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In the church today we sometimes assume that discipleship is more about the sacred part of our life, rather than the secular as well. Are we aware of what God is doing in our school, workplace, with friends and family, on our street or in our leisure time? Whole life disciples spend every day with...

‘Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race that is marked out for us.’ (Hebrews 12:1) With the Paris Olympics still so recent, this imagery can really speak to...

On a calm, windless day, it can be frustrating to be in a sailboat. Your sails are ready to go, but with no wind and only calm waters, you aren’t going anywhere! Some sailors try to propel their little boat forward by paddling with their hands. Others fret over the lack of wind. But others...

Summer Holidays From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? An Introduction to 1 & 2 Kings Reflecting Faith: Church towers The Good Shepherd When tourists get lost As fine silver… Stretch or shrink ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham looks forward to the ‘easy living’ of August. Summer Holidays ‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George...

‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

1 & 2 Kings is a single literary work telling the history of Israel’s monarchy from the end of David’s reign until the Babylonian exile following the fall of Jerusalem (586 BC). After Solomon’s reign, Israel was divided into two kingdoms: Israel to the north and Judah in the south. In the north 20 rulers...

Elijah was a….? (Nishbite, Fishbite, Tishbite) Which king of Israel did Elijah warn about an imminent drought? (Ahab, Omri, Ahaziah) Which animals brought Elijah food during the drought he prophesied? (Wolves, ravens, bears) How many times did Elijah stretch himself over the widow’s dead son before he was revived? (Once, twice, three times) Where did...

Last month I wrote about the 612 newly built churches in towns around 1818 – 1830 that cost a total of one and a half million pounds, following the huge population move from the countryside to living in towns. This month I wanted to think about the highest part of the church building – the...

Psalm 23 is well loved, and its paraphrased words are often sung in the popular hymn The Lord’s My Shepherd. At the time of Jesus, these labourers were everywhere, as sheep were a common commodity. So when Jesus described a shepherd, He was referring to someone the people all knew about. Our Lord’s description of...

Have you ever got into trouble while abroad? The story is told of a group of tourists who went to a Mediterranean country and wanted to see the sites of an old city. Four members of the group got so engrossed in taking pictures of each other by a castle that they ignored the summons...

Malachi 3:3 says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study. They got to wondering what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.  One of the women offered to find out. She rang a silversmith and arranged to watch him at...