the Christian year on 30th November, is probably best known to us as the patron saint of Scotland, though his only connection with the country is that some of his bones were reputedly transported in the 8th century to Fife and preserved at a church in a place now named...