Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse February 2021 Dear Friends, As I turn to write this letter for a new month; I am conscious that we are on the cusp of entering the season of Lent – a penitential season of prayerful preparation that leads to the momentous events of Holy Week…
Susanna Wesley by Arnold Dallimore Baker Books, 1993 £6.99 168 pagesISBN 978 0 801 030 185 Also available as an audiobook Among the many published books on the life of Susanna Wesley, Arnold Dallimore’s biography, especially written for women, is better viewed as a family portrait with Susanna as the central figure. There are…
SENSES OF THE SEA, No 4 – ‘SOUND’ The sound of the sea can be calming or terrifying, depending on the strength of the wind and the swell. It can soothe you to sleep or keep you awake! Many artists, musicians and writers have been able to express the sound of the sea to great…
David Jason made one of his few guest appearances on an episode of the BBC’s “The One Show” a couple of years ago. He was asked the usual kinds of questions about the programme he was currently appearing in and then the interviewer asked him “what kind of television do you enjoy?” his reply surprised…
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The theme this year for our Circuit Video Services for Lent is God’s Promises. We also have a Circuit Lent Course and a Lent Prayer Calendar along with a daily ‘Thought for the Day’
Download a Calendar to print and colour and use as a prayer practice through Lent.
William Cowper, though a Christian, had sunk to the depths of despair. One foggy night he called for a horse drawn carriage and asked to be taken to London Bridge. He was so overcome by depression that he intended to commit suicide. After two hours of driving through the fog, Cowper’s coachman reluctantly confessed that…
I have never really felt comfortable catching buses. It is probably that as a child I never had to use them, and by the time I was a young adult and working but had not yet passed my driving test and had to use them they worried me. Then of course there were the odd…
Through a glass darkly : journeys through science, faith and doubt – a memoir by Alister McGrath Hodder & Stoughton, 2020 225 pages ISBN 978 1 529 327 601 also available as an ebook Alister McGrath takes us through his life’s journey from an ardent atheist as a teenager and a temporary flirt with Marxism leading…