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High Days and Holy Days for January  1          The naming of Jesus 1          Have you ever wondered where the name ‘Jesus’ comes from? 2          Basil the Great – champion of the Church 2          Basil and Gregory – lives of costly discipleship 5          Simeon Stylites – one of the weirder saints! 6          Epiphany 6         ...

Looking at the Church and Christians in action HOPE 2018 – words and action to make Jesus known 7th January – Plough Sunday:  asking God’s blessing Holocaust Memorial Day – Saturday 27th January 28th January:  Homeless Sunday 28th January – World Leprosy Day The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity    18th – 25th January The...

Looking at Your Community   All in the month of JANUARY Diary of a Momentous Year:  January 1918: STALEMATE The Daily Service celebrates a big birthday THE WAY I SEE IT:  Power and corruption The great North Sea Flood of January 1953 The 1918 ‘Flu pandemic Thomas Hardy – looking back 90 years Those beloved...

Looking at God   Know-go or no-go? God’s New Year’s honours list From the minister ‘Immeasurably More’ In praise of the Remnant How do people encounter God? The River-Bank Preacher Lights of the world ** Editor:  Here is a short piece on the Epiphany, which may be useful. Know-go or no-go? When the Magi arrived...

Looking at You   HOME FREED: the theology of decluttering Some modern tips for the Wise Men’s journey Keeping Account Sad decline of our invisible friends Put on the kettle Single – and happy about it Choose between chocolate and cheese An excellent New Year’s Resolution for everybody   ** Editor:  One popular New Year’s...

News   Editor:  There are not many current church ‘news’ stories that will still be relevant for your readers in the New Year, but here is a possible selection…. British want cathedrals and churches protected for future generations, new poll reveals Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying tackled in new guidance Cut stake on Fixed...

Prayers and Poems   So wise Prayer at Epiphany A New Year’s Challenge  January Charm A Prayer for Wisdom to redeem the time New Year Celebration The Peace of God   **   So wise (Matthew 2:1-12)   So wise, those men from the East, to search for the promised One, to follow the star....

Quotes   With New Year in mind, we think of time and the future… Every man’s life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.  Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Life is too short for us to do everything we want to do; but it is long enough...

Bible Reading Notes – why bother? Paul and his Friends in Leadership – How they changed the world Seasoned by Seasons – Flourishing in life’s experiences Paul, Man on a Mission – The Life and Letters of an Adventurer for Jesus Determined to Believe?  – the Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith, and Human This is...

Smile Lines Overheard on the wise men’s journey to Bethlehem “OK, we got the gold. We got the frankincense.  We got the myrrh. Think we should also get something more practical, like nappies, maybe?” “I thought this was supposed to be a weekend trip… my wife is going to be furious.” “All this star-gazing from...

St James the Least of All Happily, the Church of England still retains some singular parish clergy.  Take the parish of St James-the-Least in the county of C- for example.  Here the elderly Anglo-Catholic vicar, Eustace, continues his correspondence to Darren, his nephew, a low-church curate recently ordained…  On what clergy do after Christmas The...

Reviews #GodWithUs Various authors, Church House Publishing, various prices (single, £1.50; pack of 10, £12.50; pack of 50 £55) God With Us is a short, colourful booklet for Christmas that explores the Christian faith. It offers 13 simple reflections that unpack the constant refrain of Christmas readings and carols – that God is with us. ...