The Unbreakable Bible Jesus said: “If he called them gods to whom the word of God came– and Scripture cannot be broken” -John 10:36, English Standard Version When we are on holiday, my children love to go to a supermarket, and...
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Where should our eyes be fixed? I enjoy meeting people at the church door after a service, especially newcomers. But occasionally such meetings can be difficult- which is what happened on the Sunday before last. The gentleman in...
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One of the most encouraging things about taking part in Gafcon 2018 was seeing the strength of Christianity in Africa. Africa not only has the numbers, it increasingly has the leadership and the maturity. That was evident in some of the stories...
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Gafcon part 2 My grand plan to write a daily diary from Jerusalem on the Christ Church blog didn’t quite work out: there was simply too much to see and do at the conference. So with many apologies, this is an attempt to sum up a remarkable week...
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Shalom ‘alechem m yirushalayim This has been an extraordinary 48 hours at the 2018 Global Anglican Future Conference. Arriving in Israel yesterday was deeply moving. Driving along the motorway in the coach, I had the strange experience of...
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Guest Post by Graham Weale Summary of Evangelium21 held in Hamburg 24-26th May 2020 Dear Friends in Christchurch, I am writing this letter in a personal capacity to share with you some of the great messages and encouragements which came...
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The Wedding Sermon Much has now been written about the sermon preached at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, USA. I don’t intend to add to this: David Robertson...
Read moreThe Irrelevance of Relevance
The Irrelevance of Relevance “We must be relevant”. Anyone who has been part of a church in Europe or America in the last few decades will have heard that said at one time or another. It comes from a fear that the world is indifferent to...
Read moreGood Friday 2018
On Good Friday this year, it is impossible not to think of the sacrifice made last week by Colonel Arnaud Beltrame of the French Gendarmerie Nationale. As I am sure you remember, Colonel Beltrame volunteered to swap places with a hostage who had...
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Stephen Hawking 1942 – 2018 The last week saw the death of the great physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, known both for his scientific achievements, and the great courage and dignity with which he battled the creeping paralysis of...
Read moreAre we catholic or Catholic?
Are we catholic or Catholic? I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church In the last few weeks, a number of people have asked me about a phrase in the Apostles’ Creed, the statement of faith that we repeat in Sunday worship: “I...
Read moreWhat does the Bible say about sex? Part 2
What does the Bible say about sex? Part 2 Part two of this series is something of a cheat, as I am not going to write anything of my own about what the Bible says, as I promised to do- more of that in later instalments. Instead, I want to...
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