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One of the greatest doctrines in the Bible is the love of God for His people. Both Old Testament and New Testament tell us what God said to His people through Jeremiah: “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (31:3). It was that love that moved the Father to send His Son into the...

Some time ago I was helping my grandson George into his car seat in the back of my car, when I accidentally banged his head. He started to cry. “Come on, George, be brave,” I said. “But I don’t want to be brave!” he wailed. I guess we all know that feeling. Sometimes life is...

Sea Sunday From the Vicar:  Sea Sunday Christian Basics: No 7: What Does the Holy Spirit Do? (Pt 2) Locked in a shipping container Reflected Faith Series: the grandeur of God Showers of blessing A sermon in sand ** Editor: by Canon Paul Hardingham Sea Sunday Over many years the 2nd Sunday of July has...

Over many years the 2nd Sunday of July has been kept as Sea Sunday, with a special focus on prayer for all seafarers. The Mission to Seafarers supports the work of sailors facing difficult waters, piracy, and separation from loved ones for long periods at sea. However, we can also experience storms in our own...

Over many years the 2nd Sunday of July has been kept as Sea Sunday, with a special focus on prayer for all seafarers. The Mission to Seafarers supports the work of sailors facing difficult waters, piracy, and separation from loved ones for long periods at sea. However, we can also experience storms in our own...

Somebody once defined a football match as ‘22 people on the field desperately in need of rest, watched by 50 thousand people in the stands, desperately in need of exercise! It reminds us that church is not a spectator sport! The Holy Spirit equips us to serve God in the Church and daily life through...

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ...

Do you understand the mysteries of God? Who is He? What is He up to? If Jesus’s disciples who were with Him daily for years had trouble understanding Him, what expectation is there that you and I will? We get glimpses of Him – through new life, through nature, in creativity, music and dance and so...

If you are fortunate enough to get to the seaside this summer, then you might like to wriggle your toes in the warm sand, and consider the following: It has been said that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. More recently,...

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee From the Vicar What kind of Queen? ‘Little Silver’ Christian Basics No 6: What Does the Holy Spirit Do? (Pt 1) Reflected Faith Series: The Meaning of Colours Pt 2 Father’s Day The U in JesUs ** Editor: Canon Paul Hardingham praises an outstanding monarch. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee This month...

This month we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history. Up until recently she attended church every week and still did a full week’s work at the age of 96! It is her commitment to serving God and the nation which stands out in her life. Even before...

As a nation, in April we celebrated the Queen’s 96th birthday. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history (70 years compared with Victoria’s 63 years). Up until recently she attended church every week and did a full week’s work! It is her commitment to serving God and the nation which stands out in...