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    More than a Metaphor

    It is not difficult to find metaphor in the burning of Notre Dame. Read more
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    Resistance Is Not Futile

    I got back from a trip to the US today and as I waited to be allowed off the plane scrolled through the BBC news feed. Just behind the arrest of Julian Assange and the... Read more
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    25 Years of Grace

    Yesterday Mrs Hosier & I celebrated being married for 25 years. April 2nd 1994 was a typically British Easter Saturday, in which we seemed to have all the seasons thrown... Read more
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    A Sure Foundation

    The narration of the facts is history; the narration of the facts with the meaning of the facts is doctrine. “Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and...
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    Acts in 2,500 Words

    When I get to the end of preaching through a book of the Bible I find it helpful to go back and write a summary version of what it is all about. This Sunday I'm planning... Read more
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    In Praise of Our MPs

    We have been remarkably silent about Brexit on Think – probably a welcome omission for most of you. Read more
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    Stick to the Facts

    In the extraordinarily fast-moving story of the normalisation of transgenderism it has been noteworthy how intelligent, influential and powerful people have been too... Read more
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    Lift Something

    For as long as I can remember I have had constant back pain. The different medical investigations I have undergone and therapies I have tried – from chiropractors... Read more
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    Firestarter

    Disturbing, threatening – and watching it again now, somewhat comic – the Firestarter video represents a seminal cultural moment. Read more
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    Gratuitous Beauty

    Why is there so much beauty in the world? I mean, it can almost seem gratuitous at times. Sure, there is a lot of ugliness too, generally caused by the careless or... Read more