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Marching as to War? Reading “Onward, Christian Soldiers” with Love
Few hymns divide opinion like “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” For some it’s a stirring favourite from childhood. For others, the drums, banners and battle language sit uneasily with the gentle Jesus who told Peter to put away his sword. Both reactions… Continue reading
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Christian Nationalism…is there room in the vineyard?
This week’s Gospel (Matthew 21:33-end) has, sadly, a shadow side in church history of being used to promote anti-semitism. Whilst this may not be a suitable central Sunday morning theme, grasping uncomfortable nettles is sometimes necessary if we are to… Continue reading
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Harvest: Learning to Receive
Harvest is one of those moments in the year when the Church invites us to stop and notice. The fields have given what they can give, the hedgerows are heavy with fruit and the days are beginning to shorten. Just… Continue reading
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The Abundance of the Vineyard: Moving Beyond Comparison to Gratitude
I have four daughters who are all completely different, and yet all incredible people in their own right. To compare them would be like trying to compare apples to oranges, bananas to mangos; just impossible. Yet the one thing that… Continue reading
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The Way of Love
What does it really mean to be a church that loves? I’ve been working in mission for nearly twenty years across a variety of contexts and traditions. Membership of the Archbishops’ College of Evangelists has taken me to Anglican churches… Continue reading
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Decline in the Church of England: is God judging us?
This week I found myself deep in conversation with a friend, discussing yet another article he had seen that suggested that decline in the Church of England is somehow God’s way of judging the church… and the age old question… Continue reading
