Walkers can now follow in the footsteps of Mary Jones, a 15-year-old Welsh girl who walked 25 miles to buy her own Bible, a move that inspired the foundation of Bible Society in 1804. Mary Jones had saved for six years to buy a Bible before she set out one morning in 1800 from her […]
Film of the Week: Life during Wartime “Compelling, rambling” is how I described writer-director Todd Solondz’s best film, 1999’s Happiness, about three sisters struggling with relationships. In Life During Wartime (cert. 15) Solondz revisits the sisters 10 years on; it’s rambling but not quite as compelling, and the Jewish background is more prominent. The sisters […]
Traminac 2008/9 Waitrose £7.49 (reduced from £9.99 until May 11) Waitrose is running a very ecumenical “Mediterranean Wine Showcase” until the date above. Many of its regular lines are on reduction, both on-line (waitrosewine.com) and in store, together with limited supplies of “Special Parcels”, wines that are unlikely to be featured in their soon-to-come annual […]
The Former X Factor finalist, Rachel Hylton, has spoken of her excitement at performing at this year’s Oraclez festival. The event boasts a star-studded line-up of world-famous Gospel artists, including Faith Evans and Fred Hammond. “I did Oraclez last year and I’m doing it again this year. To me, Gospel is to be real and […]
A special service to mark Jane Austen’s burial at Winchester Cathedral will feature her father’s 200-year-old Bible. The Bible dates from 1793 and was used by the Rev George Austen while he served in his Hampshire parish. Readings will be taken from the Bible during the service. It is intended that the May 1 event, which […]
The final Prime Ministerial Debate between the leaders of the three biggest political parties – Labour, Conservative and the Liberal Democrats – is broadcast on BBC One tonight. Its themed section is on economic affairs and it takes place in the Midlands. The debate is moderated by David Dimbleby. Members of the audience will be […]
By Caroline Spelman “An invitation to join the government of the United Kingdom” is the title of the Conservative manifesto and I hope that Churches and Christian Charities will enthusiastically accept this invitation. This is not an invitation to come to Whitehall or the local town hall although I know Christians serve faithfully there. The […]
Athens: The Truth about Democracy More4, 9.00pm In this timely and fascinating film, historian Bettany Hughes goes in search of the real truth about democracy in ancient Athens. Athens, 2500 years ago. It has been revered as the birthplace of western philosophy, art, science and perhaps the greatest political idea of all time – democracy. […]
Rogation Sunday – Easter 6 – Year C Acts 16.9-15 Revelation 21.10, 22 – 22.5 John 14.23-29 How utterly refreshing it is to read the Acts of the Apostles, where the living water of the gospel flows freely and without restraint! In the modern church it seems that any decision, no matter how trivial, can […]
Fletcher is yet another skilled musician that is linked into the Iona collective (hence the Open Sky label) and their Dave Bainbridge has his fingers all over this acoustic guitar release. The two met some thirty years ago in an Iona prototype jazz fusion band, but Fletcher soon realised that his preference was for solo […]