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Smile Lines Calming the storm Praying for wheels Show and Tell What would Jesus do? Some hymns for people over 50 Cure Polite Sidesman Family pride When you mix children and religion… Don’t delay Star-gazing Definitions Phonecall Some one-liners ** Calming the storm I was telling my children the story of when Jesus and the...

Looking at God Victory over Dragons From the vicar The return of hope  Only one way to God The road to Emmaus – one of the best short stories in the world God is able to bless us abundantly What is God like? Mary and Me How passion flowers got their name Good likeness Follow...

ALL EDITORIAL  for MARCH 2018 ** News Not too late for a Lent Course! Start today. Growing poverty is taking its toll on our health and relationships Christians suffer during renewed fighting in Syria Church Mission Society launces first ever online resources platform dedicated to mission Christians Against Poverty help even more people When Faith...

GOD AND THE ARTS Editor:  For 2018, the Rev Michael Burgess is exploring symbols of the Christian faith as found in works of art. ‘He gave us eyes to see them’ –  Pietro Lorenzetti’s palms The people of the Hebrews With palms before thee went: Our prayer and praise and anthems Before thee we present....

High Days & Holy Days Editor:  As the church year does not change, much of this material has appeared before.  New material is marked with an asterisk. 1          St David’s Day (two options) 2          Chad – Bishop of Lichfield and missionary c 672 4          Casimir NEW*5 Eusebius 7          Perpetua and Felicitas 8           Woodbine Willie 9         ...

Looking at God God So Loved the World From the Minister God is able to forgive THE WAY I SEE IT:  Mothers and Mothering Celebrating Easter – how do various Christians do it? The legacy of mothers in the Bible  The story behind the hymn: ‘Christ Arose!’   ** Editor:  The Revd. Paul Hardingham, Rector...

Looking at the Church HOPE at Easter – get the magazine – free! The unexpected effect of celebrity vicars Top four myths about mission How often do you read the Bible?  How often do you pray? Is ‘religious karaoke’ growing in popularity? Those people who visit our Cathedrals Some churches sagging into disrepair How the...

Looking at the Community All in the month of MARCH  The Charge of the Light Brigade  The Mother of Science Fiction   Diary of a Momentous Year: 3   March 1918: Getting Nowhere The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Death of Queen Mary In memory of Wilfred Owen ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at...

Looking at You Making sure your mother is cared for HOME FREED: the theology of decluttering  – Part 3:  Clutter and Happiness Beware tough laws on phones in cars Prosecco caution How to make your host happy How men and women spend their leisure time Who falls for scams these days?   Don’t eat so fast...

Prayers and Poems     Resurrection reality Easter prayer Behold the Man That daffodil time of year What’s in the offering? The breastplate of St Patrick Lent   **   Resurrection reality (Lk23:45,Lk 24:6,34)   Jesus died and the sun stopped shining. Darkness covered the land. Hopes and expectations withered. Fear and sorrow filled the...

QUOTES of the month Lent is a time for spiritual self-examination… And then Holy Week… Miscellaneous observations on life ** Lent is a time for spiritual self-examination….where do we stand with God? Holiness is not something to be received in a meeting; it is a life to be lived and to be lived in detail. ...

Holy Habits – missional discipleship resources for churches Eat, Pray, Tell – a relational approach to 21st century mission Interpreting Dreams and Visions – a practical guide for using them Love, Remember – 40 poems of loss, lament and hope Paul: A Biography Divine Sparks – Everyday Encounters With God’s Incoming Kingdom ** Holy Habits...