As we stand, possibly on the brink of war it is useful to remind ourselves that war is the ultimate arrogance, thinking that by violence...

This Sunday, the church looks a little different to usual, as even the austerity of Lent is intensified with the veiling of images in...

We all know of people who have been marginalised or excluded from something. I don’t mean that acquaintance who always has too many at a...

We must resist the temptation to allow Lent to make us gloomy people. That’s hard, isn’t it, because Lent is very much about preparing...

But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred...

In his introduction to ‘Lent, Holy Week & Easter, Services & Prayers’ (CBF 1986) Douglas Jones writes: The origin of the season of Lent...

The 40 days of Lent, which precedes Easter is based on two Biblical accounts: the 40 years of wilderness wandering by the Israelites and...

Old Testament reading Genesis 17.1-7,15-16 1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God...

This material forms both the ‘Thought for the week’ and the basic material for the Study Group on Wednesday. It might be easier to print...

Dear Friends, As Christians prepare for Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent on 6th March, I hope and pray that each of you will take the...