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Church-based, actively Christian groups have teamed up to create a new network of Christian heritage tour operators. The network includes operators of tours, exhibitions and resources in London, Norwich, Oxford, Cambridge, Harwich/Essex, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Lincolnshire-Nottinghamshire.  It is at: www.christianheritagenetwork.org.uk

There is an old Jewish saying:  God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers. Mother Church, Mother Earth, Mother of the Gods – our human mothers – all of them have been part of the celebration of ‘Mothering Sunday’ – as the fourth Sunday in Lent is affectionately known.  It has been celebrated...

With Lent in mind Some miscellaneous observations on life today… ** Editor:  With Lent in mind: Faith brings a man empty to God, that he may be filled with the blessings of God. – John Calvin Faith, to put it simply, is the conviction that God does not tell lies. – Frank Retief Wherever there...

The Fourth Sunday in Lent was called ‘Mid-Lent’ or ‘Refreshment Sunday’, when the rigors of Lent were relaxed more than was normal for a feast day. It is called Mothering Sunday as a reference to the Epistle reading for the Day (Galatians 4:21-31).  The Lenten Epistles follow from each other with teaching about our life...

Is your pet depressed?  Seriously.  It seems that more and more pets are developing mental health problems, according to some research by Compare the Market. Certainly insurance claims for pets being treated for mental health problems have gone up by 50 per cent.  In the past year alone,  insurers have paid out more than £750,000...

Biblica and Hodder have teamed up to launch a partnership that will help fund Biblica’s Bible translation efforts around the world. The Give to Translate campaign will encourage readers of the NIV across the UK to consider making a financial contribution to help fund new Bible translations and revisions around the world. This is in...

The ructions in the Royal Family in January, widely reported (whether a fact or guess work) remind us that while they are ‘royal’ they are also a ‘family’. God sets the lonely in families, the Bible says. But He also sets the awkward, the odd and the rebellious in them. Families are not associations of...

Families are divided in two kinds of people: givers and takers.  Blessed is the family with at least one ‘giver’, that someone of a cheerful, generous nature who does not panic when you ask them for help.  These kindly saints are on hand when you need them, not fleeing with the cry “But I have...

Church Magazine Bloomers A senior moment Colourful writing Mini Pastoral care And then…. Prayers Smart money Posh pooch Lullaby Wet Family car ** Editor:  We have included some of these in previous years, but they are so much fun that if you haven’t yet seen them, you really should…. Church Magazine Bloomers You know what...

“The eye of the storm is on us,” said a Barnabas Fund contact after three Christian teachers, all in their 20s, were murdered in an attack by Al Shabaab jihadists on a primary school compound in Kenya on 13th January. Another teacher was shot twice in the leg, and a fifth managed to escape when...

Never mind living, soon it will be too expensive to die!  The cost of funerals has reached record highs, with families now spending an average of £9,493 on a funeral.   That is an increase of more than three per cent in just the past year.  Only if you are really strict, and shop around, can...

The London Marathon will be run next month (April). Here is some good news for anyone training for it: running a marathon for the first time can reverse key markers of your ageing by up to four years. Research at University College London and Barts Health NHS Trust found that people who trained for six...