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Here is a hobby that will give you great outdoor exercise – and might, just might, make you rich! Metal detecting is simple to start, and the actual machine is very affordable and easy to master. You can do it anywhere, from your own back garden to local pathways, to fields and even the beach....

Luke 11:11-13 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give...

The Trinity is easier to say than to explain. Christians believe in one God, made up of three equal Persons. It is fundamental to the Nicene Creed, which sets out the definitive doctrine of the Trinity for more than two billion Christians worldwide, including all Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Reformed Christians....

‘I’ll take Manhattan’ was a popular song in 1929. ‘First, we take Manhattan’ was a popular song in 1987. But someone else got there first. For way back in May of 1626, ‘taking Manhattan’ was exactly what the Dutch colonist Peter Minuit, of the Dutch West India Company, did. It was 400 years ago this...

How long can you concentrate on any one thing? According to the now infamous study by Microsoft (back in 2015), our digital lifestyles have had such a detrimental impact on our concentration levels that our average attention span has fallen to below that of a goldfish. Humans now stay focused for just eight seconds, before...

The East Window in Carlisle Cathedral has been declared the nation’s favourite stained-glass window (in a recent survey by the Association of English Cathedrals). As our favourite church, there is no one clear winner, but the following 10 churches consistently high as among the most loved in the country, according to data from the National...

…. celebrating our God who is Three Persons Trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity has kept many a theologian busy down the centuries.  One helpful picture is to imagine the sun shining in the sky. The sun itself – way out there in space, and unapproachable in its fiery majesty – is the...

Those of us who enjoy visiting Betws-y-Coed will be glad to know that the bells at St Mary’s Church in Betws-y-Coed were rung for the first time at a church service this Easter, following the completion of a major restoration project. Although the church was built with plans for a full ring of bells, that...

Sundays of the Month Editor:  Continuing our list of what the Sundays of each month are called…< 5th April            Easter 12th April         2nd Sunday of Easter 19th April         3rd Sunday of Easter 26th April         4th Sunday of Easter High Days and Holy Days for April  Editor:  As the church year does not change, much...

Probably the most famous April Fool’s joke of all time was the 1960’s BBC TV broadcast feature on the spaghetti farms of Italy. A BBC reporter interviewed Italian farmers about their work and the progress of the spaghetti plants in great detail. Spaghetti plants were filmed being carefully planted, and then being harvested. And all...

In years gone by, the rules surrounding April Fool were this:  between midnight and noon on 1st April, everyone is ‘fair game’ to be made a fool of.  It is the morning of the practical joke.  But the aim is not just to discomfort the victim: he must be tricked into taking action himself, sent...

Maundy Thursday is the 5th day of Holy Week. ‘Maundy’ comes from the Latin word for command, ‘mandare’.  On this day the Church looks back to Jesus’ command to His disciples that they should: “Love one another as I have loved you.” On the evening of Maundy Thursday Jesus shared the Last Supper with His...