Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral 15 January 2017, on Psalms 122 & 123. Two more ‘songs of ascent’ Psalm 122:
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An attractive website
Personal invitations apart, web-sites are surely the most effective way in which churches can attract visitors. My experience is that
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Whereas in the past readings at a church wedding were almost exclusively taken from the Bible, today it is common
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Recently I had to review a colouring book entitled Thankfulness (SPCK, London 2016) designed by Lizzie Preston. The book’s purpose
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A few years ago, the TV programme “Good Morning, America,” featured some extraordinary Christmas gifts. The first was a car,
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Christmas is an expensive time of the year, and all the more so as people’s expectations of what they might
Continue readingGaudete Sunday – a time for rejoicing
This Sunday we are off to St Paul’s, Knightsbridge (not far from Harrods!), to hear the banns read ‘for the
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Continuing our nautical series of blogs, death may be likened to settling sail for a new world. Twice in his
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Continuing my nautical theme from last week, my mind goes to a ship’s anchor. Anchors come in all shapes and
Continue readingThe Christian leader as a helmsman
Although every member of the crew has a role to play, on a modern cruise ship ultimately it is the
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