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O God, who divides the day from the night, separate our deeds from the darkness of sin, and let us continually live in your light, reflecting in all that we do your eternal beauty. O God, who gives the day for work and the night for sleep, refresh our bodies and our minds through the...

 The number of young people who go bankrupt has soared, increasing tenfold in just three years.  People from ‘Generation Z’ (aged 18 to 25) now make up one in 15 of all personal insolvencies.  Back in 2016 only one in 100 insolvencies involved a young person. As one accountant explained: “In this climate of low...

It was: 175 years ago, on 15th Oct 1844 that Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher was born. 150 years ago, on 2nd Oct 1869 that Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist, was born.  He led the Indian independence movement against British rule. Also 150 years ago, on 16th Oct 1869 that Girton College (now part of Cambridge...

Jesus taught a great deal about money and its dangers.  Most of His parables concerned money in one form or another.  He used the word ‘Mammon’ to describe a false financial god, saying “You can’t serve God and Mammon.” So, a right attitude to money is essential for Christians.  Until we are released from the...

This October I will be speaking at the 83rd anniversary of the Methodist Chapel where I grew up. It is a privilege and an honour to return to the place where I came to know Christ some 50 years ago, and to encourage the folks who have served faithfully in this little mining village over...

Sunsets and sunrise, rainbows and moonbeams, Waterfalls rushing, streams tumbling down, All of the planet teeming with life, A celestial ball in the sky spinning around.   The whole of creation sings of God’s glory, The work of His fingers crafted with care, All intrinsically moving together A world of wonder without compare.   But...

Thermal image technology has found that heavily tattooed skin heats up more than normal skin in direct sunlight.  Images of tattoo artists in Shoreditch, taken on a Cat S61 smartphone, showed higher temperatures on sections of skin that were heavily inked – with the black of the tattoo retaining the most heat.

‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.’ (Matthew 5:9). H.G. Wells wrote of Mr Polly, ‘he was not so much a human being as a civil war.’ A lack of peace in our lives reflects the lack of peace in our families, community and nation. In this beatitude, Jesus calls...

Sarah brought her beautiful dog Bobby to a Quiet Morning at church.  He was very well behaved and loved all the attention he received.  As we began our time together Sarah gave him a bone to chew on, and he settled down contentedly, enjoying his own experience of ‘heaven’! The expression came into my mind,...

I was born a few weeks after the Wall Street Crash, 90 years ago this month. The American economy, so dominant in world trade, seemed to collapse overnight. Banks went bust, and then many businesses. Unemployment followed, and so did genuine poverty in American cities. Needless to say, I was totally unaware of all of...

That is the finding of a survey by Nationwide Building Society, who also found that one in four youngsters of primary school age do not even know what a high street is.  More than half have never visited a laundromat, and nearly half have never been to a florist or key-cutter. The survey comes amidst...

Do we know them when we see them? Heaven’s messengers of love? Who are there just when we need them, Sent to help by God above. Those who help us just by staying, Those who sit and hold our hand, Those who hold us up by praying, Those who simply understand. When the seas of...