The World Day of Prayer locally was held yesterday (1 March) at St Peter's Church in Barnburgh. The service was written by Palestinian Christians on the theme 'bearing with one another in love', and we enjoyed the percussion instruments as we sang and the different...

The author continues looking at household objects connected with cleansing, with today’s object the bath and today’s Bible reading Luke 7:36-47, the passage where the woman breaks open the alabaster jar of perfume to wash and anoint Jesus before the crucifixion....

In the midst of the ongoing trials of David in the wilderness, pursued by Saul whose obsession showed no sign of abating, Jonathan comes to find David and to offer wise words of encouragement which literally give him the heart to continue. (1 Sam 23:15-18) The world...