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One of the most intimidating moments for a painter is staring at a blank canvas. Devoid of colour, line, or…

My career was as a teacher. Like my father before me, I taught English. I had the opportunity to teach…

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, takes place each year from…

The cosmos is not eternal because it is slowly dying. It is running out of usable energy. Matter is not eternal. Indeed, most…

Happy New Year! Let’s hope that 2023 is a good year and it finds you all full of good health…

Around 40 CE, as the good news of Jesus spread and was being preached and welcomed among people who were…

Taking time off for mental health leave was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in twenty years…

Every year around the end of November, there seems to be something in the air. A feeling comes over most…

Here we are again: the December issue of the paper, working our way through Advent and towards Christmas Day. Every…

One of the traditions which has somewhat gone by the wayside is “Stir Up” Sunday. In The Book of Common…