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24 Mar 2017
Our pick of the week’s happenings to inform your prayers. Church News Former chaplain to the Queen speaks out about ‘why I left the CofE’: Rev Gavin Ashenden speaks exclusively to Christian Concern about how the established church has failed in its prophetic role to call the nation to repentance.…
24 Mar 2017
I most associate this phrase with moments in my life when I really did not want to do God’s will. In fact, I would rather have done anything else than God’s will – even though I knew very well what He wanted, deep down. My heart and soul were yearning…
17 Mar 2017
Our pick of the week's happenings to inform your prayers. Society & Politics Abortion up to full term bill passes to second reading: the motion, introduced by Diana Johnson MP, passed on 13 March by 172 to 142 votes; the bill will have its second reading on 24 March. Read…
17 Mar 2017
So far in this weekly series on the Lord’s Prayer, we have asked for God’s Kingdom to come into our lives and eventually to fill the entire world as the waters cover the sea. We now, in adding this phrase “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in…
10 Mar 2017
Our pick of the week's happenings to inform your prayers. Society & Politics Ask your MP to oppose abortion up to full term: a new motion from MP Diana Johnson aiming to legalise abortion up to birth, for any reason, will have its first reading on 13 March. Read more…
10 Mar 2017
In Jesus' response to the disciple who asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray”, the first specific request to His Father that He shared was “Thy Kingdom come”. This probably came as no surprise, as the 12 would have known from their scriptures the many references to God's Kingdom (Ps…
03 Mar 2017
The Complete Jewish Bible that I have been using lately puts it “May your kingdom come”. This short phrase takes my mind to Nehemiah’s prayer – but I will explain why later. Let’s start by considering what Jesus’ contemporaries would likely have understood by this prayer. The Tanakh (Old Testament)…
03 Mar 2017
Our pick of the week's news to inform your prayers. Society & Politics New NHS guidance encourages spiritual care for the dying: End of life care should go beyond medical assistance and include opening up conversations about life after death, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Read…
