Category: Church Matters

The Song of Solomon is an incredibly erotic book. Largely ‘Bowdlerised’ in our English versions, the language is actually very

When I first met Caroline her paternal grandmother was still alive. She was a real character. Welsh to her finger-tips,

My parents named me Paul – not because Paul was a traditional family name, but rather in honour of the

Just over two years ago Caroline and I began to worship at Chelmsford Cathedral.  To my amazement, today we feel

Personal invitations apart, web-sites are surely the most effective way in which churches can attract visitors. My experience is that

Whereas in the past readings at a church wedding were almost exclusively taken from the Bible, today it is common

Recently I had to review a colouring book entitled Thankfulness (SPCK, London 2016) designed by Lizzie Preston. The book’s purpose

A few years ago, the TV programme “Good Morning, America,” featured some extraordinary Christmas gifts. The first was a car,

Christmas is an expensive time of the year, and all the more so as people’s expectations of what they might

This Sunday we are off to St Paul’s, Knightsbridge (not far from Harrods!), to hear the banns read ‘for the