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    Woke Gospel

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 11 June 2020   Even in Europe the trace elements of Christianity continued to infuse people’s morals and presumptions so utterly that many failed even to detect their presence. Like... Read more
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    From ‘World in Union’ to ‘Every Man for Himself’

    Matthew Hosier  |  Wed 3 June 2020   Any lockdown bonanza seems to have well and truly disappeared. Rather than the pleasures of traffic free roads and increased neighbourliness the human race has reverted... Read more
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    Corona Conflicts

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 29 May 2020   Are you a lockdown sceptic or a social distancing maximiser? The longer the corona-crisis goes on the more tensions mount between those who want to move on and others... Read more
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    Corona Questions

    Matthew Hosier  |  Mon 25 May 2020   There are three questions I keep asking myself, my team and other pastors as we try and plot our way through the corona-crisis: 1. How are you feeling about what you are... Read more
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    Lockdown & Singleness

    Matthew Hosier  |  Sat 16 May 2020   How are you doing with lockdown? Some are loving it, others loathing it, but it is a particular challenge for those who are on their own. Jennie Pollock an I sat down to... Read more

  • “There MUST be a way” for churches to help care homes

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 15 May 2020   This is a guest post from Gemma Gillard, founder of Truth Be Told, an intergenerational project committed to bringing joy and life as 0-4’s, their parents and... Read more
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    Should we theologize about Covid-19?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 14 May 2020   Over the past few weeks the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a lot of theologizing. It seems that there’s no shortage of believers eager to share their take on the... Read more
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    Corona Blues

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 1 May 2020   Ennui, irritation, lack of self-confidence, anger, feeling stupid and irrelevant, always busy but nothing to do… A description of the typical teenager? Perhaps, but... Read more
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    Corona & Creativity

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 30 April 2020   One of the upsides of lockdown is that it has stimulated creative thinking and action: decorating, gardening, baking, tinkering, crafting... There's a lot of it going on. Read more
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    Are We Standing on the Precipice?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Tue 14 April 2020   Serendipity? Luck? A cosmic warning? The timing of Toby Ord’s book, The Precipice: Existential risk and the future of humanity, could be seen as all those things.... Read more