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For one hundred and fifty years, Christians have been both comforted and challenged by the hymn ‘When Peace Like a River’, more widely known by its refrain ‘It Is Well...

Being Greek-Cypriot I still struggle with British winters: those low clouds that lower the spirits, the rain that chills the body and the wind that batters everything. This winter, with...

Lent, the forty days before Easter (not counting Sundays), begins this year on Wednesday 14th February. Most things in the church’s year are festivals and we happily talk about celebrating...

Every year Killy and I think about de-cluttering. Last year we tackled our kitchen, bedrooms, garage and my study. It was a revelation. These are some of the things that...

The lizard and an encouragement to have confidence and boldness In a world where Christians are treated as little people – and often feel that way – I’ve been considering...

The locust and having a robust partnership In considering how we as Christians live at a time when it’s easy to be seen as little people, I’m looking at the...

The hyrax and having reliable protection In Proverbs 30:24-28 the writer Agur speaks of four small animals that demonstrate wisdom, and in doing so makes the important point that little...

The ant and having the right perspective One of the disturbing features of our time is how, aided by the awesome power of ‘the media’ and the Internet, our view...

I’ve been pondering a fascinating Bible passage. While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very...

Growing up in a Greek-Cypriot family in London, my experience of Christmas was extended, complicated and exciting. There was the ‘British’ Christmas on 25th December, our own Greek Orthodox Christmas...

One of the greatest developments in science occurred – so the story goes – when Isaac Newton asked himself, ‘Why do apples fall?’ In fact, although there are an infinite...

The movie The Great Escape is always featured on television during Christmas. That classic film about the Second World War is enjoyed by even those who dislike war films. 2023 will mark...