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    Handled, Part 3

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 17 November 2011   At a recent Newfrontiers wider leaders gathering the brilliant Phil Moore spoke compellingly about lessons from the life of William Booth. A couple of biblical... Read more
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    Not Terminal

    Matthew Hosier  |  Sat 12 November 2011   One of the things that always amazes me when I fly to and from South Africa is just how big Africa is. Read more
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    The Shifting Sands of Sexual Ethics

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 4 November 2011   Last week over coffee with friends Grace and I were talking about life, and our kids, and everything, and inevitably we got onto discussing the challenges facing young... Read more
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    Handled

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 28 October 2011   “That wasn’t handled very well…” Anyone who has been in church leadership for longer than a week will have had this said to them. Read more
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    Knowing and Understanding

    Matthew Hosier  |  Mon 10 October 2011   A friend who has just started a theology degree emailed me the following questions. Before I respond to her I’d be interested in what the readers of this blog would... Read more
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    Believing what we Believe

    Matthew Hosier  |  Mon 3 October 2011   In a recent radio broadcast, philosopher John Gray argued that the scientific and rationalist attack on religion is misguided and atheist critics do not realise that... Read more
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    Adopted As Sons

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 30 September 2011   Reproductive ethics is a deeply controversial subject. Read more
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    How big are you? And what are you?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Thu 8 September 2011   If you have been around church for any time at all you will no doubt have been asked these questions. Whenever Christians from different churches (or... Read more
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    Politics According to the Bible?

    Matthew Hosier  |  Fri 26 August 2011   At this year's Together on a Mission conference in Brighton, I was part of the team that took three seminars reflecting on different Christian authors. Having looked at... Read more
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    Hail the Holidays!

    Matthew Hosier  |  Tue 9 August 2011   Today is my last day in the office before taking a couple of weeks off on holiday (that’s ‘vacation’ to our American readers!). So the past couple of days has been... Read more