I have to admit I was surprised by some of The Times Online's choices for the 20 best films for children. The Jungle Book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the new one - not the 70s one with Gene Wilder which is frankly terrifying) and The Wizard of Oz absolutely definitely should be in there.

But Heathers? The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Blade Runner? Cracking films for sure, but would you want your five-year-old sat merrily in front of the TV, munching away on a packet of Wotsits, watching them? Probably not.

In a recent lecture the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said, "I want to encourage people of faith to regard those without faith with deep esteem because the hidden God is active in their lives as well as in the lives of those who believe".

The possibility of God's presence and action in the world - in all people - is what gives me hope for both the present and the future. I can see the touch of God in those who bring healing and wholeness, in the selfless people who care for others; from children who care for sick parents to those who bring relief in drought and hunger stricken areas of the world.

A member of the Church of England's General Synod has accused the leadership, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, of abandoning Christ's command to make disciples of all people.

He comments that we still send missionaries abroad whilst being careful about proselytising at home. We have the privilege of having more people of all faiths or none living among us than ever before and should not ignore this opportunity of proclaiming the good news that the Bible is the Word of God to all mankind and that through Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, a wayward humanity may be reconciled to God.

Has the Church of England leadership 'lost its bottle' regarding evangelising through a fear of upsetting other faith groups?

Jesus called a really mixed bunch of people to be the 12 disciples and an even more mixed bunch became early Church leaders - tentmakers, dealers in cloth, women and even a slave!

In Mark 1, Jesus first calls the brothers Andrew and Simon (Peter) - who we can tell were poor as they are standing fishing in the water with hand nets - and then James and John - who were obviously rich, as they were fishing in the family boat crewed by hired men...

There is a web meme circulating at the moment about the "Marital Rating Scale". It claims to be a check list of merits and demerits to allow a husband to produce a score for his wife.

The press are having a good chuckle at this and its old-time sexism, and no doubt some people are secretly wishing for a time when women were looked upon favourably for "asking their husband's opinion on important decisions and purchases".

A major mission in my home town and the appeals to give self-sacrificially - "all you can afford and more - for this 'vital work of God'" has led to some discussion among church members, particularly since it has coincided with appeals for aid for the cyclone disaster in Burma.

The mission is promising that, if it gets the support, it will bring "amazing life-changing results" for the thousands of people it hopes to bring to Christ. It will also affect the eternal destinies of all these people.

A response to the BBC News Magazine article - There may be trouble ahead

Once hidden away in the small ads in the back of women's magazines, adverts placed by mediums and psychic healers have become more and more acceptable over the last decade or so.

Magazines such as Spirit and Destiny are readily available on supermarket shelves - the current edition carries an article with the title 'Life in fast forward', which speaks about how psychics are able to help people seeking out a future path, as well as contacting spirits from the past...

A newspaper revealed last week that a vicar had fallen out with many of his parishioners in the local village over the issue of who could get married in the parish church. He was sticking to the letter of the law that couples can get married in an Anglican church only if they attend it regularly or live within the parish.

Angry villagers were pointing out that young people who had grown up in the village had had to move out because they could not afford the local houses but still regarded themselves as belonging to that village.

Now there are plans to make it easier for couples to get married in the Anglican church of their choice. But this is far from meeting with universal approval.

The Chinese Government asserts that Tibet has always been part of China, and always will be. Chinese people to whom I have talked (in Beijing) simply do not question this view. China has transformed Tibet from a feudal state to a modern one, though it has to be admitted that the way in which this has been achieved was harsh and violent.

Where does the truth lie in all of this? What has China done wrong?

The Revd John Albrecht, an Episcopal priest entered the Guinness Book of Records as he stood before his Lake Orion, Michigan congregation and gave the shortest sermon on record.

He climbed into the pulpit and uttered one word, "Love," and then sat down. That was it. It was reported that one member of his congregation said it was one of his best sermons.