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We are all faced with daily decisions about our jobs, future, money, relationships etc. Yet God promises to guide those who listen to Him: ‘My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.’ (John 10:27). There are five key aspects of hearing God’s voice. Scripture: The primary way God guides us...

German billionaire, Peter Thiel, has registered to be cryonically preserved: his body will be deep-frozen when he dies, then thawed out and resuscitated if medical developments make it possible. Likewise, mega-rich Jeff Bezos has poured cash into anti-ageing research, which means more than inventing an improved wrinkle cream. These 21st Century entrepreneurs may not know the...

‘And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger…’  (Luke 2:7)  ‘They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.’ (Matthew 24:30) What a contrast between the humble birth of Jesus in Bethlehem –...

Healing for Today From the Vicar Christian Basics No 10: How can I resist evil? What our priorities as Christians should be Reflecting Faith: the Cross in our churches HYMN:  The story behind … O God, our help in ages past Reaping and harvesting Learn to ‘wait well’ for things ** Editor:  As October brings...

This month we focus on healing, as we remember St Luke (18th October), who was a doctor by profession. The healing of the paralytic man by Jesus (Luke 5: 17-26) gives us some key principles for healing for our lives, as the man was lowered to Jesus through the roof! Faith: It was the adventurous...

This month we focus on healing, as we remember St Luke (18th October), who was a doctor by profession. The healing of the paralytic man by Jesus (Luke 5: 17-26) gives us some key principles for healing for our lives, as the man was lowered to Jesus through the roof! Faith: It was the adventurous...

With Halloween coming up, we shouldn’t forget that Satan’s existence is assumed throughout the Bible and Jesus prayed ‘deliver us from the evil one’ (Lord’s Prayer). Paul adds: ‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual...

Writing to the saintly Bishop Edward King in 1861, his predecessor as Principal of Cuddesdon, H.H. Swinny wrote this on the importance of meditation – “We all try to do too much and don’t give enough time to earnest quiet thought… Somehow even my prayer, and Divine Service within God’s congregation, lose much of their...

I recently read a web article which was wondering if Christians actually need a ‘cross’ in our church buildings; or indeed if they were unhelpful in our worship. The major argument against having one, it seems, was that it could become the focus of our worship, and it is not okay to worship idols. To...

O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home! Under the shadow of Thy throne Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure… A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone;...

Sometimes a law of nature is very similar to a law of the spirit. Take the process of harvest, or ‘sowing and reaping’. The Bible tells us:  ‘A farmer who plants just a few seeds will get only a small crop, but if he plants much, he will reap much.’ (2 Cor 9:6) It has...

‘My future is in Your hands…’ In her book, When, God, When?  Author Joyce Meyer wrote: “God has taught me to keep living the life I now have, while I am waiting for the things that are in my heart to come to pass. We can become so intent on trying to birth the next...