The Magna Carta of Humanity ~: Sinai’s revolutionary faith and the Future of Freedomby Os Guinness IVP, 2021 250 pages £14 ISBN 978 0 830 847 150 Available on Kindle The overarching theme of this magnum opus is freedom.Os Guinness explores the maelstrom of areas in which freedom is certain to be found and where…
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Stay in control, STOP (what you are about to do or say), THINK (about your choices), DO (what will please God). Simple instructions aimed at teaching children about self-control but…
There is a sign not far away from where I live, a bit like the one above, which flashes a red angry face in an intimidating manner at motorists who dare to break the speed limit as a clear sign to everybody around that a criminal has scant disregard for the cildren in the school…
The Thought for the Day is from Romans 11 v 33.I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry While learning to use a new computer, a lady was troubled by a faint clicking sound that indicated it was working even though nothing was…
When winter begins to take its toll and the weather forecast online seems to imply ‘flat grey’, life can get, shall we say, a little miserable. Here’s a poem by Raymond Carver to lift us up a little. Our faith tells us we should rejoice in all things, but it can be difficult when not…
The 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs from Tuesday 18th January until Tuesday 25th January.
Some people radiate the presence of God when we are with them but a few can do it, even from a picture on a newspaper page. I was struck by this when looking at photographs of the late, The Right Reverend Desmond Tutu. Although an Archbishop and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu faced…
Moral or ethical dilemmas face us all pretty well every day of our lives; some are wrestled with; others blithely ignored. Some are easy; some not so easy. During the Second World War, Simon Wiesenthal, a Jewish prisoner in the German camps was confronted with an ethical problem, difficult enough to last a life time…
Bite Size church returns with a reflection on Psalm 89 1:4.
David Welbourn had pause to think about coincidences on events over the Christmas period this year.
There is a profound link between the James Webb telescope and the timing of its launch.