2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (472+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 Lords Spiritual also speak about conversion therapy and civil liberties The Bishop of Chelmsford speaks in the House of Lords on Wednesday HOUSING affordability, overseas aid, conversion-therapy practices, and civil liberties were issues raised by bishops in the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (537+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 THE theological response of the Church of England's Faith and Order Commission (FAOC) to the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals was discussed by the House of Bishops when it met in York from Tuesday to Thursday. The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (384+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 J. Tyler Brown reads a sequel to Tom Wright's Surprised by Hope The book's primary thesis is that this fulfilment has now taken place in the "coming home" of God in Jesus, the human face of God, and the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (298+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 Thanks to generous readers for supporting ordinands in need and those earlier in the exploration of their vocation A FINAL update on our Church Times Train-a-Priest (TAP) Fund: generous readers have given "25, 657. 83 this year towards the TAP Fund,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (267+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 Among the snippets this week: Cowherder's famous lines discovered in Rome, and new Faith Minister announced " ninth in ten years Cowherder's famous lines discovered in Rome New Faith Minister announced " ninth in ten years Dr Grenfell raises plight…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (596+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 The Gospel in All of the Creed: Andrew Davison looks at the third person of the Trinity The descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost For one thing, this clause about the Holy Spirit is important for thinking…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (422+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 Vision Spring aims to assist 45, 000 people in Africa Archdeacon Saka at St Andrew's, Nakasongola CHURCHES in Africa are working with the charity Vision Spring to screen 45, 000 people and give 21, 000 pairs of glasses this year to those in need…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (259+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 "The influence of his school chaplain was considerable, and his vocation to the priesthood developed during his teens" Bishop Ind on a pastoral visit to Boscastle after the flooding there in August 2004 The Rt Revd Graham James writes:…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (364+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 This week's selection: an examination of suffering and faith; an exploration of Thomas Monk's teachings; and a history of monastic life Evil, Suffering, and God: Theological soundings by Owen F. Cummings (Cascade Books, "15 ("13. 50); 979-8-3852-6267-0). "How do people explain evil and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (301+ words) Friday 22 May 2026 This story about seeing art is misconceived, Susan Gray concludes PERHAPS in French this novel is insightful about art and family psychology, but in English translation it is a clunky m'lange of cardboard characters, behaving improbably and spouting…...