This coming Sunday – the second Sunday in Advent – used to be celebrated as Bible Sunday in the UK.
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How long should sermons be?
During lockdown, when congregations were meeting virtually, sermons were noticeably shorter. According to Scott McConnell, executive-director of Nashville-based LifeWay Research,
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Traditionally the third Sunday in Advent has been associated with the ministry of the church. So for instance in the
Continue readingBooks for Today – November 2022
Appointments with Bonhoeffer: Personal Faith and Public Responsibility in a Fragmenting World (T & T Clark, London 2022. Hardback 203pp:
Continue readingIn our services on Remembrance Sunday let there be a wider dimension
The National Service of Remembrance, held at The Cenotaph in Whitehall always takes place on the Sunday nearest to 11
Continue readingBut how could you live and have no story to tell?
“But how could you live and have no story to tell?” wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky in The White Knights. Not that
Continue readingIn sure and certain hope
As a young teenager I loved listening to classical music. One of my favourite records was a recording of Brahms
Continue readingGaia is coming to Chelmsford
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Already it has visited a number of Cathedrals and this
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What’s the best way of ending a letter to a Christian friend? This was the question put to me recently
Continue readingBooks for Today – October 2022
Originally intended to appear in September, but then pushed back a couple of weeks by, ‘Prayers as we approach the
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