The cathedral of Notre-Dame was constructed in the years 1163-1345 and built during the reign of King Louis VII and has seen many kings and queens crowned. Situated on an island in the middle of...
Back in the 1980s, a band called Genesis released a song called, ‘Land of Confusion’, describing 1980s Britain. Those words, written about the UK nearly four decades ago, could easily describe our country today. With...
Britain seems a troubled land these days, where the authorities seem bereft of any easy answers and crime is running rampant up and down the country. Key services that hold up our society have suffered...
Everyone wants to be happy, but what is happiness? In contrast to the definitions of our age and it’s false illusory promises, according to the Bible, there is another, ‘most excellent way of love’ that...
Regardless of whether we are comfortable with the speed and progress of technology – artificial intelligence, and especially robotics – is here to stay. Most folk in business or those who use Google/Amazon for personal...
On 27 January this year, we remembered the Holocaust Memorial Day at church, a day we recall the awful extermination of over 6 million Jews in camps like Auschwitz. There were many other victims of...
Politics is a 24 hour, 7 days a week affair emanating from every news outlet you can imagine. It’s there on social media, television, radio etc and while there are many that take an interest...
The topic of angels and what they stand for has become seriously confused in the modern world. When many people think of angels today they are associated with ideas taught in the ‘New Age’ movement...
We recently had the pleasure of sharing our Christmas meal together at church, on Sunday 9th December. Over 50 people had gathered in the hall and were ready to enjoy a delicious three-course meal. Some...
I wrote some time ago on the church blog about our environment and how as Christians we are called upon to be custodians of the earth. I am returning to this theme in light of...