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Everyone has times when, if we are in a relationship, we feel really loved by our partner, there’s a close connection and lots of fun and laughter. The relationship is flourishing. There are also times when we feel distant, frustrated, angry perhaps, and all the love seems to have leaked out of the relationship. Imagine...

Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will...

As world leaders wake up to the crisis of global warming and plan emergency measures before it is too late, each of us can make a difference right now, beginning in our own homes. Start in the KITCHEN 25% of the world’s food is thrown away. One supermarket discovered British households waste seven million tonnes of...

Trees can help prevent you getting depressed. At least, you are less likely to be on antidepressants if you live on a tree-lined street. That is the finding of a survey by the Forestry Commission, which looked for the first time at the mental health value of our forests and woodlands. Apparently, they save the...

If you are feeding the birds, please make sure that you keep their feeders very clean this winter. The UK is facing its worst ever outbreak of avian flu, and already there have been more than 40 cases around the country. The disease is thought to have been spread by migratory wild birds from Russia...

Prof Chris Witty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, wants you to use the stairs more. At the recent Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference, he told employers that they should tell their staff to take the stairs because it could mean the difference between entering old age ‘healthy or not’. He said: “in the medium to...

Now here is a great reason to do some housework: older people who regularly do household chores have better memory and attention spans than those who avoid domestic duties. Not only that, but housework is linked to superior leg strength in people over 65. That means their risk of a fall is reduced. The study,...

If you are lonely, that is understandable, and you might wish to consider doing something about it this month. Why not pay at least one visit to Christian Connection, the multi-award-winning Christian dating site? ( https://www.christianconnection.com) Since it was founded in 2000, it has brought together thousands of single Christians across the world, in the...

A New Year’s Resolution from Micah Don’t cover over your garden First time buyers You are never more than 166 metres from a stray cat How to hug somebody Open your window Help your garden, help your planet Money and children The music you love best – and when you love it ** Editor: David...

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression…? He has shown you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you: To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God....

The TV presenter Monty Don has said that having pavement or tarmac on your property is one of the ‘worst contributions’ that homeowners can make to climate change. The Gardeners’ World presenter points out that hard surfaces prevent water from being absorbed into the ground, which is a growing problem because of increased flooding. Instead,...

The so-called ‘bank of mum and dad’ hit a new high in lending last year. Parents who helped their offspring to buy a first home gave them an average of £58,000. Nationally, that meant that parents loaned out about £9.8 billion, according to the estate agent Savills. The level of first-time buyers who rely on...