Harvest is a time when the church across the ages has given thanks to God for sending the rain and sun which make the plants grow and give us food to eat and flowers to enjoy. So whilst the Bible is clear in its admiration of farm workers, allotment owners and gardeners alike for their…
I suspect many of you were glued to the Olympic Games from Rio over the summer. The Olympic Games are always a fantastic spectacle; an event where athletes chase glory rather than financial rewards and where (usually!) the camaraderie and sportsmanship shine through in a way we don’t see in professional sport. (It’s even better…
Over the summer things in church slow down a little, except for the weddings! Regular groups and activities come to a temporary halt and many of us are fortunate enough to get a holiday. But whilst we all benefit from a change of scenery and a break from work from time to time, we also…
Well, it’s over! Perhaps like me you felt that the day was never going to arrive and by the time it did you were rather sick of all the shouty debates, the over-extravagant claims and the wild predictions of fear and collapse that each side threw at each other. Well, it did come. Millions did…
So, are you in or out? In just a few days time we’ll be asked to vote on that very question: do we stay within the EU or do we vote to leave? Whatever the merits of each case (and there obviously are positives on both sides), what has struck me is the way that…