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When you are hurt and in need, to whom do you go? If you are blessed, you will know someone who is full of kindness and sympathy, and to whom you can turn with your troubles. It seems that Joseph (Gen.40) in the Bible was like that.  He was in an Egyptian prison, his feet...

Back to School – and daily life From the Vicar – Back to school We are like the Thai boys trapped in the cave Psalm 8 – and the wonders of Creation THE WAY I SEE IT: What is ‘health’? Start with what you have, and don’t worry about what you don’t have ** Editor: ...

‘Most Christians don’t really believe that the ordinary things they do every day have anything much to do with God’s purposes in time and eternity. But the reality is that God can and does work through His people… among the people they naturally meet, doing the things they normally do.’ (Mark Greene). September is the...

September is the time when we get back to our normal routines after the summer break. It’s a good opportunity to ask how God wants us to make a difference in our workplace, school, family or with friends. Paul writes: ‘And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name...

The dramatic rescue of the boys trapped deep inside a cave in Thailand has been an inspiration around the world. That all of them could be brought out alive seemed almost beyond belief, yet because of the bravery, skill and ingenuity of their rescuers it happened. One news reporter spoke about their ‘salvation’, and it...

In this harvest season, the created universe can inspire our worship, as it did for David: ‘Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!’ (Psalm 8:1). What did David see? ‘When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place’...

This summer we’ve been celebrating the 70th anniversary of  the National Health Service. I can recall, years ago, my GP pointing out that it was the National Health Service, not the National Illness Service. This was when our local practice changed its name from ‘Medical Centre’ to ‘Health Centre’.  It seems a pedantic point, but in...

When Jesus fed the 5,000, He did not produce the food from thin air.  Instead, He asked the disciples how many loaves of bread they already had (Mark 6:38). When they produced the five loaves and two fish, it seemed laughable.  Everyone knew that wasn’t enough.  No one thought that what they had was, in...

Looking at God A Holiday with Jesus From the Vicar Psalm 1 Be joyful – God’s favour is upon you! What’s Your Talent? ** Editor:  The Rev Paul Hardingham considers how ‘rest’ is based on a relationship, and does not depend on where you go.  A Holiday with Jesus August is the month when schools...

August is the month when schools are off and many of us go on holiday. The trouble is that holidays soon come to an end! Yet Jesus offers us a rest which has no end: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon...

August is the month when schools are off and many of us go on holiday. The trouble is that holidays soon come to an end! Yet Jesus offers us a rest which has no end: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon...

This month we begin a new series on the Psalms. Athanasius said: ‘Most Scripture speaks to us; the Psalms speak for us.’ They are powerful tools for devotion and prayer in our lives. We start by looking at Psalm 1, which sets the scene for the whole book. The psalm tells us how we can...