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You’ve seen those motorway signs warning you not to drive when you are tired. But now it seems you are far more likely to crash your car if you drive when you are sad, or when you are angry, or when you are agitated. A study has found that a healthy emotional state is hugely...

The crisis in the Middle East has distracted world attention from Ukraine. But the country is still at war, and its people are still needing help. Numerous Christian relief agencies are active now in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries, providing emergency aid to those affected by the ongoing conflict. If you would like to send...

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has responded with grave concern to a recent United Nations commission that has confirmed Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children. “These actions are a shocking violation of the God-given dignity of every child and the sanctity of family bonds”, said the WCC’s general secretary, the Revd Professor Jerry Pillay....

Life can become once more a grand adventure if we will surrender it to God…. He brings one adventure to an end, only to open another to us.  …with Him we must be ready for anything. – Paul Tournier Humility is the beginning of true intelligence – John Calvin A Christian is never in a...

The Canal & River Trust, which looks after Britain’s waterways, has warned that bread is ‘junk food’ for ducks. It can lead to excessive droppings, which spread disease. If bread is left to rot, it can trigger noxious odours which can kill fish and encourage algae, as well as rats and mice. So – what...

** Notices found in church newsletters – that didn’t quite come out right! Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of the vicar’s sermons. The Rector will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing: ‘Break Forth Into Joy.’...

‘Lust is the craving for salt by a man who is dying of thirst’ (Frederick Beucher). This month’s Deadly Sin is lust. It is usually understood as an intense desire for sexual pleasure, but can include other things eg food, success or fame. Objectifying a person for our own selfish pleasure can leave us feeling...

Promise of the Father Prayer of thanks for promises kept The Seven Churches in Asia \ Christ is All-in-All  His Glorious Day Red Squirrels on the Isle of Wight Fill me with Your Spirit, Lord ** Promise of the Father (Lk24:44-53, Heb 11:1-3) Blessing led to leaving, and leaving to a new coming, a coming...

Good news for the gnomes of Britain: they are welcome at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. (19th to 23rd May) It is only the second time in the history of the world’s most famous gardening event that the RHS has allowed gnomes to appear at the show. The reason is that the gnomes can...

The Vatican has affirmed that a person with Down syndrome has the same dignity and sacred value as any other. It firmly rejects prenatal screening and the selective termination of pregnancies, where the condition has been diagnosed in the unborn child. The Holy See’s Apostolic Nuncio in Geneva, Archbishop Balestrero, said that “persons with Down...

If you have ever cruised to Iceland, you’ll know just how far off the beaten track it is. You may wonder how anybody in ancient times managed to survive all those miles of icy water to even find the place. But it seems that Irish hermits in the early Middle Ages did find it, and...

There are various sections that make up a Communion service.  While different denominations, and different styles of churches even within the same denomination, may do things differently, generally speaking they all include the same foundational elements. So, after the Bible readings, and then sermon, what follows next? In Common Worship (CW) we ‘immediately’ jump to...