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We must never abandon our calling as salt and light
We must never abandon our calling as salt and light

Sadly it is all too easy for us to blend in with our culture

If Terry Waite can forgive Hezbollah, can Anglicans forgive each other?

Is it too much to ask that bickering and embittered Anglicans might be enabled to reach out to one another over the issue of women bishops

The Queen speaks – does Britain hear?
The Queen speaks – does Britain hear?

It is tragic that so much of the media seems to be 'ever hearing but never understanding'

Christmas: God speaking human
Christmas: God speaking human

God was so keen to communicate with us that he came to us directly in person

God is with us at Christmas - and every day of our lives
God is with us at Christmas - and every day of our lives

The Christmas story is an annual reminder that God has not abandoned this messed up world

21 December is not the end of the world
21 December is not the end of the world

It is important to understand why some people hold these beliefs and how we should respond to them.

The Slaughter of the Innocents
The Slaughter of the Innocents

Only the language of the Bible has an ability to give us the words to speak in times when words would otherwise fail us

Gay marriage consultation was run like an election in a tinpot state
Gay marriage consultation was run like an election in a tinpot state

It is obvious that the government's assurances about legal protections for religious groups are illusory

Sharing the faith with our increasingly non-Christian nation
Sharing the faith with our increasingly non-Christian nation

What should we do and how do we need to engage with our challenging if not discouraging culture?

Celebrating 45 years of heart transplants
Celebrating 45 years of heart transplants

The approaching Christmas season is a reminder that Jesus did not come into our world in order to do some remedial surgery on our old heart. He came to provide us with a new one

A Royal Baby: five reasons to rejoice and pray!
A Royal Baby: five reasons to rejoice and pray!

We should pray because we are commanded to

Leveson Report: how might Christians respond?
Leveson Report: how might Christians respond?

Lord Leveson's suggestions are consistent with the Christian concept of government stepping in to act as a check on bad behaviour

Advents not Adverts
Advents not Adverts

How do we turn from our anxious, acquisitive, competitive watching to the hope-filled watching modelled by Jesus?

The Gospel will always be offensive to some
The Gospel will always be offensive to some

Tolerance has been noticeably absent for much of the church's history, but we dare not elevate it above truth

Women bishops: A lesson from Joseph
Women bishops: A lesson from Joseph

Joseph had to learn to deal with disappointment and rejection while trusting God at the same time

Church of England should lead the way on Living Wage
Church of England should lead the way on Living Wage

The concept of the living wage should not be politically controversial and is certainly deeply Christian