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I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women. How the mighty have fallen!  2 Samuel 1:26 A lament is a passionate expression of grief, a heartfelt cry of sadness. Here David, who composed some of the most memorable...

A man asked a friend about the two greatest problems in the world. The friend responded, ‘I don’t know and I don’t care!’ ‘You got them both!’ the man replied. Psalm 121 presents a God who both knows and cares about our problems. As the first Song of Ascent (Psalms 120-134), it was used by...

Here is a saint for you if you have lost the person you love.  Here is a saint for you if you would not let your wealth and security stop you from doing something daringly good with your life. Francis Borgia (1510 – 72) certainly began with it ‘all’.  He was the son of a...

If you approve of giving money to help cathedrals survive, then Edward the Confessor (1003 – 66) is the saint for you.  This early King of England was the virtual founder of Westminster Abbey.  And never mind entrance charges –   at one point in his life, Edward was giving a full tenth of his income...

Many women start businesses in order to help society in some way, rather than to simply make money. According to recent research, 66 per cent of women said they had started a business to contribute to society, compared with just 39 per cent of men. The study led by Aston University in Birmingham found that:...

Some Christians today have the curious idea that being a Christian guarantees a prosperous life in this world.  St Paul was more realistic – throughout his epistles he urges Christians to pray for patience and endurance in this world.  Donation (martyred c 484) is a timely reminder that we are called to be witnesses, and...

Rock Prayer for changing seasons Wisdom Lord, have mercy The Pianists and Musicians The Guarding of the God of Life Our Friend How can I endure? ** Rock Matthew 7:25 In the changing seasons, in the terrifying, changing world where landscapes are no longer recognisable, where things spin so quickly out of control, You are...

A woman had recently become a Christian and been baptised.  Curious, one of her colleagues at work asked her what it was like to be a Christian. The woman was caught off guard and didn’t know how to answer.  Then she saw the office ‘jack-o’-lantern’ on a nearby desk and blurted: ‘Well, it’s like being...

Matthew 7:25 In the changing seasons, in the terrifying, changing world where landscapes are no longer recognisable, where things spin so quickly out of control, You are the one still point. You are unchanging, always faithful, always present. In a world of shifting sands You are the rock on which I stand, I am secure...

by David Winter ‘Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on’ – my grandma taught me that one. At least it meant I never forgot the names of the writers of the four Gospels. This month Luke, the writer of the third of them, has his feast day – 18th October....

Halloween is the month of ghosts and witches and evil spirits.  Have you ever wondered where evil spirits come from, and how we are to view the unseen world of evil and occultism? The Bible tells us that evil spirits come from the created angelic order.  They were not created as evil beings, for all...

All in the month of October Diary of a Momentous Year:  October 1918 Celebrating Paddington Bear’s 60th anniversary The day that ‘War of the Worlds’ came to America Sir Walter Raleigh: Queen Elizabeth l’s favourite adventurer and courtier THE WAY I SEE IT – Whatever happened to ties? Don’t miss the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms!  (19 October...