JULY is that rare time of the year when the Song of Solomon — or the Song of Songs — is read or sung in church. It is a love poem, or series of love lyrics, a dialogue between a woman and a man, and popular at weddings. It is…
FOR many, the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree in September 2023 marked a low ebb in society’s respect for trees, but the outpouring of grief and public interest showed how many of us care deeply about the fate and condition…
POWER and privilege are the two strongest forces in any ministry. As Christian ministers, we need to be very aware of the power we have in the lives of the people whom we are called to serve. We possess this power through our…
SEVERAL of the Windward Islands were badly damaged by Hurricane Beryl last July (News, 5 July 2024). The Bishop, the Rt Revd Leopold Friday, had been one of my students at Codrington Theological College, in Barbados, where I…
ADOLF HITLER has replaced Jesus as the most important moral figure in the Western world, Professor Alec Ryrie argues in his new book, The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It. It is an assertion that the book unpacks over…
ONE night, when she was lying in bed with her husband, Margery Kempe heard a melody so sweet and pleasurable that she thought she must have been transported to paradise. She jumped up straight away, and declared: “Alas that…
GRANDPARENTS are the most undervalued resource in society: that is a belief that is quietly fuelling new initiatives that have been gaining momentum in London and beyond.The Grandparents Learning Circle has emerged from St…
A REPORT published last October showed retired clergy to be the largest group among ordained ministers in the Church of England. They outnumber licensed clergy in every diocese — in some, by a factor of more than two.Taken…
WILLIAM BLAKE loved the Bible. A picture that he painted when he was in his 20s testifies to the devotion. Now entitled An Allegory of the Bible, the image shows a procession of women and children approaching an open Bible on…
IT IS deep in the countryside that you’re likely to to come across a festival church. In essence, it is a parish church that, in the face of potential closure, has re-imagined its worship and reset its management structures.…
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