General
General
12 Jan 2018
Our calendars are already reflecting the beginning of a new year. As we leave the end-of-year holidays behind, our new diaries are gradually filling up with this year’s priorities. Soon our clocks will ‘spring forward’ to recognise longer and warmer days. On we go with the expectancy of a new…
05 Jan 2018
Some news from over Christmas and the New Year to aid your prayers. Society & Politics Maths teacher sues in transgender row: Oxfordshire teacher Matthew Sutcliffe, who was suspended in November for saying “Well done, girls” to female pupils when one identified as a boy, is taking his school to…
05 Jan 2018
A meditation on Psalm 119:97-104 (Ma ahavti torahteicha - 'O how I love your law'). When did you last write a letter by hand? And in ink? (“ink? - what's that?” I hear you ask!). It seems that electronic communication by emails, Whatsapp, Facebook, etc, have almost replaced letters written…
22 Dec 2017
In Matthew 6:16-19 Jesus gave his listeners a fuller understanding of the Old Testament scriptures about fasting. Now, in Matthew 9, Jesus having had a meal with tax collectors and sinners, some of the disciples of John the Baptist are left confused. They put this question to Jesus: Why don’t…
22 Dec 2017
A selection of the week's happenings to aid your prayers. Society & Politics BBC to up religious output: After a review which revealed higher levels of belief and interest in religion amongst the public than previously thought, the BBC has pledged to increase its religious broadcasting output, though concerns are…
15 Dec 2017
A selection of the week's happenings to aid your prayers.
15 Dec 2017
Like all of Trump’s announcements, his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital this week has provoked uproar, with Israel-haters the world over chorusing condemnation. But where does the Church stand on this symbolic issue? Several Christian leaders have been quick to express their opinion. For instance, ahead of the…
08 Dec 2017
A selection of current happenings to inform your prayers. Society & Politics Street preacher hate speech conviction overturned: 33-year-old American preacher Daniel Courney was arrested in Lincoln after complaints from Muslims, but has been cleared of his conviction by the CPS, thanks to support from the Christian Legal Centre. Read…
