IT WAS a Sunday afternoon when my phone rang. “I’m going to be baptised in the Anglican Church next month,” the voice said, “and I wondered if you could be my godfather.” It took a while before I ...

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THE Baptism of Christ, taken with the Epiphany, sets the pattern for each new year of our discipleship. Last week, the identity of the Christ-child was made known to the Gentiles, who stand for “the ...

I HAVE written this piece — and the book from which it is derived — out of heartfelt love of the Church of England and its people. By “its people”, I mean not only the faithful regulars in churches, ...