By Jeff Lucas2023-02-23T14:30:00
Looking back, it wasn’t the greatest idea. The care home had warned me that my mother was just days from dying. Agitation was robbing her of sleep and so I decided I would sit with her through the night.
Mum was at the end of a decade-long battle with dementia. At times, the fog lifted and she was coherent. But then the confusion would return; she didn’t recognise me; sometimes she would actually complain about m
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2023-03-24T15:17:00Z By Andrew Wileman
Heidi Thomas’ latest project asks important questions about how we care for and value older people. But jokes about bedpans risk undermining the dignity the film seeks to bring to old age, warns Andrew Wileman
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The conviction of Adam Smith-Connor for silent prayer inside an abortion clinic “buffer zone” marks an era-defining moment. The law needs clarifying urgently, says Lois McLatchie-Millar, before the UK’s human right’s record becomes an international laughing stock
2024-10-21T13:48:00Z By Steve Beegoo
The government is breaking the law by discriminating against private Christians schools. That’s according to The King’s School in Hampshire who are challenging Labour’s decision to introduce VAT on private school fees. Christian Concern’s Steve Beegoo explains why he’s supportive of the legal action
2024-10-22T18:00:00Z By Chine McDonald
If you want to pass on faith, it needs to be actions, not just words, says Chine McDonald
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Jeff Lucas shares his most embarrassing moment
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It’s sometimes easier to feed someone than grieve with them, says Natalie Williams. But Jesus asks us to do both
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