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- by Simon Reed, BRF, £7.99 One of the most pressing issues in today’s church is encouraging people to become true and effective disciples of Jesus Christ. Discipleship is about connecting more deeply with God and connecting God with the whole of life, and so it is a lifelong process. The Celtic and Desert Christians, drawing...Followers of the Way – Ancient discipleship for modern Christians
- by Carmel Thomason, BRF, £4.99 Here are 24 undated reflections drawing on a range of relevant Bible passages to offer genuine hope and encouragement in anxious times. Our fear and anxiety are very understandable, but these reflections encourage us to draw comfort and strength from God’s Word even in those times when He seems silent...Anxious Times
- by Sara Miles, Canterbury Press, £12.99 The story of an unexpected and terribly inconvenient Christian conversion, told by a very unlikely convert. Take This Bread is not only a spiritual memoir but a call to action. Raised as an atheist, Sara Miles lived an enthusiastically secular life as a restaurant cook and writer. Then one...Take This Bread – A radical conversion
- Church News Service December 2018
- 1 Eloi – a patron saint for the euro? 3 Francis Xavier – the seasick missionary 3 Birinus – an apostle to the English 4 Osmund – the multi-talented saint 6 St Nicholas – patron saint of children 6 St Nicholas – another look at this much-loved saint 6 ...High Days and Holy Days (all) for December 2018
- It’s nearly 17 years since Europe switched over to the Euro (January 2002). So, this is a good time to remember Eloi, bishop of Noyon, who was born in Gaul, and started out as a goldsmith. He entered the service of Bobon, the royal treasurer. He went on to become master of the mint for...1 December Eloi – a patron saint for the euro?
- Ignatius Loyala sent his friend and follower Francis Xavier (born 1506) to the Orient as a missionary. What a missionary! Imagine David Livingstone, Billy Graham and the Alpha Courses rolled into one. His mass conversions became legendary – he baptised 10,000 people in one month and in just ten years of work was credited with...3 December Francis Xavier – the seasick missionary
- All Editorial for February 2018
- Thousands of our churches are currently involved in various mission initiatives across the UK. If it is tough going at times, we should spare a thought for poor Birinus, a priest from Lombard, who was sent here on his own 14 centuries ago. Pope Honorius 1 gave him the daunting task of being the apostle...3 December Birinus – an apostle to the English
- Osmond is the saint for you if you regret Brexit, and believe that immigrants can bring good to Britain. Osmond came to England from France back in the days before EU regulations. It was shortly after 1066, and he was a Norman, following William the Conqueror. Osmond himself was no soldier, but a gifted and...4 December Osmond – an immigrant before Brexit
- Father Christmas seems to be as old as Europe. Once he was Woden, lashing his reindeer through the darkness of northern midwinter. Then he encountered the Church, and She transformed him into a saint, the much-loved Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in south-west Turkey) in the fourth century. St Nicholas became the patron saint of children,...6 December St Nicholas – patron saint of children
- One account of how Father Christmas began tells of a man named Nicholas who was born in the third centre in the Greek village of Patara, on what is today the southern coast of Turkey. His family were both devout and wealthy, and when his parents died in an epidemic, Nicholas decided to use his...6 December St Nicholas – another look at this much-loved saint