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Beauty & Brokenness
What is the most beautiful place on earth? It’s one of those unanswerable dinner table questions. So much depends on personal perspectives and preferences: one... Read more -
Freedom of Conscience in a Culture of Death
“What is the crux of secularism? It is that belief in an underlying or moral equality of humans implies that there is a sphere in which each should be free to make his... Read more -
Terminological Appropriation
A characteristic of our cultural moment is a lexicon that everyone is meant to know, use, and defer to. On a long car journey I had fun thinking about how some of these... Read more -
Pastoral Planning for a Super Majority
In an election in which there was no party for which I wanted to vote, my personal opinion was that the least worst result would be a Labour victory with a small... Read more -
More Work to be Done
Two weeks’ time and there will be a new government in the UK. I’m still not sure how I will vote (‘None of the above’ feels the most attractive option) but... Read more -
1994 and All That, 30 Years On
Ten years ago I wrote an essay reflecting on the events of twenty years before that: the ‘Toronto Blessing’, or ‘Present move of the Spirit’ of 1994. And here we... Read more -
What Is Christian Nationalism?
As US electoral politics rumbles on in its current ugly form, one issue of significance is 'Christian Nationalism'. This, like its equal and opposite 'woke', is a term... Read more -
Pursuing the Presence of God
Last week I was in Houston for the Advance global conference. A highlight of the teaching was this session by Tope Koleoso on pursuing the presence of God. It is really... Read more -
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The Glory of Easter
On Wednesday I was at a recital of Bach’s Easter Oratorio. At Easter there is a lot of Bach about, and – if classical music is your thing – it is joyous. Read more - Page 1 2 3 > Last ›