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Editor:  with Harvest in mind… The Christian is suspended between blessings received and blessings hoped for, so he should always give thanks. – M R Vincent … it’s strange to me How very full the church can be With people I don’t see at all Except at Harvest Festival John Betjeman  ** Editor:  With Animal...

Jude the apostle and martyr (1st century) warns us in his epistle that not all ‘evil’ comes in the form of obvious ghosties and ghoulies.  He writes instead to warn the Christians of the greater danger of people who infect others with heresy and moral failure.  He writes that they are nothing more than …. ...

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has spoken out against the rise in religious persecution worldwide “Across the world, bloodshed based on religious affiliation runs rampant,” Mr Guterres said. “Festivals have been attacked, places of worship desecrated. And many believers, especially among religious minorities, face hostility online and off. Such acts are an assault on human...

James Hannington could have had a most comfortable and respectable life, safe in the peaceful English county of Sussex. Born in Hurstpierpoint in 1847, he’d worked in business and the army before theological study at Oxford and two curacies. Then he was appointed minister of St George’s Chapel in Hurstpierpoint in 1875. Still only 27,...

God is here When our minister and his wife visited our neighbour, her four-year-old daughter answered the door. “Mum!” she yelled toward the living room. “God’s here, and He brought His girlfriend.” ** Book the date Our new curate was very eager to please. When I asked if I could have a church service when...

Osteoarthritis is the main cause of knee pain in people over 50. Here are some tips that may help: Be aware of the several major groups of muscles that support your knees. They include the quadriceps at the side and front of your thighs, the hamstrings at the back, and your calf muscles. If you...

If you have done your best to live ‘right’, and still had nothing but trouble and heartache in your life, Alphonsus is the saint for you.   He was born in 1533, the son of a wool merchant in Segovia.  He followed his father into the profession, married, and had two children.   He was a responsible...

World Animal Day, held on 4th October, the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, aims to raise awareness about animal protection and welfare. Here in the UK we have a good network of animal charities devoted to the rescue, medical care, and wildlife conservation. The leading one is the...

At church recently, we stood to sing Charles Wesley’s hymn ‘Come Holy Ghost our hearts inspire’. Except the organist was playing the tune which normally accompanies the Christmas carol ‘While shepherds watched their flocks by night’. (No, not ‘On Ilkley Moor bar t’aht’- the other one). I had never sung Wesley’s hymn to this tune...

One thousand aid workers have been killed in the past three years, caught up in various global conflicts. So reports the Christian relief charity, World Vision. It is calling for stronger protection of humanitarian workers, independent investigations, accountability, and consequences for attacks on humanitarian workers, healthcare facilities, and other civilian infrastructure. World Vision also wants...

The General Trustees of the Church of Scotland have asked Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to consider looking after the Abbey Church of Dunfermline in Fife. The final resting place of the bones of King Robert the Bruce, the 19th-century building is part of Dunfermline Abbey, a globally recognised religious site. HES already cares for the...

For the Christian, the Bible is God’s Word to us; it tells us about His character and creative purposes, how He has related to people in the past, and His promises for the future. Science is a specific way of studying the world, exploring the physical properties of things – a wonderful way to explore...