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    Off the Cliff

    "To our 21st-century, Western ears, love across racial and cultural difference, the equality of men and women, and the idea that the poor, oppressed, and marginalized... Read more
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    From WEIRD to Absurd

    Joseph Henrich’s The Weirdest People in the World may be way too long and convoluted but his overarching thesis is compelling: that the ‘marriage and family... Read more
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    The Basis is Biology

    On Christmas Eve Melissa Courtney set a new women’s parkrun world record at Poole parkrun. Melissa is originally from Poole so all our local runners basked in the... Read more
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    Melchizedek & the Loins

    Hebrews 7 is not an easy chapter for the casual Bible reader: who is this Melchizedek? But, for the non-casual reader, Melchizedek is a figure of fascination and... Read more
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    Does the Future Have a Church?

    “The danger of quiet infiltration, is that you are quietly infiltrated.” Read more
  • Truth, Love & Making People Sad image

    Truth, Love & Making People Sad

    So the Bishop of Oxford has come out in support of same sex marriage – the most senior cleric in the Church of England so far to advocate for the church to bless and... Read more
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    Dear Louise Perry

    Thank you so much for your extraordinary book, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution. It must have taken courage to write, and at times the writing must have been... Read more
  • The Psychological Impact of Lockdown image

    The Psychological Impact of Lockdown

    It is amazing how many dog owners seem to lack even a rudimentary understanding of canine psychology and behaviour. When two dogs meet and start to play very often one,... Read more
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    The Power and the Glory

    I’ve been reading the Narnia stories the past few days, something I haven’t done in decades. Read more
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    Crossing the Jordan

    The extent to which Jordan Peterson has been tracking with Christian faith has been a source of fascination and speculation: has he made the jump? will he make the jump? Read more