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Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables slashes your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by nearly a quarter, a recent study has found. And adding whole grains, legumes and nuts also protects against diabetes, as they improve sensitivity to insulin (the hormone that controls blood sugar) and reduce weight gain. A senior nutritionist at the...

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born 175 years ago, on 15th October 1844, near Leipzig, where his father was a Lutheran minister. His father died five years later, but young Friedrich had a brilliant school and university career. He is perhaps known best for his paradoxical statement that “God is dead”, and his suggestion...

Editor: Observations on our Christian life Affliction is God’s shepherd dog to drive us back to the fold. Courage is fear that has said its prayers. The wages of sin is death.  So, repent before payday. Exercise daily – walk with the Lord. We don’t change God’s message – His message changes us. To get...

Lord, we are rivers running to thy sea, Our waves and ripples all derived from thee: A nothing we should have, a nothing be, Except for thee. From a prayer of Christina Rossetti 1830–1894, who was an invalid for most of her life, and also a prolific poet.

Then you are not alone.  Half of all parents are worried that their children are addicted to computer games, as more and more family routines are disrupted by hours spent online. Many families admit that it is especially hard to get boys to break for meals, or to go to bed, especially if they feel...

This is the kind of story which makes you want to put gloves on.  It seems that ‘disturbing’ levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been found on cash machines and escalator rails, not to mention ticket machines, soap dispensers, door handles, armrests and lavatory seats. There were other infected surfaces in Tube stations, shopping centres, hospitals,...

I love my little scooter It helps me get about It has a little hooter So I don’t need to shout; Though neither help the shocking State of paths, worse ev’ry day! And neither help unblocking The cars parked in my way. By Nigel Beeton

Children are up to four times more likely to have an asthma attack when they return to school. A recent study from Public Health England has cited a combination of stress, changes in the weather, air pollution and an increase in circulating viruses as the reason why many schoolchildren develop respiratory problems as the term...

Editor:  As the saints don’t go away, we have added to them rather than start afresh.  The items with an asterisk appear on this site for the first time… 1st Sept            Drithelm – vision of the after-life 1st Sept            St Giles of Provence – helping those damaged by life 2nd Sept           The New Guinea Martyrs...

More than Words – a collection of paintings and reflections Surviving Separation and Divorce – dealing with divorce day-to-dayNoah and the Great Big Boat 16-and-a-Half Ways to Upgrade your Faith Between the Bells – stories of reconciliation from Corrymeela</strong Augustine’s Life of Prayer, Learning and Love – Lessons for Christian living Women & Identity –...

St Drithelm is the saint for you if you have ever wondered what lies beyond death, or have had a near-death experience.    He was married and living in Cunningham (now Ayrshire, then Northumbria) in the 7th century when he fell ill and apparently died.  When he revived a few hours later he caused panic among...

St Giles was an immensely popular saint in the Middle Ages, and no wonder:  he was the patron saint of cripples.  In those days, there were many people who, once injured, were never really whole again.  Even today, a serious injury – either physical or mental or emotional, can leave us damaged for months, years...