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I don’t want to give the impression of having full English breakfasts with great regularity, but having enjoyed Adrian and Ed’s fabulous Easter Sunday breakfast, I found myself recently at the Winter Gardens, enjoying another good start to the day. This time it was the Eastbourne Civic Prayer Breakfast – a collection of Christians from […]

Slap bang in the middle of Holy Week this year, on Wednesday in fact, is April Fool’s Day. I suspect we could fill an entire magazine with good examples of April Fool’s Day jokes, pranks and stunts. One of the best occurred before I was born – the famous 1957 BBC report about the Spaghetti

“He said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake,

On my January weekend off, I had the pleasure of visiting Lichfield Cathedral, a very imposing Gothic-style cathedral just outside the town centre itself. Built in the 13th Century, as with many cathedrals you get a real sense of history, of presence, and the feeling of wonder of how many thousands upon thousands have worshipped

Advent and Christmas Blessings to all! Some do Advent calendars, opening the doors day by day, with perchance a choccy inside, some do Advent candles, wreaths or acts of kindness each day.  Here’s a little alternative to open our December and January edition – with grateful thanks as ever to Gillian and Margaret for all

It probably won’t have escaped your attention that, just recently, the UK monarch, King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV met in Rome and much coverage was given to the fact that they prayed side by side. What was your reaction to this event? It’s an interesting one to ponder! My first reaction was to

Grace and Peace everyone. October is going to be a special month at Emmanuel, in terms of the worship we offer, the gifts we gather for others, and the fellowship we share. Feel free to ask our resident farmer Michael Richards when Harvest should really be – because agriculturalists will tend to say churches celebrate

Grace and Peace everyone. Years ago – back in 2018 in a Sunday service – as an illustration I used examples of buildings that had been moved physically from one place to another. I included Marble Arch, London Bridge, the Cavern nightclub, and the Belle Tout Lighthouse to illustrate a wider point about how we

Some of you know that I enjoy my football, and from time to time a certain wonderful Anfield-based club are mentioned in services. I just can’t help it. This Summer, there is no men’s World Cup or men’s Euros (the Lionesses of course do play the women’s Euros this summer, defending their title). So, in

During May, I seem to have taken several services where the lectionary readings have taken us through sections of Acts. I’ve found myself speaking and preaching about people like Peter, Paul, Lydia, Silas, Timothy, as well as others. It’s been a curious time in some ways, as in the church calendar we’re not yet at