Thought for the Week

THE quality of my recent Mediterranean cruise has caused me to reflect on those most basic of human virtues, namely tolerance and ...

HERE’S a bit of domestic archaeology for you. On a shelf in my study there is an ink bottle. The ink is used for filling in the church ...

IN the past, many people had a strong sense of corporate identity, of belonging to a family, local community, or nation. But now, ...

WHAT are you anxious about? The big publicky-aired anxieties at the moment seem to be Brexit on the political and economic front, and ...

“LIFE and death are in the power of the tongue.” So says the book of Proverbs in the Bible; which is a neat way of saying that our ...

“AS-SALAAM Alaikum.” (“Peace be upon you”). Not a greeting you hear often in Bell Street, Henley, or in the surrounding villages. ...

AS I write, the Supreme Court is gathered to decide whether our Prime Minister’s action in proroguing the House of Commons was legal ...

A FRIEND and I have begun painting together. As part of our painting sessions, we carefully work on what we feel is the main focus and ...

IS busyness a virtue? Do you ever listen to the news and despair? There is certainly lots that needs sorting out in the world. Most of ...

WHEN a loved one dies our lives seem to go on hold. While the world around us carries on at its usual pace, apparently oblivious to ...

Barriers between people and nations, split families and communities Realism and honesty, our political languages? Expectations — but ...

I WONDER if you have been able to tear yourself away from Brexit recently and observe events unfolding in Hong Kong. There have been ...

MANY readers of the Henley Standard may recall singing at school or during a church service the hymn which begins: “Three in one and ...

DUE to my father’s enforced absence in the tropics, I lived with my grandparents throughout the Second World War. Their house was ...

“I DON’T have to go to church to be a Christian” is a statement which you might hear from time to time, especially from those who ...

LAST week Henley Quakers had the pleasure of opening our garden and burial ground to the public. We were delighted to welcome so many ...

WRITERS, philosophers, poets and singers down the centuries have spoken about the futility of life without God. “Life is a tale told ...

HOW democratic is our faith? Have you noticed a curious issue facing people of faith over the Brexit issue? Whether you are for or ...

THIS coming Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Eastertide, is known as “Good Shepherd Sunday” because that is the main theme of the biblical ...

ARE you feeling weary? In need of refreshment? A recent scientific study has suggested that sending employees on a pilgrimage-style ...

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