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Perfect love drives out all fear

Sunday 23 April 2023

‘Do not be afraid!’ is repeated again and again from Genesis to Revelation.

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16 April 2023 Newsletter Cover

Sunday 16 April 2023

I’m glad to be back in the saddle at St Martin’s.

Revd Dr Sam Wells Thought for the week

Risen indeed . . .

Sunday 9 April 2023

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Palm Sunday

Sunday 2 April 2023

Now to the gate of my Jerusalem

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The Nazareth Cross

Sunday 26 March 2023

So many times I reach for it

Thought for the week

The Grace of Quiet

Sunday 19 March 2023

Is it just me or is the world especially noisy right now?

Thought for the week

Serious question – how interested are you to hear what the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will outline in the Spring Budget next week? At the St Martin’s Charity, we’re really interested and hoping for some good news as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.

Sunday 12 March 2023

Each year we ask frontline staff across our UK-wide Frontline Network, working directly with people without a home, to help us understand some of the issues people are facing.

Thought for the week

A new perspective

Sunday 5 March 2023

I’m finally reading Michelle Obama’s fascinating and inspiring book ‘Becoming’.

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Beauty and Danger

Sunday 26 February 2023

I was moved by an article I read this week by Rabbi Jonathan Romaine about the recent death by drowning of his 34-year-old son.

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Perfect love drives out all fear

16 April 2023 Newsletter Cover

Risen indeed . . .

Palm Sunday

The Nazareth Cross

The Grace of Quiet

Serious question – how interested are you to hear what the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will outline in the Spring Budget next week? At the St Martin’s Charity, we’re really interested and hoping for some good news as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.

A new perspective

Beauty and Danger