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John and Jesus Isaiah’s words were ringing out As John called out ‘Prepare the way’ For one who would come who was greater than he, How Moses had longed to see His day. Clad with a garment of camel hair, John’s special ministry had begun, His call to repent and be baptised Announcing the coming...

A prayer for the lonely and lost Heavenly Father, Thank you for loving us. So many people feel lonely and isolated and unloved today. In a culture that values I above all things, help us to look beyond our i- phones and i- pads and selfies. Help us to see with your eyes, to love...

Beautiful Days (Hebrews 13:5) Lord, it’s a beautiful day sun shining, birds singing, blossom and flowers at their best. I’m thankful, but so, so lonely, so, so sad. Summer doesn’t fill the gap, it widens it. Smiles and shorts and sun-cream, the holiday plans of others magnify my loss. Lord help me, please. Restore my...

Quotes Editor:  with our Christian faith in mind… The noblest revenge is to forgive.  Thomas Fuller All but God is changing day by day.  Charles Kingsley We expect our young people to lay down their lives for our nation, but most of us are not willing to lay down our bank accounts for God.  Anon...

Smile Lines ** Be with you The vicar at a local church experienced some technical problems with the sound system one Sunday. Instead of starting the service as usual with ‘The Lord be with you’, he said: ‘There’s something wrong with this microphone.’ Not hearing this, the congregation responded: ‘And also with you.’ ** Too...

Faith in the Making – Praying it, talking it and living it Inside Fatherhood – Today’s fathers tell their stories Long Story Short – Finding Your Place in God’s Unfolding Story When God was King – Rebels & Radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower Generation The Journey Begins – Adventures through the Bible with...

When God was King – Rebels & Radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower Generation By Martyn Whittock, LionHudson, £9.99 Islam is not the only religion that has sought political power, or believed that it should be possible to create a theocracy. In the 17th century, Christians in the British Isles and North America attempted...

Long Story Short – Finding Your Place in God’s Unfolding Story By Andy Frost, SPCK, £7.99 ‘The universe is made of stories not of atoms,’ said American poet Muriel Rukeyser. Whether you agree with this sentiment or not, the fact is: your life tells a story. From beginning to end, your life will create a...

Inside Fatherhood – Today’s fathers tell their stories By David Atkinson, with reflections by Mark Chester, BRF  £6.99 What does fatherhood look like today? As we prepare to celebrate Father’s Day later this June, ten fathers tell their moving, real-life stories: from stepdad to absent dad, through widowed, adoptive and midlife dad, to losing-it and...

Faith in the Making – Praying it, talking it and living it By Lyndall Bywater, BRF, £7.99 Lyndall Bywater’s new book on biblical heroes pulsates with energy and the best kind of conviction: warm, wise, self-aware and compassionate. Rooted in her own story, with all its challenges and joys, as well as some crushing disappointments,...

The Journey Begins – Adventures through the Bible with Caravan Bear and friends By Avril Rowlands, Lion Children, £6.99  “Christopher Rabbit stared at the parcel. Someone had sent him a present! He tore open the wrapping and inside was a book with the words “The Bible” on the cover… with a label “Read Me”. As...

High Days & Holy Days for June 1          Justin Martyr – first ever Christian philosopher 2          Erasmus – a good saint for when you’re all at sea 3          The Martyrs of Uganda 4          Petroc – the abbot of Padstow 6          Gudwal – the first Christian in Brittany? 8          William of York – victim of...