9 January 2024
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I’m in the process of preparing to deliver another sermon this Sunday. The main passage is the second half of Matthew chapter 2, after the magi have returned home (side-stepping the evil King Herod). I’m starting with the title “Jesus … Continue reading
29 November 2023
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The Prime Minister was due to meet with his counterpart this week but cancelled the meeting at short notice because Kyriakos Mitsotakis had mentioned the question of the “Elgin Marbles”. Apologists have been claiming that Britain obtained them legally. According … Continue reading
23 June 2022
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At the Deanery Synod meeting on Tuesday, we welcome Vicki Offin, who works for Upbeat Communities, an East Midlands charity that works to express Christian values by providing care and support for the ‘alien and sojourner’ or, in more modern … Continue reading
7 January 2022
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Short, Vigorous Roots is a collection of short prose pieces published by Ooligan Press this year (I’ve got a copy via the LibraryThing Early Reviewers programme). They have been written by authors who have some experience of migrant existence and … Continue reading
24 August 2017
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I got back safely from Soul Survivor earlier today. A good week, not least for the chance to catch up with some old friends on the site (although not all of those who were somewhere there in the throng). I … Continue reading
24 November 2016
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Today is the fourth Thursday of November and thus the Thanksgiving holiday in the US of A. I’m not sure how much modern Americans tend to look back at the roots of the celebration but, as I saw one wit … Continue reading