In his blog, Bishop David has responded to recent blogs from John Hayward’s Church Growth Modelling research project which predict the demise of the SEC by 2043, and offer some explanation: “The statistics make sobering reading. I think I understand why they reach the conclusion they do. I don’t believe that the church will be extinct … [Read more…]
The latest in the Penguin Monarchs series “Elizabeth II: The Steadfast”, by Douglas Hurd, was published last week, just ahead of the day when The Queen will have reigned for longer than her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria (who was on the throne for 63 years and 216 days) and will become the longest-reigning Monarch in … [Read more…]
Jesus said, ‘Come away to a deserted place by yourselves and rest a while’, for many were coming and going and they had no leisure even to eat. Mark 6:31 (New Revised Standard Version) The desert or wilderness is the place where, in the scripture, God often tests his people, and it is also a … [Read more…]
The end of June was marked by horrific happenings, and Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4 on 28 June was a live service, so could reflect these. Rev David Bruce’s sermon has been greatly shortened for our thought for the month: for the whole of what he said, go to this link, where you can … [Read more…]
8 May 1945 was such a significant day for those who were there, that it’s probable that many will have in their attics an old newspaper with a similar headline. “Stirring and emotional scenes” indeed. Yet this year’s commemoration rightly reflects that there were many for whom the day of celebration was not unrelieved joy … [Read more…]