Many people came to Jesus and his disciples seeking help. Today the Christian Church finds itself amongst a population where large numbers of people need assistance in variety of ways. A recent report about the mission of the church in society today, “Growing Good”, points out that the church’s capacity to address this growing need...
September 2021 Magazine If you’ve visited Mont-Saint-Michel, in France, you will have enjoyed seeing one of Europe’s most wonderful sights. The mount is steep and a long walk through the narrow streets is rewarded by being able to visit the Abbey at the top and the view out to sea. The Mount is in a...
Maybe you have heard that four of us are taking part in LEAD academy seminars for small town churches in our diocese. This course is to help us to plan for where we see our church heading in the future, focussing on growth. One thing we flagged up was prayer in the church and we...
Young children can be very persistent in asking their parents almost unanswerable questions like, “Mum, why are flames hot?” We do our best to answer the questions, but realize that our answers need to match our child’s capacity to understand. An academic fondly remembered his loving father’s short answer to a question he had asked...
July 2021 Magazine At the time of writing the G7 summit of world leaders is taking place. The chair of the G7 is our own PM Boris Johnson and so Carbis Bay in Cornwall was his choice of venue. Despite the massive amount of preparation and extensive security measures what is happening is highly important...