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I was talking to a small child last week – I was leaving and he was asking why I had to go. So I explained in my best talking-to-a-3-year-old voice why I was leaving, and he simply repeated the question

Sometimes we think of ‘the saints’ as the list of people the (Roman Catholic) church has canonised as Saints – Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and an increasing number of others. But I think we all recognise that these ‘official’ Saints

Sometimes I meet people who say “the Bible isn’t the word of God, Jesus is the Word of God.” There’s a grain of truth to this view. The Bible itself calls Jesus the Word (John 1:1). And Jesus did teach

Some of Jesus’ last words to his disciples before he ascended into heaven were that repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations. (Lk24:47) But what is special about preaching repentance as opposed to proclaiming it

God is what? How could we fill in the blank? In a way, the answer depends on what question we’re trying to answer, so we might use one of those ‘big’ words about God: Almighty, Creator, Holy; or we might

So much of the Christian life revolves around faith. Faith is how we are brought into a right relationship with God. (Rom 4:5) Faith in Jesus is how we are given eternal life. (John 3:16) Faith underlies and empowers all

Around the world, and through the centuries, most cultures have celebrated the harvest. Countless different joyful festivals have delighted in the regular rhythms set into creation and acknowledged our dependence on them for the most basic necessity – our daily

The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a source of great sadness to us all. For longer than most of us have been alive she has been an example to us all of dignity, integrity and public faith.

“I could never become a Christian – after what I’ve done God must be finished with me.” I’ve met a few people who’ve said that to me over the years. Perhaps you have too, or maybe you’ve thought that about

I knew someone at school who considered himself to be a Christian because he was born in Britain – it was about where he was born. We are Church of England, and some believe living in England (or being English)