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By George! It’s a day of hope
So it is the day of St George – when chests are thumped, beer is consumed and the voice...
Church unveils race reforms
In the face of mounting concerns about racism, the Church of England has today (22 April) announced it will...
BBQ king’s ‘food for thought’
Widely regarded as the ‘king of the barbeque’, Marcus Bawdon is urging Britons to become outdoor eating converts. The author,...
Churches get ‘creative offer’
UK-based churches are to be offered a new resource that its founder believes will ‘spearhead the next move of...
Tonga given rugby red card
Tonga’s rugby league team has been banned from competing at Test level – meaning it will be unable to...
Fantastic Mr Foxx
From humble beginnings playing piano as a young Baptist in a small Texas city, to becoming one of the...
Football faces a harsh reality
Let’s not pretend that greed isn’t a driving force for all top-flight football clubs in England. It is –...
In death, kind words emerge
What a shame it is that we only seem able to say good things about a famous person when...
Sitting on a vinyl gold mine?
Long before the days of iTunes, Spotify, CDs and cassettes, there was something called a vinyl record. There were...
Heroes of the Faith…
Born into a working-class family, Michael Faraday went on to become a giant of the nineteenth-century scientific world. Writing...
Clapton is full of surprises
Sometimes the unexpected things life throws at us can put a big smile on our faces. And that was certainly...
Church ‘purity’ set to grow
While the number of adult Americans attending church has fallen below 50 per cent of the population for the...
Kids get mum’s intelligence
If today’s Daily Mirror newspaper is to be believed, there is likely to be an almighty roar going up...
Lockdown blues hit gamblers
While the COVID-19 crisis has been a global tragedy, spare a special thought for gambling addicts – men and...
New UN body’s peace quest
Global religious leaders are to urge their faith communities to work together to tackle the causes of forced displacement...
Coles: music eased my grief
Former 80s pop star, the Reverend Richard Coles, has just published a book that lays bare the profound grief...
People kill belief, not God
Believers regularly talk of ‘winning hearts and souls for Jesus’ – but what of those people who have tasted...
Duke’s ‘great faith’ revealed
Regarded as the Royal Family’s ‘favourite clergyman’ because of his force of personality and practical wisdom, Dr John Sentamu...
Time to celebrate being you
I have been a Top Gear ‘whatever’ critic for many years. This means the cars I have owned been practical...
Lapping it up…
For most of us, the thought of taking part in a 24-hour ‘runathon’ would fill us with dread and...