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The Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago this month, in April 1994.  The Rev Antoine Rutasiyrie, now the pastor of a large church in Kigali, recalls the beginning of that terrible 100 days, when up to one million Tutsi were slaughtered by the Hutu. “My family were Tutsi and we lived in Kigali. We had...

Arise! Lift up your head, lift up your eyes. Do you not see? I don’t yet hold the prize but as hope’s dawning tints the darkened skies and I press on, Eventually I will take hold of that for which He took hold of me. By Helen Brocklehurst

Riding there, O can you see? As He rides triumphantly Son of David, can it be? Riding on a donkey! Come and sing, O Sing for joy! Sing Hosanna! Sing Hosanna! Jesus comes – O sing for joy! Riding on a donkey! Waving palm-fronds as we run How we cheer to see Him come! For...

This month (April) the annual Christian conference Spring Harvest celebrates its 40th birthday.  Since it began in 1979, it has attracted more than one million guests to it various sites, which this year are Minehead, Harrogate and Skegness. “We have truly seen God’s blessing over the past 40 years,” says Peter Martin of Spring Harvest. ...

– how the Incarnation shapes Faith and Ministry By Chris Steed. IVP £12.99 The Identification Principle offers a new impetus to holistic and practical engagement by the church with our world. The author, an Anglican minister, is responsible for a large and innovative Christian social project on the edge of city centre, which is developing...

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Oils and creams loom large in the Bible just as they do in our world today. We use healing creams for all sorts of ailments, and moisturising lotions to soothe, but also often for the pure sensual pleasure that they give us. What can be better than your favourite hand cream after time spent gardening?...

Which books in the Bible are the most popular with preachers?  A website called CrossPreach has taken some 127,000 sermons (available on mp3s) from over 600 churches.  It then counted how many times the basic text was taken from which book of the Bible. The sermons were preached by a total of 9,500 different preachers,...

The Church Commissioners for England and a leading coalition of investors participating in Climate Action 100+ have welcomed a position statement issued by Glencore significantly strengthening its commitment to combat climate change. In a first for the mining industry, Glencore has agreed to align its business and investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement,...

We seek them here, we seek them there, We seek those cream eggs everywhere! Within the church, within the ground Those hidden eggs which must be found!   The pulpit steps? The hymn book stand? The lectern we’ve already scanned Behind that pew? I’ll need a torch! Perhaps one’s hidden in the porch!   Aha!...

The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education, the Rt Revd Stephen Conway,  has backed calls for a comprehensive Rural Strategy, following the publication of a new study. The report, recently published by the Rural Services Network, calls for action by the Government, citing concerns that the UK’s exit from the EU could serve to...

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are calling for every parish and diocese to hold their local MPs, politicians and the members of the Government and civil servants in their prayers. Their concerns are for the social divisions, which “feel more entrenched and intractable than for many years”, and also for “the divisions within the...