Why we REALLY need another King George
Prince George of Cambridge is named after the Queen’s father, King George VI. As the nation celebrates his birth, it approaches a much more sombre anniversary: September 3, the outbreak…
A London vicar finds Celtic traditions a breath of fresh air
Creating Community Simon Reed (BRF) A massive wave of ‘Celtic’ books swamped our shores some years ago. It’s been a quiet coastline since, so far as that ancient tide of…
From Tinseltown to salvation
A funny thing happened on the way from the studio Paul Jones and Fiona Hendley Jones at Westergate Revival, 10 July 2013 Paul Jones, the Sixties pop star and actor,…
Letters – August-September 2013
Middle class put off by front page? YOUR LETTER enclosed in the June/July issue states that there was not enough room to publish all the features you wanted to in…
MBE for widowed foster mum
SUE LOGAN thought it was a con job when a letter arrived asking if she’d accept an MBE. The MBE is in recognition of her outstanding care for the disadvantaged,…
Healed of fibromyalgia
After losing her husband in 2011, Jan Whitmore’s loss was compounded by acute physical pain, with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. But this May, she received a complete healing. Now she…
LINK TO HOPE FAMILY & ELDERLY SHOEBOX APPEALS 2013 (formerly Link Romania)
ALTHOUGH IT’S SUMMER, our thoughts are well and truly focussed on this year’s Shoebox Appeals – our Family Shoebox Appeal (containing a gift for everyone) and our Elderly Shoebox Appeal…
Christians arrested on pro-Israel demo
THREE CHRISTIANS countering the anti-Israel demonstrators have been arrested outside the EcoStream shop but after a police investigation, charges were dropped. The most recent case concerned a Christian woman, a…
International news in brief
ATHEIST WEDDINGS ON THE RISE Following the announcement that Ireland will allow atheist weddings for the first time, questions have been raised as to whether the apparent increase in ‘humanist’…
Marriage news
Gay marriage: the after shock Christian campaigners were shocked at the easy passage the Same Sex Marriage Bill had through the House of Lords. After the first vigorous debate, the…