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‘Trespassers will be prosecuted’ Beware – scalding at home is on the rise Have dog, will walk! What a cup of coffee can do for the elderly The internet and children under five-years-old – some guidelines Don’t hug me in the office More of us are ‘going out’ on popular music Fewer of us give...

Do you have a sister?  Is she ‘good news’ in your life?   Macrina the Younger (c. 327 -79) should be the patron saint of all ‘sisters’ whose generosity helps their siblings to succeed. Macrina the Younger was the eldest of 10 children.  Their father was Basil the Elder, a leader in the church in 4th...

Some porters were hired to carry a group’s possessions on a trip through the jungle. The pace quickly increased until the head porter called a halt: ‘We’ve come so far, so fast we need to take a break and allow our souls to catch up with our bodies!’ How often do we feel like this?...

Peter knelt upon a roof – He’d gone up there to pray; He’d gone to seek his Father’s face In the middle of the day. He saw a sheet of dodgy food And heard an angel say, “I know you’re hungry, Peter, so Come, eat your fill today!”   But Peter gazed with horror at...

by Antonia Woodward, Lion Children’s, £7.99 A delightful picture book retelling the story of Noah, who builds a great ark to keep animals that God sends to him safe during the great flood. Imagine Noah’s excitement when the big boat comes to rest and once more the animals can roam the earth.

And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing…and it shall be forgiven him.  Leviticus 5.16 ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted.’ Have you seen signs like this? Perhaps you have one yourself.  Is trespassing a crime that you can prosecute anyone for? The word ‘trespass’ means going on someone...

By Andrew Boyd, Monarch, £9.99 In the warzone that Nigeria has become, Archbishop Ben Kwashi has survived three assassination attempts. A brutal assault on his wife, Gloria, drove him to his knees – to forgive and find the strength to press on. Islamist militants have Nigeria in their sights. These are the terrorists who kidnapped...

Signs found outside churches –  It is unlikely there’ll be a reduction in the wages of sin. –  If you don’t like the way you were born, try being born again. –  Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain eternal fire insurance soon. –  This is a ch_ _ch What is...

Later this month Christians all over the world will commemorate probably the most unlikely saint in the Bible, Mary Magdalene. There was something in her background that has always fascinated people. All we are told about her ‘past’ is that Jesus had cast ‘seven devils’ out of her, but on that slender if intriguing evidence...

Some porters were hired to carry a group’s possessions on a trip through the jungle. The pace quickly increased until the head porter called a halt: ‘We’ve come so far, so fast we need to take a break and allow our souls to catch up with our bodies!’ How often do we feel like this?...

A garden is a mystery It makes me question ‘why?’ The plants I nurture with such care Just shrivel up and die? While seeds that I don’t know about All vigorously thrive And grow like fabled beanstalks From cracks within my drive! By Nigel Beeton

It is easy to understand the popularity of Mary Magdalene over the centuries: she is the patron saint both of repentant sinners and of the contemplative life. Jesus drove seven demons from Mary, who came from near Tiberius in Galilee.  She became His follower to the bitter end.  She followed Him to Jerusalem and was...