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Almost two thirds (60 per cent) of the single adults in the UK have deliberately chosen their single lifestyle, with more women (66 per cent) than men (53 per cent) opting for the single life.  There are two good reasons, according to the findings of a recent study:  a desire for independence, and a weariness...

Saint Valentine’s Day, many believe, was named after one or more Christian martyrs and was established by Pope Gelasius 1 in 496 AD.  Valentine of Rome was martyred about 269, and this day usually ‘belongs’ to him. The first recorded association of Valentine Day with romantic love (1382) is from Geoffrey Chaucer. He wrote, ‘For...

Men do not like doctors.  In fact, eight out of ten men would prefer to endure an illness rather than seek help from their GP.  (This will not surprise many wives.) Despite recent campaigns urging them to take their health seriously, a survey by BUPA has found that 48 per cent of men would only...

If you look up ‘marriage’ in the Penguin Book of Modern Humorous Quotations, you will find that Marriage sits between The Mafia and Martyrdom!   Be that as it may, here are some thoughts for all those who are in love and getting married soon. Your wedding day is not an arrival.  It is the start...

A hedge around your property is good for you.  A recent study has found that the humble hedge, when in full leaf, can cut air pollution around it by up to half. A recent study by the University of Guildford measured traffic pollutants on either side of a hedge in a park on the road...

Thomas Bray was once called a “Great Small Man”, with good reason.  This diminutive 18th century English clergyman (1658 – 1730) not only helped to establish the Church of England in Maryland, but he was also founder of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SPCK) in 1698 and the Society for the Propagation...

By Peter Walker, Lion Hudson, £15.99 This book teaches the basics of the Christian faith, looking first at what Jesus himself taught, and then at what His apostles had to say. It is for anyone who wants to follow Jesus, but who is not sure or would like to be reminded of the way. In...

You and your friends know where you live, but could a 999 crew find you? Paramedics warn that too many people do not make their house numbers clear.  That means paramedics are wasting valuable time looking for clues as to which house is which, while shrubs and rubbish bins often obscure the numbers. In an...

I was in a discussion recently as to whether or not a Christian can have doubts. The father in Mark’s story (9:17-27) speaks for many people. He knew that Jesus could heal his son, but just wasn’t quite sure if He would. Doubt comes in many forms. It may be intellectual, a form of wrestling...

The Most Reverend Janani Luwum (d 1977) was the sitting Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi and Boga Zaire when 35 years ago this month he was murdered by the dictator Idi Amin.   At the time the Church in Uganda was on the verge of centennial celebrations of its birth through the seed of the...

Here’s some news to make you itch: it seems that fleas are infesting British homes.  The national flea population is believed to be on the rise. A spokeswoman for the British Pest Control Association said: “Our industry is being more conscious of the chemicals used, so there is a chance that new products are not...

Did you have a miserable childhood?  Were your parents more absorbed in themselves than in you?   Later, looking for love, did you fall for the wrong man?  Perhaps you now have children of your own, and struggle to raise them.   If you feel your life has been ‘wrong-footed’ from the start, and that there is...