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Trump Mark Two

Posted on October 27, 2018 by

It is a great shame for Mr Trump’s current credibility that he has insisted on making some of his more bizarre past threats and boasts in front of the TV cameras. Certainly in the wake of the recent letter bomb … Continue reading →

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Research proves arming teachers won’t make students safer — ThinkProgress

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

After last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Americans are imploring their leaders to take serious action on gun control. During a town hall Wednesday night, for instance, survivors of the shooting suggested plenty of steps that could be taken, … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for December 10 2017 (2B) on Mark 1, 1-8, Isaiah 40 1-11

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

We live in a world where papering over the cracks has been elevated to an art form. Far from self assessment, getting ready for Christmas has come to mean responding to advertising, putting up shiny decorations, twinkling lights and listening … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for 2 July 2017 on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Ours is not the first generation in history where people have displayed feelings of superiority when they involve themselves in conversations describing the shortcomings of those who have chosen different paths of enlightenment. It is an age old game where … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for 7 August 2016 on Luke 12:32-48 (Year C, Pr 14)

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

On Looking Busy (an edited version of my sermon on the same topic for 11 August 2013) In the spoof spy film “Johnny English” there is one scene where the evil pretender to the British Crown is readying a look-alike … Continue reading →

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SOME INITIAL BACKGROUND THOUGHTS ON THE TURKISH COUP ATTEMPT

Posted on July 16, 2016 by

The current and now failed coup attempt causing initial disruption in Istanbul and Ankara may indeed be sending shockwaves through Turkey but no one who follows Turkish politics should be overly surprised. For a good few years now the Army has … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for Easter Sunday 27 March 2016 on Luke 24: 1-12

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

“Christ is risen!” And they all replied….. “Christ is risen indeed”. It is clear that many in the wider Christian Church take it for granted that they are expected to make this response. However if there should be a supplementary … Continue reading →

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