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    Lost and Found

    Everyone knows what it’s like to get lost. We’ve all done it – you take a wrong turn at some point, you end up somewhere you aren’t meant to be, you don’t know how to get back on track. In

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    Who is in Control?

    In my second year at university, I experienced something I will never forget. Late at night, I was sitting in my bed, reading, when the entire room began to vibrate. There was a low rumbling sound. It lasted for about

    ed 27 June 202527 June 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    Easter Eyewitnesses

    Luke’s preface tells us that he has interviewed the eyewitnesses and written his Gospel so that its first reader, a man called Theophilus, can be certain that what he has been taught is true. But one odd feature of the

    ed 17 April 202517 April 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    How good is good enough?

    One thing you might have been wondering when we started going through the ten commandments is ‘How good is good enough?’. As we go down the list, is it ok if I score 6/10 or do I really need 8/10

    ed 3 April 20253 April 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    Listen to your mother

    What’s the most valuable thing you learnt from your Mum? Many of us pick up indispensable life skills thanks to the patient teaching of our mothers. The list is endless: what day to day objects are called, how to brush

    ed 27 March 202527 March 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    What makes a happy ending?

    If you think of any happy story, there will be something that causes everything to turn out well in the end. Perhaps it’s a bit of good luck, or a moment of supreme courage, or the persistence of one of

    ed 1 March 20251 March 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    Rest and Redemption

    Rest and Redemption Where can we find rest? Research suggests that collectively, we in the UK spent roughly £64.2 billion on holidays in 2024. But rest is more than just relaxation or recreation. The insurer AXA estimates the cost to

    ed 22 February 202522 February 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    Do you feel lucky?

    Do you think you’re a lucky person? Some people think we make our own luck. Thomas Jefferson is often quoted as saying ‘the harder you work, the luckier you get’. ‘Luck’ on this view is just an excuse for lazy

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    Behind a frowning providence

    How can you tell whether God is pleased with you or not? One approach, popular since time immemorial, is to look at how things are going in your life. If things are generally going well and you enjoy health, prosperity

    ed 7 February 20257 February 2025 RectorsWeekly Read more

    Fishing for People

    I have never been fishing before in my entire life (well, maybe for crabs at the seaside once or twice with the Boys’ Brigade when I was little). But our reading this Sunday (Luke 5:1-11) uses it as a major

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    Shaw Church What's On

    • Wednesday 6 August
      10:00 am
      Barnabas Group
    • Wednesday 6 August
      1:30 pm
      Flower Club
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      10:00 am
      Morning Worship

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    Newbury
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