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Sierra Leone is the world’s most dangerous place to become a mum. Every day 10 women die from giving birth. In Sawula district, the community struggle with a clinic which has no electricity and only two delivery beds. Jebbeh is heavily pregnant but as her baby grows, it’s not joy that fills her heart, but...

Nurse Edith Cavell gave her life to others – and was executed as a result. This year is the centenary of her state funeral at Westminster Abbey. The daughter of a Norfolk vicar, Edith trained as a nurse, and because she could speak French fluently, she was invited to start a nurses’ training school in...

Back in the 1960s, C P Snow’s lecture on the two cultures dominated the academic world:  science and art faced each other in the arena of knowledge like two mighty opposites. But journey back to Italy in the 15th century and you find no such division. The two worlds of science and the humanities were...

Some of us prefer to kneel for just about everything in church. People around us might sit – but we are kneelers! Time may have taken its toll though, and sadly the knees may not what they were. But if you visit different churches, you will find that not all of them have furniture designed...

Up to three million people have been affected by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.  With nearly 1000 known to be dead, and hundreds of thousands homeless, the people are in desperate need of food, water, clothing, shelter and medicine. If you can donate to the Cyclone Idai Appeal, you might like to consider sending...

Lack of food is stunting children’s growth in North Korea, according to an eyewitness. Food shortages threaten an entire generation of children. The eyewitness said: “Not too long ago I met a North Korean refugee family in China. Their children were the ages of my children at the time – nine and six – or...

There are growing numbers of Iranian Christians in the UK.  To help them at worship, the Church of England has recently launched a Persian language translation of Holy Communion. The publication of the Farsi language service very much affirms that the C of E sees the presence of Iranians in churches as a gift, and...

A project to promote greater understanding between Science and Faith is to be extended, thanks to new funding. Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science, (ECLAS) was first set up in 2015 and run by Durham and York universities in collaboration with the Church of England. Now it has received a generous grant from...

My Baptism Memory Book Surviving and Thriving on the Single-Parent Journey Wholeness – changing how we think about healing The Minimalist Home –  guide to a decluttered, refocused life Resilience in Life and Faith – finding your strength in God The Word’s Out – principles and strategies for effective evangelism today Learning to Breathe –...

Worried about the mental health of someone you know?  Why not hold a Blooming Great Tea Party? In praise of Work Keep going Showing off our magnificent homes – on Instagram The truth about vacuuming Changes in your living room Sweet dreams Dry and keep your own flowers ** Editor:  David Pickup is a solicitor...

By Dubravka Kolanovic, Lion Children’s, £9.99 This beautiful album from an award-winning artist will provide you with a good place to record precious memories from your child’s special day.  It includes Bible verses, some delightful illustrations, and suggested aspects you can record, from photographs and various details of the event, to messages from family, godparents...

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.’… The woman came and knelt before him. ‘Lord, help me!’ … Then Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, you have great...