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Recently, I have managed to find myself in a musical. Frankly, I'm not sure how it happened, nor who I upset to deserve this. I only went...

The last reflection on ‘appointed times’ covered the spiritual significance of the first four Jewish festivals: Unleavened Bread,...

The Hebrew word for feasts is ‘moadim’, which literally means "’appointed times’. The seven Jewish feasts are outlined in Leviticus 23....

“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will...

Have you been out and exercised your democratic right to vote today? Ok, I know that some people read this reflection an hour before the...

As I sit with my sleeping 11-month-old son in the backseat of the car, laptop on my knee, I'm reflecting on how much life has changed in...

The word Maundy is derived from the Latin mandatum – commandment. In John 13:34 (NIV) we read: “A new command I give you: Love one...

The Resurrection brings life out of death, it’s parallel to the Creation, which brought something out of no-thing. I love Easter. You can...

“And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars.” Matthew 24 vs. 6. It`s not always easy, unless you are channeling Mystic Meg, to be...

Lead, kindly Light, amidst th'encircling gloom, lead Thou me on! John Henry Newman What a world we live in. It is fair to say that we...

The story I’m going to tell today is of a soldier in the First World War whose faith guided him through one of the most difficult periods...

We are in the middle of the Cheltenham Festival, a horse racing event over the jumps, held annually in March. The 13th is particularly...

A recent report from the ONS suggests that the number of 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training (NEET) has reached the...