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St Sergius of Radonezh

Time-travel news

Today is the birthday of Sergius of Radonezh, one of Russia’s best loved saints, who was set on the road to sainthood as a boy
14 May

Abyssinian Baptist Church

‘Don’t get silly, now!’ Honor your mother every day!
9 May 21
New York City

St Mary on Paddington Green

Sermon a useful spiritual tool in a restless worship atmosphere
2 May 21
Little Venice, London

Funeral of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip laid to rest amid an unswerving focus on God
17 Apr 21
St George’s Chapel, Windsor, England

Community of Christ

Beautiful music at this Good Friday virtual service – not to be missed!
2 Apr 21
Independence, Missouri, USA

Baby pilgrim candles

They’re candles, they’re kind of Catholic, and they have baby toes. Want to buy a pair? I should Rococo
28 Aug 20

We rise to sing…

The rediscovery of a cherished old hymn sheet causes sniggering in the back pews
26 Jun 20
Photo of Brian Greene by Luiz Munhoz/Fronteiras do Pensamento

The manufactured meaning of the world

Huw Spanner talks to Brian Greene, populariser of science, about our search for meaning in an evolving universe
9 May 20

‘Not today’ Covid-19 face mask

Hillsong TV has chosen this moment to produce a $15 promotional Covid-19 face mask
2 May 20

The doubting disciple

Andrew Walker takes a fresh look at Doubting Thomas, a man who liked to get his facts straight
16 Apr 20

John Calvin discovery is ‘a bombshell’

A long-lost manuscript discovered in the Library of Geneva sheds new light on gloomy reformer, John Calvin
1 Apr 20

In praise of online church

As 1000 churches go online due to coronavirus, Steve Goddard reminds us why virtual church can be so good
26 Mar 20

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Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle

Don't play with God - but my Lord, is it hot!
4 Jul 10
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pohick Church, Lorton, Virginia, USA

Pohick Church

"We've always been low church." No wonder George Washington slept through the sermon.
14 Jun 09
Lorton, Virginia, USA

Funeral of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip laid to rest amid an unswerving focus on God
17 Apr 21
St George’s Chapel, Windsor, England
St Luke's, Fort Myers, Florida, USA

St Luke's

Altar party distracts; choir splatters
23 Apr 06
Fort Myers, Florida, USA
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