A matter of the heart
Recently, the BBC headlined a call made by 40 health organisations, which encouraged people to take advantage of NHS health checks in...
Steve Richards
Mar 8, 2019
Faith Matters
Faith Matters is a snappy title for this column. How are we to understand it? It might mean ‘matters appertaining to faith’ or it could...
Steve Richards
Feb 8, 2019
What makes Christmas work?
This time 40 years ago, I attended a Christmas carol service at what was then called the Solihull Library Theatre. The event was hosted...
Steve Richards
Dec 7, 2018
How wise is artificial intelligence?
Has AI, that is, Artificial Intelligence entered your life yet? You may not be using a driverless car but perhaps you use Siri or OK...
Steve Richards
Sep 7, 2018
The debt relief counsellor
Have you ever got into what seems like an endless loop of correspondence and telephone calls with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs - the...
Steve Richards
Apr 6, 2018
Child-like trust
The period of Lent is traditionally the time of humbling oneself expressed through the ‘giving up’ of something, an act of self-denial....
Steve Richards
Mar 2, 2018
Word and Spirit
This Sunday is what some mark as Whit Sunday. Whitsuntide is when we are reminded of the birth of the Christian Church, looking back to...
Steve Richards
Jun 2, 2017
Seeing is believing, or is it?
Thomas was a brave, cautious and questioning soul. He was amongst Jesus’ close followers. When Jesus announced that he was going to a...
Steve Richards
Apr 13, 2017
A work in progress
I am one of the ‘undecided’ in respect of the forthcoming referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. Based upon what the Bible tells...
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Mar 3, 2016
What is meant by 'believing'?
It is hardly surprising that people struggle with the idea of belief in God when they see the tragedies and upheavals caused by wars,...
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Feb 5, 2016