Dear Stephen I read with interest your address to York Diocesan Synod on 5th July, and one word leapt out for me: 'final'.

On Trinity 5 in Year C, the gospel reading is the very well-known and widely misread story of Martha and Mary in Luke ...

Our reading for Trinity 5 in Year C continues our mini-series in Colossian, following on from last week's passage with Col ...

General Synod is currently meeting in York (you can watch the proceedings live on the Church of England YouTube channel), and ...

The lectionary reading for Trinity 4 in Year C is Colossians 1.1–14, the opening greetings and prayer of Paul for the followers of Jesus he has not met in an ekklesia which he did not plant. Paul ...

Is there a way forward for the Church of England, and a way to heal the deep divisions that Justin’s approach has created? Yes—but only one. We need to rediscover what we actually believe, that ...

A recent Grove Booklet by John and Paul Leach has been really helpful for me to articulate some of my thoughts on this subject—and in particular in how it explores the question of persona in public ...

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 4 in Year C is Luke 10.25-37, most commonly known as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. I suspect many people preaching on this will be looking to ...

Mark Broadway writes: It is sometimes remarked that it is uncouth to discuss religion and politics. Throw into that mix money, sex, and death, and you begin to set the bounds for the precise ...