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This week at General Synod
Not everything that is planted deserves to come to fruition, and it is precisely the responsibility of bishops, and even archbishops, to do their best to ensure that the fields of the Lord produce a good crop for him.
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On Lent and 'being' Lent
This Lent you can focus on saying particular prayers, which is commendable, or on skipping chocolate, abstaining from social media or alcohol. But can I encourage you to prayerfully ponder, remembering that all we are and all we have has been lent to us and that we remain accountable to God?
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After the 2021 census, the Church needs a more positive and dynamic strategy
Amid the gloomy complacency, these census figures should be a bellowing alarm, says J John.
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In memory of Barry Kissell: a balanced man
The passing of a fellow Christian worker, particularly after long years of service, brings mixed feelings. There is the inevitable sadness but also a curious sense of fulfilment: the awareness of a life lived; a race well run; of 'mission accomplished'.
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The tragedy of Halloween
Halloween raises big questions but only gives lies as answers.
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Jen Rees Larcombe 1942-2022
Jennifer Rees Larcombe was a figure of remarkable importance in Britain and beyond.
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The passing of the Queen
These are sad days but, as the Queen herself would no doubt have wished, those of us who are Christians can – should – lift our eyes upwards.
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Lilias Trotter: Talented artist, dedicated missionary
Despite persecution and the emigration of believers, the Algerian church has endured and her mission organisation continues today as Arab World Ministries.
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James Clerk Maxwell: The physicist who had a deep Christian faith
Here was one of the most intelligent minds who constantly questioned every aspect of how the universe works. Yet he built his life around a biblical Christianity and remained perfectly content with it.
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A response to some of the familiar arguments in favour of abortion
Is a foetus really no more than a lump of cells?
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A godly response to the overturning of Roe v Wade
Many women silently bear deep mental scars over an abortion and so any triumph must be seasoned with grace, writes J John.
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Three challenges for the Church from the life of Benedict of Nursia
What question would the monk behind The Rule of Saint Benedict pose to the Church today?
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From the comfort of the pulpit to the ugliest of streets
Five things we can learn from American evangelist David Wilkerson.
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The logic of the resurrection
A very strong piece of evidence is simply this: it makes sense.
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John Wesley, the man behind Methodism
John Wesley was a dynamic and gifted man who became one of the most significant figures in British history. Let me highlight three aspects that I find particularly striking.
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