Giving Up Our Rights, Why?
We live in an age of unprecedented rights and freedoms. We may groan at the amount of democracy being flung at us at the moment (local elections, European elections… a…
Sharing the Witness
I’m going to hand over this month’s Rector’s letter to a previous Vicar of St. Andrew’s. In 1997, Alan Cooper (vicar from 1951- 1962) returned to speak at St. Andrew’s and…
Jesus is Risen!
Jesus is indeed risen from the grave. But does the reality of it ever feel a bit distant? Jesus was raised and therefore I will be raised, which is very…
Christianity & Science – A Compatible Pairing
Question: What is the Christian Faith? Answer (by a man in the street): Resolutely shutting your eyes to scientific fact. This exchange was recorded by the crime novel writer Dorothy…
Take Heart
The recent movie ‘The Favourite’ stars Olivia Colman as Queen Anne. I haven’t seen it but it caught my eye because I was reading a book called ‘England: Before and…
The Multi-faceted Diamond
Do you ever find yourself feeling you’re outside the ‘in-crowd’? Or that no-one ‘likes’ your posts on social media? Or frustrated that someone chopped you off their Christmas card list…
God’s Path or Ours?
Just imagine for a moment what would happen to the Earth if the Sun suddenly disappeared. I expect all sorts of things would happen but focus on these two: the…
An Even Better Christmas
After 2000 years we’re still celebrating Jesus’ birthday. Why on earth do we do it? Why are we still doing it?Lots of people celebrate because, well, Christmas is fun and…
