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Bible Society has launched a regular magazine called Lyfe Journal.  It’s stated aim is to provide ‘inspirational articles and activities to help you deepen your faith’. It is aimed at people who “love to engage with their faith in a more thoughtful way, but who don’t have the time to read long books.” And so...

A New Song for the Season of Creation Bishop welcomes report calling for a long-term rural strategy Bishop calls for partnership to teach Relationship and Sex Education New Commission on Housing, Church and Community Bishops welcome new online safety laws Funding repairs is ‘top problem’ facing churches More churches than pubs The Church of England...

God among the ruins When the Spirit Came What’s so important about the Trinity? From the Vicar The Beatitudes: ‘Blessed are the meek’ Holidays can be ‘holy days’ Resilience and faith in God ** Editor:  Tony Horsfall considers the fire at Notre Dame God among the ruins The tragic fire at Note Dame Cathedral shocked...

The tragic fire at Note Dame Cathedral shocked the whole world. Seeing such a magnificent building engulfed in flames saddened all who saw the devastation unfold. It was a monumental blow to the nation of France. It will take years to rebuild this famous place of worship. One striking image from the fire showed the...

For Christmas we have the build-up of Advent, and Easter Day is preceded by Holy Week. But when it comes to Whit Sunday, it just suddenly arrives.  Yet Pentecost is all about the birth of the Christian church and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Surely, that is something to get excited about! For forty...

‘We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Essence.’ (Athanasian Creed). On Trinity Sunday we will celebrate God as one God in three Persons. This understanding is based on how we see God at work in the world. We trust in a God who is: ‘God...

‘We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Essence.’ (Athanasian Creed). On Trinity Sunday we will celebrate God as one God in three Persons. This understanding is based on how we see God at work in the world. We trust in a God who is: ‘God...

Editor: This month includes the following special days.  As saints’ days do not change from year to year, these have appeared on this site before.  The one with the asterisk is new to the site this year. 1      Justin Martyr – first ever Christian philosopher 2      Erasmus – a good saint...

How to fill in a form Hot desking Another way to help you sell your home Prescriptions soar, especially for depression Single parents should be valued members of our church family It’s too easy to set your home on fire Take your grandparents on holiday! Are you getting fresh air? Don’t let the sun kill...

Justin Martyr (c. 100 – 165), is regarded as the first ever Christian philosopher.  He was born at Nablus, Samaria, to parents of Greek origin, and was well educated in rhetoric, poetry and history before he turned to philosophy.  He studied at Ephesus and Alexandria and tried the schools of the Stoics, the Pythagoreans, and...

 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. He assigned 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills… (2 Chronicles 2:17-18) We can spend much of our working life filling in forms...

Do you have to ‘hot desk’ at work?  Do you like it?  Probably not, for a recent study has found that four out of five office workers who hot desk say it has a negative impact on their mental health. Brickendon, the consultancy who did the research, found that people find it stressful to have...