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The Rectory, St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren Plans for our Harvest Supper always start several months in advance, with the annual argument about whether we dare increase the price of tickets by 20p to £1.50. After endless wrangling we compromise on 15p, with several warning that this will sound the...

Whatever their age, the first day of a new school year can be a source of anxiety for children (and us!) Here’s how to prepare for it: Make sure you rehearse the routine in advance. Be aware of how long the journey takes at that time in the morning, and of any potential hold-ups on...

All the saints have their special symbols. When we see a saint in a window or painting carrying loaves of bread, we know it is St Philip. It was Philip who wondered how the multitude gathered around Jesus could be fed in John 6. Our Lord met their hunger with just five loaves and two...

Come back to church! Saying Thank You for Food Taxi drivers back campaign to eradicate modern slavery in hand car washes Repair fund of £40m prepares cathedrals for First World War commemorations

 Historic churches ‘threatened’ by funding cuts and climate change Methodists welcome closer ties African growth – and African problems Bigger in America **...

Sustaining Leadership – You are more important than your ministry The One Hour Bible – From Adam to Apocalypse in Sixty Minutes Is Your God Too Small? – Enlarging our vision in the face of life’s struggles Mad or God? – Jesus: The Healthiest Mind of All A Poet’s Notebook – with new poems, obviously...

By Paul Swann, BRF, £8.99 This will be very helpful to ministers, priests and ordinands and for senior ministers with responsibility over others.  Sustaining Leadership is not a book about what to do as a leader. It is about how to be as a leader. Honest and profoundly pastoral, the author’s insights emerge from devastating...

The Rectory, St James the Least My dear Nephew Darren Your enthusiasm for attending training courses has, until now, baffled me. Why should you want to become a better preacher, when congregations only use the sermon for catching up on lost sleep? What more do you need to learn about time management than being able...

By Phili Law, SPCK, £4.99 According to a recent Bible Society survey, around 30% of parents in the UK don’t know that Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, or the Good Samaritan are in the Bible, and 27% think Superman is or might be a biblical story!   Over 33% believe the same about Harry...

by David Potter, BRF, £8.99 Job struggled, as we do, with huge questions – his own and the world’s. He and his friends looked for an answer in the past, but discovered that the answer lay elsewhere – in God Himself, and in the divine presence in his life. In this book David Potter opens...

Throughout this month and next, churches across the country will be having Harvest Festival Services.  These often involve bringing food donations and sometimes toiletries to give to food banks or homeless charities.  Often they’ll be hymns and songs to say ‘thank you’ to God for all that He provides, every day. This year our Harvest...

A £40m scheme to conserve and repair England’s cathedrals ahead of First World War centenary events has significantly reduced immediate risks, according to a report published today. England’s cathedrals contribute more than £220m to the economy each year, drawing in more than 11 million visitors. Often complex and historic buildings, each has the responsibility for...

By Pablo Martinez, Andrew Sims, IVP, £8.49 Jesus had greater influence than any other person who ever lived. Yet atheistic detractors often portray Him as insane or deranged. Claims gather momentum.  Too often they are left unchallenged. Is there any basis for such claims? The authors, both respected psychiatrists, consider Jesus’s words, actions and teaching,...