When he was about 80, the late Bishop George Sinker spoke to a group of clergy in the Potteries. As he was about to start his address, the large rubber band round his Bible broke and some pages fell to the floor. Having carefully replaced these, he commenced his talk. I have never forgotten his...
Although there is no Fairtrade Stall at the moment, we are continuing to order goods from Traidcraft. If you would like to order a favourite item e.g. ginger cookies or would like to look at the Autumn/Winter catalogue contact Sheila Hawley (811646) The Real Advent calendar is also available now. The catalogue also includes Christmas...
It may surprise you to learn that those words were written by the great New Testament Biblical Scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican Bishop –Tom Wright, in his book “A moment of Prayer” (Lion Publications plc). We are all different, but most of us feel that our prayer life is not always as it should be!...
We began with thinking that the pandemic challenge would be a short sprint. Tough and testing, but most people can sprint for a bit. So, if we get through the national lockdown then we’ll breathe easily again. We then adjusted our thinking to middle distance. The relief of fewer restrictions was a breath of fresh...
(National debt had reached about M£300 in 1931—in 2020 it has just passed M£2,000,000) My dear friends, At the time of going to press the National Crisis through which we are passing has assumed proportions of real gravity, which for the serious attention of all Christian people. The abandonment of the gold standard has been...