There’s a phrase that came into fashion in the late 1800s: “That’s the gospel truth!” This idiom was originally used centuries earlier in reference to Biblical truths. Since the 1800s, it has taken on a broader meaning to encompass all matters of indisputable truth.

Imagine that you decide you want to get in shape and lose a pound or two. You buy into a dieting program – a book or an app – and you learn all about it. You become so convinced of its merits that you join social media groups for this plan and tell everyone about it.

Have you ever been homesick? Perhaps you experienced homesickness as a child while attending a camp? Christian believers are very much a pilgrim people who find themselves homesick for heaven. As the writer to the Hebrews reminds us: ‘….here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come’ (Hebrews 13:14).

Having spent so many years and decades enjoying relatively easy global travel, recent months of limited travel during the pandemic have been rather unsettling for all of us. We can’t get to where we want to go – not without trouble and difficulty

The Queen’s Coronation in 1953 was the first coronation in history to be a truly global spectacle. It was broadcast in 39 languages to 200 million viewers worldwide.