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Marching for Gaza ceasefire on Armistice Day
I mostly steer clear of politics on this blog – other than pleading with US readers not to vote for Trump. But sometimes it feels like you maybe have to say something. Or better still, do something… even if that’s … Continue reading
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Jesus the asylum seeker
Here in the UK we’re awash with negative political and media rhetoric about people arriving in small boats to claim asylum. My wife works with refugees and has written this 2-part Christmas reflection to put a different slant on the … Continue reading
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Reasons to be hopeful?
Belated Happy New Year to you all! But of course, as everyone’s been pointing out, for most of us it isn’t all that happy a new year at the moment. It hasn’t even felt particularly new, with 2021 so far … Continue reading
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An October Gloria
I can’t speak for the rest of the world, but early October in southern Britain can be one of the loveliest times of the year, and mornings the loveliest times of the day. The worst heat of summer (if we’ve … Continue reading
Lord I want… (aka shameless vote-for-me plug)
Two things I sometimes do in my spare time are write the odd song (emphasis on odd), and lead worship (=charismatic jargon for choosing bunch of songs and then forcing congregation to repeat them till either they fall under the … Continue reading
Happy New Year – a 2012 retrospective and 2013 foretaste
Well, a very Happy New Year to you all! That’s assuming you’re going by the new-fangled Gregorian calendar, and not celebrating the year’s start on one of the many other equally plausible dates from the (say) Julian, Chinese or Islamic … Continue reading
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The Sandy Hook tragedy: a response
I meant to be posting about the Virgin Birth, but some current events are so terrible that they need to be acknowledged. My thoughts and prayers genuinely are with those affected. I cry out to God. I have primary-school-age kids. … Continue reading
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Happy New Year – and Happy Anniversary TEL
So, it’s 2012, apparently (or is that 2012™? I suspect the Olympics organising committee have probably trademarked the year). So that’s about 2016-18 years since the birth of Jesus, and 1986-ish since his death. Better-informed and more timely commentators than … Continue reading
Healthy and unhealthy religion: summary and postscript
Firstly, apologies for that beast of a long post on healthy/unhealthy religion – at 3000 words, a record in verbosity even for me. Bonus points to anyone who has actually managed to trawl through all of it. For the less … Continue reading
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Tagged g k chesterton, human psyche, poor self image, religious conservatism
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