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What kind of beer did people drink in biblical times, and what did it taste like? Such questions will brew in the minds of real ale lovers, as they lovingly savour their favourite real ale each weekend.  And now help is at last at hand. For scientists in Israel have managed to brew beer using...

By Allen Langham, Lion, £11.99 Allen Langham was a professional rugby league player who destroyed his career through addiction.  Struggling with his troubled childhood, he had turned to drink, drugs and crime, and ended up in prison.  This is the true story of how he found Jesus Christ, and realised that only God had the...

Nowadays, one in ten of us is using cash only once a month.  That is a 60 per cent rise in the use of our cards in just a year, according to a recent report. But UK Finance, a trade association, reports that overall, we still used cash for about 28 per cent of our...

Children and young people with mental health issues are being turned away from NHS services and up to 110,000 are missing out on treatment in a year, according to new figures by The Children’s Society. The report, ‘Finding Help – Children, Young People and Families Navigating the System’ is based on Freedom of Information responses...

Newlyweds today are more likely to stay married than their parent were. It seems that young couples are taking the commitment more seriously than did their parents, with only 35 per cent likely to divorce, as opposed to 44 per cent in 1986. The Office of National Statistics reports that couples who married in 1963...

Raymond Nonnatus (1204 – 40) is a good patron saint for anyone who does not take life for granted. The account of his own life begins with the story of how his mother died just before his birth, and of how Raymond was somehow extracted from her dead body just in time to save him.(‘Nonnatus’...

By David Hoyle, Canterbury Press, £14.99 Using the pattern of the church year, this book looks at the building blocks of Christian theology, and what each one means for how we live.   The book covers God as ruler and judge (Advent), the incarnation (Christmas), forgiveness, (Ash Wednesday), Redemption (Good Friday), Resurrection (Easter), the Holy Spirit...

How do you help those with disabilities to feel included in local church life?  With a reported 99 per cent of all churches having a disabled person in the congregation, it is not an idle question. Now the charity Livability has issued some guidelines for the best way to get started.  ‘Recognise this will be...

Men of a certain age are better map readers than women of a certain age, because they were given Lego to play with when they were young.  Playing Lego and other traditional boys’ toys encouraged their spatial awareness, as opposed to playing with Barbies. Such is the verdict of Gina Rippon, a professor of cognitive...

Churches and cathedrals will be able to bid for a share of a £100-million pot of National Lottery funding for large-scale heritage projects over the next three years.  And the grants are not just aimed at restoration schemes, but also ideas that benefit communities. The bids will need to demonstrate ‘real ambition to deliver positive...

– wrestling honestly with the Old Testament By Helen Paynter, Authentic Books, £9.99If you find the violence in the Old Testament a problem, this book may be helpful.  Helen Paynter faces the tough questions head-on and offers a fresh, accessible approach to a significant issue. For all those seeking to engage with the Bible and...

Britain’s favourite traditional foods, according to a recent YouGov survey, are Yorkshire pudding, Sunday roast, fish and chips, crumpets, a full English breakfast and bacon sandwiches. Our least favourite are jellied eels, haggis and laverbread (a Welsh dish of seaweed). The results provoked some outcry.  Several Scottish people were upset at the low ranking given...