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    Sprained or Broken

    Matthew Hosier  |  Wed 25 November 2020   Out for a run in the woods the other day Grace tripped over a root hidden in leaves and fell. Read more
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    Over My Dead Body

    Matthew Hosier  |  Sat 14 November 2020   With everything else that has gone on this year a highly significant change to ownership of our bodies slipped onto the statute books barely noticed. Read more
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    A Pastor’s Lockdown Dilemma

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 5 November 2020   There is growing disquiet about the fact that Christians in England and Wales are once more unable to gather in worship. How should church leaders respond? We’ve seen... Read more
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    You’ve probably already seen this…

    Matthew Hosier  |  Tue 27 October 2020   ....but in case you haven't, just leaving it here. Read more
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    If Only

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 22 October 2020   It’s always exciting when a Think author has a book published and I am especially pleased that Jennie’s If Only is about to hit the shelves. Read more
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    Letting Injustice Rip

    Matthew Hosier  |  Wed 14 October 2020   “We may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year. We may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition.” That is the stark warning from World Health... Read more
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    Why Bother?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Tue 13 October 2020   Everything feels harder at the moment. Everything takes more energy and effort. Masks, track and trace, hand sanitising, etc. etc. All of it adds time and hassle to life... Read more
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    Who Are the Vulnerable?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 1 October 2020   Everyone wants to protect the vulnerable. Lockdown sceptics want the healthy to get the virus to build up herd immunity while shielding the vulnerable from infection.... Read more
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    We’ve been here before: Lessons from 1957 & 68

    Matthew Hosier  |  Wed 30 September 2020   "Why were things so different back then? Was it because we had no ­fear-reinforcing 24/7 cable news, no Twitter, and no incessant and instant case-and-death tickers on... Read more
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    Pandemic Responses

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 25 September 2020   Why have we responded to covid in a way quite different than has been the case with previous pandemics? Is it because of science: that we now know more about how viruses... Read more