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A few years ago, I visited the Smithsonian Museum’s Hall of Human Origins. Our guide, the curator of anthropology, was keen to help Christians understand his research. Whatever you make of the evidence for human evolution, the fact remains that other species a bit like us were around before we came on the scene – or...

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It’s that time of year again – when Christians across the country raise funds for Christian Aid’s programmes, which help those suffering poverty and injustice worldwide. Since 1957, Christian Aid Week has brought faith and action together to help families survive poverty and violence, and communities rebuild after crisis. It says: “This is all thanks...

How far would you go to respond to God’s call on your life? When, as the daughter of a peasant family in Champagne in 1426, 14-year-old Joan heard heavenly voices calling her to ‘save France’ from the English, she decided to obey the call, no matter what the consequences. Teenage girls who want to rescue...

National Smile Month is 50 years old this year.  It is the UK’s largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health, aiming to encourage people to brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, to cut down on sugar, and to visit the dentist regularly.  Organised by the British Dental Health Foundation, the website offers...

You may know the story of the little girl with her family during a guided tour around a cathedral. As the bright sun streamed through one of the windows, she asked the guide who were the people depicted there.“Those are the saints,” he replied. Later that evening the girl told her mummy, “I know who...

The Bible Society has said that the survey sample on which its report the Quiet Revival was  based was “faulty, and it can no longer be regarded as a reliable source of information about the spiritual landscape in Britain”. In a recent statement, the Bible Society’s CEO, Paul Williams, said: “We are. . . deeply...

If we need to get somewhere by public transport, we look at the route and trust the driver knows the way. By faith, we accept that he or she will get us safely to where we want to go. It was very different for Abraham. God told him to leave his homeland and begin a...

This summer, from 26th July to 8th August, Archbishop Mullaly will visit the Anglican Church of the Province of West Africa “to strengthen the ties between the See of Canterbury and the Province”. Archbishop Mullally will visit Ghana and Cameroon at the invitation of Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, the Bishop of Asante-Mampong and Primate of...

Josephine Butler is the ‘saint’ for anyone who believes in social justice. This remarkable 19th century clergyman’s wife became a renowned campaigner for women’s rights and for putting a halt to human trafficking. Josephine was born in Northumberland in 1828, the daughter of a wealthy family of liberal politics and committed Christian faith. They had...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren So, you are beginning to plan your first Summer Fete in your new parish. That you appear to be looking forward to it shows how little you know about them. Parishes hold Summer Fetes so that their clergy can preach more meaningfully on...

Did you know that Britain is the country with the highest biscuit consumption in the world? According to industry research, we each eat about 500 biscuits a year. And the great biscuit dunking debate – over which biscuit holds up best when dipped in tea – can spark surprisingly passionate discussion. Biscuits have been part...