God, The Science, The Evidence – The Dawn of a Revolution (Book Review)

In his review of 'God, The Science, The Evidence - The Dawn of a Revolution' Adrian Hugh writes: I have degrees in both Science (Chemistry) and Theology as well as a Doctorate (again in Chemistry). I am also a priest in the Church of England and over ten percent of the adult congregation at the Church where I now assist and worship are scientists or medical doctors. The appearance of a large book on Science and Theology was therefore of interest, especially as the cover states that it has sold more than 400,000 copies. I had also been intrigued by the full-page adverts for the book in The Church Times. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-09-02T17:01:17+00:00By |Tags: |
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Are we heading for global water scarcity and water bankruptcy? A crisis for all faiths and none.

Local environmentalist Jenny Rudston writes of the coming world water crisis: We must address how we manage water. As an island surrounded by water and with frequent rain, it is easy to assume that we have an infinite supply. We forget the importance of fresh-water and that the altered ecosystem of the urban environment is not the same as that of the historical woodlands. We are used to frequent rain, but recent droughts have altered this. We are withdrawing more groundwater than ever before and depleting our reserves. River, reservoir and groundwater levels continue to decline. Half of the 100 largest cities of the world experience high levels of water stress. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-08-05T20:49:49+00:00By |Tags: |
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Editorial: Things are ‘hotting’ up …

In his July Editorial The Rev'd Dr. Nicholas Henderson writes: This year now has a rising 35% chance of exceeding the previous record of 2024 and becoming the hottest year ever recorded. The prospect of a ‘Super El Niño’ exacerbates this and increases the likelihood of an even hotter 2027 that will exceed the 1.5 degree ‘safe’ rise in temperature of the 2015 ‘Paris Agreement’. Pretty well everything that has been predicted by climate scientists from forest fires to extreme droughts and exceptional flooding is unfolding before our eyes. Europe, apparently heating at twice the rate of other areas, is at the time of writing particularly affected with unprecedented heat and drought. The political response has been, to coin a phrase, tepid at best and hostile at worst. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-07-28T10:14:17+00:00By |Tags: |
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HEALING THE WOUNDS OF HISTORY – The Dresden Story

Dr. Paul Oestreicher in his 'Healing the Wounds of History - The Dresden Story' writes: In December 1940 Hitler’s Luftwaffe began to attack Britain. Coventry was the especially chosen target. It remains iconic. Just under 1000 people died. The medieval city-centre was destroyed and with it the Cathedral of Saint Michael. Most of the industries survived. On Christmas Day, Dean Howard, preaching in the Cathedral ruins, declared: “We say no to revenge. When this conflict is over, we shall, with our present enemies try to build a kinder more Christlike world.” The Empire Service of the BBC relayed that around the globe. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-06-24T22:00:32+00:00By |Tags: |
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Exercising Choice

Dr. Peter Mills reflects: As Descartes asserted, “I think therefor I am”, but about what do we think, and to what end? In many cases, we think in order to make decisions. The range of decisions is vast, although many are only of a minor nature. If a glass is seen on the kitchen table, is it left where it is or put away in a cupboard? A very small matter, but still a decision. At the other end of the spectrum, however, decisions can occasionally be life changing ... For a decision to be meaningful, there has to be choice available. In fact, given that decision-making is essential to our nature as human beings, so too must be the presence of choice in our lives. Furthermore, choice in many cases will need to be exercised in the wider physical world. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE ....

2026-05-29T17:52:23+00:00By |Tags: |
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God, government and Christian Nationalism – Guest Editorial

Guest Editor The Rev'd Jonathan Clatworthy writes in his Editorial on 'God government and Christian Nationalism': Britain is getting through its prime ministers at speed. David Cameron lasted a whole six years, but in the last ten since then we have had May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer. As I write Starmer is already being plotted away. They have all been opposed by a growing movement often calling itself ‘Christian nationalism’, much to the annoyance of both politicians and church leaders. Why is this happening? Who should govern us? And why should the rest of us consent? ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-05-21T22:16:08+00:00By |Tags: |
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WARFARE OF THE SPIRIT Paul Oestreicher reflects on his life with the Archangel Michael – (Revised presentation)

Paul Oestreicher reflects on his life and his guardian angel St Michael: Even in Hell on Earth, there are glimpses of Heaven. A Catholic priest, no longer young in years, himself a prisoner, offered to take the place of a much younger Jewish prisoner who had three children and was heading for the gas chamber. That is not the normal way of the world. Having rid heaven of sin, it is the kind of world the Archangel Michael came to establish on earth. The concentration camp guards accepted the priest’s offer. The Jewish prisoner lived. Miracles happen. My father was born to secular Jewish parents in 1896. Recruited in 1914 like all his school mates, and later a lieutenant in the Bavarian horse artillery, he survived the horrific battle of the Somme. He began to reflect on the meaning of life – and death. Medical study followed. As a young paediatrician, driving through the forest in deep snow, visiting a sick child, he heard a voice, stopped his little two-seater car: Paul, go and be baptised. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-06-11T21:50:09+00:00By |Tags: |
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Book Review of “Good Faith” by Angela Tilby

In her review of Angela Tilby's new book 'Good Faith - Why England needs its Church'; Rosemary Hart writes: In this highly readable and insightful book Angela Tilby covers the great sweep of English history from the earliest seeds of Christianity to the present day as it has formed and influenced the English national church making sense of the complexities and controversies that have affected it over the centuries. ... It is a timely contribution when adherence to the Christian faith (and more particularly the Church of England) has been hijacked by some political factions as a tool for nationalistic agendas and ethnic identity. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-04-29T20:53:09+00:00By |Tags: |
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Straight talking. Editorial, Easter 4, Good Shepherd Sunday

In his Easter 4 Editorial, the Editor, The Rev'd Dr. Nicholas Henderson writes: The ongoing war centred around the Strait of Hormuz and related much-wider conflicts in the Middle East have been described to me by my Lebanese contacts who are suffering severe collateral damage, as the Trump/Netanyahu Wars. The conflict is of course has many more players, but the newish Pope Leo XIV courageously pointed during a visit to Cameroon out that the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants." This appears to have been prompted by Donld Trump’s threat “that a whole civilisation will die” if Iran did not agree to US demands to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. The Pope subsequently stated that his ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump as he explained further the background to the narrative. Such are the unfortunate complications associated with a powerful and unpredictable American President where traditional forms of diplomacy are redundant. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-04-22T22:16:44+00:00By |Tags: , |
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The Saint Thomas, Bodhisattva Archive: Volume II The Kingdom Mindset by Glen Grehan (Review)

In her Review of Glen Grehan's Volume II of the St Thomas Bodhisattva Archive, Canon Dr. Anne Davison writes: Having had a lifetime interest in comparative religion and having spent many years involved in Inter-religious dialogue, I was naturally drawn to this book and because of its title I felt that I could engage with it. This is Glen Grehan’s second book in his series The Saint Thomas, Bodhisattva Archive and the author states that some of the content of his first book (Book 1) is repeated in this second publication. Having read Volume 1, I confirm this to be the case ... The author draws very much on his own life experiences, from his childhood and adolescence, into his later involvement with law enforcement, the military and sport. This led him to a realisation that the lessons learned from his own life experiences could be helpful to young people, particularly young men. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE

2026-03-31T16:57:02+00:00By |Tags: |
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