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The art we see in churches on banners, carvings and windows is often full of monograms. It may be IHS: the Latin words for Jesus, Saviour of Mankind; or INRI: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews above the figure of our Lord on the cross.  And this month, the Chi-Rho: the first two letters...

The Rectory St James the Least My dear Nephew Darren It was kind of you to send your music group to us last Sunday morning while our choir had a Sunday off for its celebratory lunch. Miss Timmins’ ninety-fourth birthday brought the combined choir’s age to 1,000; which is quite a distinction for twelve people....

(John 20: 19-23) Locked in, afraid, Uncertain, even after Mary’s story, even after that behind closed doors seemed safest, on the first day of the week, in the evening. And then, the world changed. He was with us! Suddenly and wonderfully with us. Jesus, our Lord, alive and with us in a new and completing...

A teacher, a good man, a story teller All of these things people will say, A prophet who spoke of heavenly things But upsetting the religious men of His day? He healed so many, raised the dead Easy to see how these tales would grow, Walking on water, stilling the storm? These are just stories...

The echoes of the angels’ tears Ring deep within my soul; The music of celestial spheres Sweeps o’er me as they roll. O loving Lord, I kneel and raise My song of worship deep; For melodies of love and praise And songs that make me weep.   For those who have Your precious gift To...

Some dried-out leaves Some water boiled How could they please? They should be spoiled! And yet we know On Britain’s Isle That happy glow! That tea-time smile! For if we’re down Need cheering up? No one can frown With steaming cup! No other treats Appeal to me! Cos nothing beats A cup of tea! By...

It was: 175 years ago, on 5th April 1843 that Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.  (Hong Kong had been ceded to Britain in perpetuity in the Treaty of Nanking, signed in August 1842, at the end of the First Opium War.) Also 175 years ago, on 15th April 1843 that Henry James,...

April 1918 was possibly the last really low point in the War for the Allies. Casualties remained high – indeed, so high that it was felt necessary to extend conscription (compulsory military service) to all men up to the age of 50. There were setbacks on the Western Front, too. Another German operation, bizarrely named...

The renowned German theologian and anti-Nazi Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo 75 years ago this month, on 5th April 1943, at the age of 37. He was executed in April 1945. Born to a distinguished family in Breslau, now part of Poland, Bonhoeffer was strongly influenced by time in the United States, where...

Buckingham Palace opened to the public for the first time following an announcement by the Queen 25 years ago this month, on 29 April 1993. The aim was to raise money to pay for much of the restoration of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic fire of 1992: there had been widespread public opposition to the use...

Billy Graham, the renowned American evangelist, was remembered with great fondness by Christians the world over when news of his death was announced on Wednesday 21st February.  He died peacefully in his sleep, aged 99. Billy Graham leaves a unique legacy:  he preached to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history –...

By Naomi Steinberg, Church Mission Society As a 200+-year old mission community, we can tell you there are loads of myths about mission.  Here is the second ‘myth’ in our series. If you do a quick Google image search on the word “missionaries” it will return a large number of white, western faces surrounded by...