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(John 20: 19-23) Locked in, afraid, Uncertain, even after Mary’s story, even after that behind closed doors seemed safest, on the first day of the week, in the evening. And then, the world changed. He was with us! Suddenly and wonderfully with us. Jesus, our Lord, alive and with us in a new and completing...

A teacher, a good man, a story teller All of these things people will say, A prophet who spoke of heavenly things But upsetting the religious men of His day? He healed so many, raised the dead Easy to see how these tales would grow, Walking on water, stilling the storm? These are just stories...

The echoes of the angels’ tears Ring deep within my soul; The music of celestial spheres Sweeps o’er me as they roll. O loving Lord, I kneel and raise My song of worship deep; For melodies of love and praise And songs that make me weep.   For those who have Your precious gift To...

Some dried-out leaves Some water boiled How could they please? They should be spoiled! And yet we know On Britain’s Isle That happy glow! That tea-time smile! For if we’re down Need cheering up? No one can frown With steaming cup! No other treats Appeal to me! Cos nothing beats A cup of tea! By...

It was: 175 years ago, on 5th April 1843 that Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.  (Hong Kong had been ceded to Britain in perpetuity in the Treaty of Nanking, signed in August 1842, at the end of the First Opium War.) Also 175 years ago, on 15th April 1843 that Henry James,...

April 1918 was possibly the last really low point in the War for the Allies. Casualties remained high – indeed, so high that it was felt necessary to extend conscription (compulsory military service) to all men up to the age of 50. There were setbacks on the Western Front, too. Another German operation, bizarrely named...

The renowned German theologian and anti-Nazi Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo 75 years ago this month, on 5th April 1943, at the age of 37. He was executed in April 1945. Born to a distinguished family in Breslau, now part of Poland, Bonhoeffer was strongly influenced by time in the United States, where...

Buckingham Palace opened to the public for the first time following an announcement by the Queen 25 years ago this month, on 29 April 1993. The aim was to raise money to pay for much of the restoration of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic fire of 1992: there had been widespread public opposition to the use...

Billy Graham, the renowned American evangelist, was remembered with great fondness by Christians the world over when news of his death was announced on Wednesday 21st February.  He died peacefully in his sleep, aged 99. Billy Graham leaves a unique legacy:  he preached to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history –...

By Naomi Steinberg, Church Mission Society As a 200+-year old mission community, we can tell you there are loads of myths about mission.  Here is the second ‘myth’ in our series. If you do a quick Google image search on the word “missionaries” it will return a large number of white, western faces surrounded by...

We are currently in the season when churches hold their AGMs or Annual Church Meetings. It’s an important opportunity for the church to come together, to celebrate its life over the past year and look forward to the future. There is important business to do, i.e. elect churchwardens, PCC and Deanery Synod members, as well...

During this year’s celebration of ‘votes for women’ – well, some women, to start with – a hundred years ago, the BBC ran a public poll to nominate the one woman who had made ‘the most difference’. People were nominated from different sectors of society – the arts, business, fashion, politics and so on –...