Category: Church Matters

Recently I came across a somewhat unusual birthday card. On the front was a picture of two old nuns, with

On my recent stay in Australia, I greatly valued the opportunity of visiting a home in Melbourne where I shared

According to the NRSV “the elders who rule well” are to “be considered worthy of double honour, especially those who

What virtues should characterise ministers who have retired from ministry? Having in a previous blog sought to identify virtues desirable

A draft report produced by the Baptist Union of Great Britain suggested that along with the list of agreed ministerial

On 7th January 1855 Charles Haddon Spurgeon, then the minister of New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, opened his morning sermon

Matthew wrote that when Joseph learnt that Mary was pregnant, he “made plans to break the engagement privately” (Matt 1.19

With just one week to go before Christmas, it is getting a little late for Christmas shopping.  However, there is

Let me share a good news story relating to the British National Health Service (NHS). Some three years ago I

Yesterday I went to church and was given a gift: at the end of the service I, along with all