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This month, dioceses across the Church of England will welcome new deacons and priests at special services in their cathedrals. This is because, traditionally, most ordination services take place at the end of June, during Petertide. Have you ever wondered how someone becomes a vicar? Here is a brief description of the journey: It begins...

Are you going to Cyprus on holiday this year?  If so, spare a thought for the Cypriot who played such a key role in the New Testament. He was Joseph, a Jewish Cypriot and a Levite, who is first mentioned in Acts 4:36, when the early church was sharing a communal lifestyle.  Joseph sold a...

Singers of all kinds will have a new song to sing this autumn – a ‘Song for the Season of Creation’ (1st Sept – 4th Oct). It was commissioned by the Church of England’s Environment Working Group, which hopes that in churches across the country “we can get a large number singing on Sunday 1st...

– and sticker book By Juliet David and Lucy Barnard , Candle Books, £6.99 Colouring and sticker fun with 16 favourite Bible stories. All the pages are part-coloured to leave room for sticker decoration and colouring so children can finish the stories for themselves! Stories include: Noah, Moses in the Bulrushes, Daniel and the Lions,...

Antony of Padua knew St Francis of Assisi.  Both men were true followers of Christ in a time of great religious confusion and social turmoil. Like Francis, Antony (1193 – 1231) was born into a wealthy family.  Antony’s father was a nobleman of Lisbon, Portugal, who sent his son at 16 to study the Bible...

The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has welcomed the recent publication of a report from the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee. He said: “As we approach a post-Brexit landscape, we must be conscious how vulnerable our rural communities are and make sure their interests are protected in any future Government action.” The...

That is the latest challenge from Children’s Society, as they seek to highlight the plight of many poor people. Children’s Society says: “Imagine the worst week. Your car needs repairs, your boiler has broken, you need to get the groceries in, but you have only £60 left until you get paid next week. Can you...

Peter Courage to die for You The Three Rich and Generous Peace to the End He had no home Before Right Wright Peace between neighbours ** Editor: 29th June is St. Peter’s day, so this may be of interest. Peter (Mt 26:71-75, John21:15-18) I don’t know the man. I don’t know Him. I don’t know...

– a conversation on Christian parenting between a father and his sons By Howard Worsley, Monarch, £8.99 Parenting can be the best or worst of times. It can be a role we love best, or one that causes us great insecurity. There is no formal training for parenthood. There are no clear benchmarks of success...

If Richard Baxter were alive today, he would probably be contributing to the Thought for the Day on Radio 4, because he had a gift for the sound-bite.   Try these memorable quotes: Preaching a man a sermon with a broken head, and telling him to be right with God is equal to telling a man...

The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education, Stephen Conway, has welcomed new guidance on Relationship and Sex Education, which recently came before the House of Lords for approval. Writing in the Tes, Bishop Stephen, who is the Bishop of Ely, said: “Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human. “For Christians,...

A cow has played an unlikely role in leading a young woman in Azerbaijan to faith in Jesus Christ. Azerbaijan sits between Russia and Iran and has very few Christians.  So Rena was furious that her sister and mother had become Christians in the Muslim-dominated nation.  She scorned them, “Will you shame us among people,...