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I have mentioned previously that I have a new hymnbook to devour. It contains a few Pentecost hymns that are new to me but I have chosen...

Recently I had the privilege of returning to my old college, Luther King House, for a Northern College Governors meeting. I always enjoy...

A long time ago, in the mists of pre-pandemic innocence, I received an invitation to preside at the 2021 Free Church Choir Festival, and...

Today is the National Assembly of the Congregational Federation. This will be the 48th Assembly, and will be held at Carrs Lane Church in...

I don’t want to write about the origins of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ written by John Newton, who was involved in transporting slaves...

I recently visited Llys-y-Fran Country Park and Reservoir with my friends, Rob and Ting. I met Rob at Nottingham during my CIPT training....

This is an old hymn that has been given a fresh life through the work of Keith and Kristyn Getty. I am not always a fan of good old...

While looking for Easter hymns, I read through the words again of the old hymn My Song is Love Unknown, a wonderful hymn, written way...

On this Palm Sunday weekend the word Hosanna has centre stage. The Hosanna lyrics which spring immediately to my mind are those...

There are some hymns which stay with you from childhood days. Angel voices ever singing is one of those for me. This hymn became familiar...

Ancient and Modern - Hymns and Songs for Refreshing worship (2013) is the ninth edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern first published in...

Hymnary.org is a wonderful website for preachers. Type in the Scripture you are using during your service and the site not only offers…...

Hymn - What a friend we have in Jesus Scripture - Luke 4:1-2 1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit...

There are times in our lives when we are faced with the inevitable – a fait accompli. We feel unable to avoid or deter or even influence...