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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...

We are currently in the season when churches hold their AGMs or Annual Church Meetings. It’s an important opportunity for the church to come together, to celebrate its life over the past year and look forward to the future. There is important business to do, i.e. elect churchwardens, PCC and Deanery Synod members, as well...

During this year’s celebration of ‘votes for women’ – well, some women, to start with – a hundred years ago, the BBC ran a public poll to nominate the one woman who had made ‘the most difference’. People were nominated from different sectors of society – the arts, business, fashion, politics and so on –...

Decluttering a small space is on a par with spring cleaning. A more significant, grand-scale declutter is about completely changing the way you live. As I write this I am facing the prospect of moving to a new house. What shall I pack? How much will fit into the new house? It is brand new...

How do you get a normal nine-year-old to sit perfectly still for 7.25 hours a day?  Put him or her in front of a television. And, over time, watch his or her health deteriorate. Such is the message from a recent study on children and obesity.   A group of European child-health experts have found a...

Mind this:  doing mindfulness on your own could make you more selfish. That is the recent warning given by an expert at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Alison Gray.  As chair of the spirituality special interest group at the college, she advises psychiatrists on how to deal with spiritual issues.  She says: ‘Inasmuch as...

Do you wonder if you are working too hard?  There is a simple way to find out:  how cold is your nose? Scientists have recently discovered that when people focus hard on demanding mental tasks, their nervous system diverts blood flow into the brain, and extremities like the nose suffer first.  In tests using thermal...

‘Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David.’ (2 Timothy 2:8). This month we remember the story of St George defeating the dragon. Although this is the stuff of legend, we face our own dragons today. We are engaged in a spiritual battle against the powers of sin, Satan and death. In this...