Category: Faith stuff
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A National Disgrace That We’ve All Grown Used To
Lotteries have become deeply embedded in our national life and their corrosive effects seem to go unquestioned these days. But my view is that they are an evil influence and should be scrapped
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Blame culture
The continual pursuit of blame and subsequent retribution undermines community.
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Hymn of the Day
I like to post a hymn by Charles Wesley on a Sunday. As a bonus, we have Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
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Ten Propositions on Hell
Kim Fabricius was my blogging partner at my old blog, Connexions. The ’10 Propositions on…’ series that he started there eventually became a book
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“Epiphany”, by R.S. Thomas
The poetic wisdom of R S Thomas manages to stir even my uncultured imagination. Just don’t ask me to explain how or why!
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New Year’s Resolution?
Our firm reslutions to do better in future don’t always last as long as we might hope.
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What is the opposite of faith?
A lot of people would say doubt. But that won’t do. There is, for sure, a kind of doubt that is entirely negative, which puts faith in jeopardy. But I suspect the main kind of doubt with which we are familiar is the kind that asks questions – and that won’t be fobbed off with unconvincing…
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A Sermon for Covenant Sunday
The annual Covenant Service is very important to the life of the Methodist Church in Britain. Here’s the sermon I intend to preach when I celebrate it in a week or two.
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Lost Christmas
Another little poem from R S Thomas