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Hebrews 12 1 – 3 I wonder how many of us have had invites to School re-unions. You know the sort, Class of 1960 school reunion or the...

This year the month of May contains two significant days in the earthly life story of Jesus. Today we remember Ascension Day, when Jesus...

It might seem a bit cheeky to quote from a resource published by the Church of England, but I’m not sure we as a ‘denomination’ have any...

How many times have we heard the expression, ‘Never Again’ after an atrocity has been committed? And how many atrocities or outrageous...

As with last June, after the first lockdown, people were queuing for over an hour before shops opened in some venues around England last...

Ecclesiastes 3:6 - a time to search and a time to give up! In our house we have a Man Drawer. It’s in the kitchen and the man drawer is...

At the beginning of the Covid crisis I received a lovely gift of teas from a friend. Generally, I drink coffee but sometimes there is...

Well, you live and learn! I was brought up by atheists and was told that the day before we ate Hot Cross Buns was called Maundy Thursday...

My granddaughter has recently written an extended essay for part of her sixth form studies. She asked: why are we so quick to label...

I grew up in a Baptist church, and in true reformed tradition, there were no images on the walls, not even an empty cross. Nobody ever...

"There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." - Proverbs 12:18 The tongue is an...

On Wednesday I was listening to my favourite radio programme in the car. Not UCB, or Premier, or Smooth, or ClassicFM, or Radios 1-5, but...